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WiMAX: Broadband Wireless Access

Topics:
Broadband,
LAN - WAN Standards,
Wi-Fi (802.11),
WiMAX (802.16)
Tags:
Broadband,
Broadband Wireless,
Wi-Fi,
WiMAX,
Wireless,
Wireless Access
Source:
Jupitermedia

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Overview: WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is the IEEE 802.16 standards-based wireless technology that provides MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) broadband connectivity. WiMAX is an Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems, also known as the IEEE WirelessMAN air interface. WiMAX-based systems can be used to transmit signals as far as 30 miles. WiMAX can offer a solution to what is normally called the "last-mile" problem by connecting individual homes' and business offices' communications.

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