WiMAX - WiMAX Introduction - Wimax News

WiMax is new technology in mobile computing. It is yet to be deployed on huge scale world wide unlike technologies like WiFi. WiMax is short form of Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access. It performs about similar to some extend like Wifi but at higher speed, at great distance and for greater number of users, WiMax operates on 802.16 standards define by IEEE, Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineering. IEEE 802.16 standard is known to be WMAN, Wireless Metropolitan Area Network.

WiMAX technology was developed in earlier 2000 and it was named by WiMax Forums. In year 2004 this technology started to groom and eventually gets into lots of talk’s and  discussions around the world among major international institutes, in year 2004 advancements, enhancements were deployed to some extend. As mentioned above WiMAX has not yet deployed to its full potential and still lot and lots of room to use this technology to its potential. It is not yet put to use as commercialized technologies like Wifi, GPRS, and 3G.

WiMax technology and its potential advancements are recently realized. Using WiMax technology broadband access can be provided to more rural and urban areas where wireless services can not be provided by other sources like fiber optics or by other regular telephonic cables. There are so many plus points of this technology out of which one is range, it ranges starts from minimum 30 miles, if we look in past, about 30 feet wireless connectivity is provided by Wifi technology. WiMax range depends upon connectivity, if the connection is with Line of Sight (LoS) it can increase from up to 75 miles. WiMAX offers a solution called “Last mile” it can be used as alternative of cable and DSL internet access.

WiMAX can provide data rate up to 70Mbps from larger distances which be can be reached up 30 miles. WiMax operates on two frequencies. IEEE 802 is very flexible standard and provides standard addresses frequencies ranges from 10 GHz to 66 GHz. IEEE 802.16 standard frequency stats that it will also support low latency applications like internet, video, voice all together.

WiMAX technology is quite new, therefore few vendors are trying to develop infrastucture to develop the technology. Vendors like Intel and Fujtsu are leading providers for WiMax Chipset, chip is called SoC. Customer premise equipment (CPE) are manufactured by using these WiMax chips SoCs, this enable the equipment to access WiMAX base station or Wireless Broadband Access (WPA).

You will have idea until now that WiMax is not yet as commercialized as Wi-Fi, but lot of work is going on in WiMax market for capitalizing over it and put to its maximum use, this is will bring lot of high tech advancements in not only internet, but it will bring cutting edge enhancements in Voice and Video Data.

WiMax News

First launch of Sprint in WiMAX market

Sprint has finally launched first market for Wimax for general public, homes and for mobile use. It has WiBro and also compatible for mobile WiMax. Since Wimax is deployed in limited area of Baltimore therefore at current time few users are using this facility. Read more about Sprint launch Wimax Market

USB for Wimax by Motorola

Motorola is offering WiMax enabled USB for laptop users. This stick  is be available in market in since last quarter of year 2008. USB stick will enable users to access WiMax through their laptops in 2.5 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 3.5 Ghz. Read more about Motorola dongle

Vector signal generator :
Rohde & Schwarz has developed new attractive gadget which generates R&S SMBV100A signals. This is low price gadget other wise earlier signal producers were very costly. The output level which is produced by this instrument is typ. +24 dBm up to 6 GHz and a maximum RF bandwidth of 528 MHz.. WiMax, 3GPP and other digital standards can be configure without using Computer. Learn more about Vectory Signal generator

1.4 and 1.5 GHz bands developed by Airspan Networks :

New fixed Wimax standards 802.12-2004 are developed by Airspan networks that supports 1.4 and 1.5 Ghz frequency bands. Base station equipment and subscriber devices are facilitated by this Standard solutions. It also facilitates VoIp and WiFi. Learn more about 1.4 and 1.5 frequency band

HTC might launch their first smart phone with WiMax :

The word is around that HTC is working over to developed their first smart phone, windown based mobile device featuring 4G services and WiMax. It will be used as GSM mobile phone but having WiMax feature in it , it might be called MID Mobile Internet device rather that just a smart phone. Learn more about HTC phone with WiMax

Apple McBook With WiMax :

There is been a deal between Apple and KT to developed Wimax built in Mcbook laptops. More on WiMax with McBook

First notebook with Wimax built in it:

Acer has left every laptop manufacturing company behind in launching first ever WiMax enabled laptops in USA. They have officially launched laptop with G4 WiMax enabled laptops. More on Acer with WiMax Laptops

Intel introduce Centrino2 :
Intel the leading computer processors manufacturing company was suppose to introduce WiMax enabled processors in centrino2 series. They appear to be late on it they have launched centrino2 series without it. It comes with Wi-Fi enabled processors for better connectivity for longer period of time. We can hope they will developed built in WiMax feature in next centrino series.

First WiMax certified product:
WiMax Forum have finally certified first mobile WiMax product. This product is using 2.3 GHz profile which is used in South Korea. 2.5 GHz standard will be used in US by companies like Sprint Nextel and Clearwire  and Europe have profile for 3.5 GHz
2.5 GHz certification is planed later this year

Nokia launching WiMax enabled Phone:
Nokia is leading name in mobile manufacturing is now launching Nokia N810 internet tablet. This is will fifth additions of N810 tablet which is WiMax enabled phone, previous ones were just came equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies. N810 will also have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth features along with WiMax technology. WiMax enabled phone Nokia810 will launch in America initially.