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WiMax - don't believe the hype
First distinguish between fixed and mobile WiMax, then whether you are in the West or not, and then if you are in a city or the country. Then start thinking about this new technology.
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First distinguish between fixed and mobile WiMax, then whether you are in the West or not, and then if you are in a city or the country. Then start thinking about this new technology.
By the end of 2010, users in more than 80 US cities may be able to ditch their cable modems, T1 setups and DSL lines - and the Wi-Fi routers that go with them - in favour of WiMax broadband wireless technology.
Cellular could be too well entrenhed for the WiMax-plus-Wi-Fi team to shift it, says Craig Mathias.
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With a standard in the offing, can peer-to-peer Wi-Fi bridge from wireless LANs to the wider area?
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Meshes are self-routing peer-to-peer wireless networks. From providing rural broadband connectivity, they are now moving into the corporate space, for campus and in-building WLAN coverage.
Wireless hotspots make it possible to stay in contact on the road, but it's taking time for Wi-Fi roaming to become both easy and cost-effective.
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