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WiMAX is here!
WiMAX broadband technology has finally been released in the US. The long awaited technology is now available in products from Aperto Networks, Redline Communications, SEQUANS Communications, and WaveSat. But this is just the beginning, with 30 more products expected to be certified in the first quarter of this year, and more coming after that.
"WiMAX is real," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "There are products with the seal of the WiMAX Forum in the marketplace."
"WiMAX is real," said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. "There are products with the seal of the WiMAX Forum in the marketplace."
User Comments (9)
Post a comment| fury on January 22, 2006 8:33 AM | It's about time the old kids on the block got some
competition. Verizon, AT&T, and SBC have basically gone
without competition for so long because they buy out
whatever cities they can for exclusive service, and before
now, hardly anybody could stop them because it was all
wired. Now with WiMAX hopefully there will be some real
competition, real innovation, and the consumers will win
with lower prices, better services, and more
choices. I'm anxious to see when this stuff rolls out in the Indianapolis area and at what kind of speeds they'll be offering. Does anyone know of any sites that will tell you whether/when it will be available?
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| MonkeyMan on January 22, 2006 9:19 AM | I'm not sure Fury, but I know that WiMax will bring some
serious competition to the table. It looks as though they
are going to be a tough contender. Good luck WiMax, I'm
rooting for ya!!!!!!!
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| Phantasm66 on January 22, 2006 10:23 AM | I'm so excited about this - soon I will be able to get
broadband internet access on my laptop anywhere. Or, at
least, I will when it comes to the UK.
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| otmakus on January 22, 2006 12:37 PM | A new technology released and a new technology implemented
isn't the same. We can expect a few years until it becomes
comercially available, and even then, as with all new
technologies, it will be too expensive for most of us, so
don't hold ur breath yet.
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| gamingmage on January 22, 2006 5:31 PM | Wow finally. Hopefully this will whip Verizon, SBC, and
others into shape and we might see some deals coming for
broadband and other internet services.
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| nathanskywalker on January 22, 2006 11:08 PM | [link] [link] i wonder just how far that can reach..... OFDM has
the ability to use minimum bandwidth when connecting to the
network and only uses the highest speeds when there is real
traffic. The system shuts off, into sleep mode, the moment
the last packet arrives, according to Johnsson. Now
I'm not quite sure that i understand that. But that sounds
really cool. And if i am understanding this at all, this
basically means there is going to be one(plus relays
possbily) stationg that emits broadband? honestly i was not
aware of this project....sadly enough...
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| mentaljedi on January 23, 2006 10:24 AM | Originally posted by
nathanskywalker: [url]http://www.intel.com/ne
tcomms/solutions/index.htm?iid=solutions+netcomms_overview&[
/url] hmmm.... it sounds good but when the price
goes down and implimented further than maybe i'll think
about it...
[link] i wonder just how far that can reach..... OFDM has the ability to use minimum
bandwidth when connecting to the network and only uses the
highest speeds when there is real traffic. The system shuts
off, into sleep mode, the moment the last packet arrives,
according to Johnsson. Now I'm not quite sure that i
understand that. But that sounds really cool. And if i am
understanding this at all, this basically means there is
going to be one(plus relays possbily) stationg that emits
broadband? honestly i was not aware of this project....sadly
enough...
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| Vaulden on January 23, 2006 11:21 AM | For travellers and people that live in the rural areas I can
see this as a blessing. We'll have to see how long it takes
to go from released to implemented in the private sector.
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| barfarf on January 24, 2006 7:54 AM | This indeed exciting news. About time we see WiMAx come out.
I invested a little in a small company called Wireless Age
(WLSA.OB). I am hoping they will do well in 2006 since do
the WiMax thing too. Check out
http://www.wimaxworld.com/ that is the WiMAX
World Conference & Exposition. They just had their 2nd expo
with over 2,600 people. Not too big but growing the right
direction. Its a sit and wait game right now to see how
well WiMax will do.
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