What do a poor farmer in a remote village in Africa and a rich business man from Manhattan have in common? Both will benefit from the coming revolution of WiMAX, the fourth generation of wireless technology. The farmer will be able to speak on a cheap cell phone for a price he can afford—a few dollars per month—even at a distance of many kilometers from his village, due to the increased coverage and low-cost services WiMAX can offer. The rich business man will be able to use continuous, pervasive, high-speed mobile internet service from his notebook PC in his office, on the way to a cafe, or in the subway. This article will cover the history, technology, (present and future) of the communication technology that will shortly change everyone's daily lives, wherever they live.
The Future of WiMAX 2009
Gaddi Blumrosen
WiMAX is the next-generation of wireless technology designed to enable pervasive, high-speed mobile Internet access to the widest array of devices including notebook PCs, handsets, smartphones, and consumer electronics such as gaming devices, cameras, camcorders, music players, and more. As the fourth generation (4G) of wireless technology, WiMAX delivers low-cost, open networks and is the first all IP mobile Internet solution enabling efficient and scalable networks for data, video, and voice. As a major driver in the support and development of WiMAX, Intel has designed embedded WiMAX solutions for a variety of mobile devices supporting the future of high-speed broadband on-the-go.
http://www.intel.com/technology/wimax/
The wireless communication has already brought revolution in the field of telecommunication technology. However further development would entirely change our world of communications. There would be a time when rich and poor share the same wireless connectivity and this is would be time of WiMax.Wimax technology is aimed at replacing most of the present wireless technologies like wifi, Bluetooth, microwave and mobile phone technologies. This technology would give rise to a broad consumer market for wireless digital devices. This wireless connection does not only provide compatibility with exiting devices but in the near future it would help in further inventions. The world would witness many inventions which are now even hard to imagine. WiMax is a technology which considered as the first step toward 4G. Today WiMax is operating as second generation and third generation technology but in near future it would be substantial 4G technology.
Future in Emerging Markets
WiMax is the next generation high speed internet connection which can be accessed with any digital portable device like palm top, laptop and smart phones. It can be forecasted that the number of subscribers for this technology would reach to 70million. So far it has captured the market of Korea with the help of its sister WiBro. This connection operates at range of frequencies this is the reason why further development in this technology would not stop or hamper. The future of WiMax forum is also attached to the growth of this technology. This technology is bread and butter for many. Therefore the further development in this technology would generate more jobs. The WiMax forum is working hard to create more awareness about the benefits of this technology. We can say hat their efforts are somewhat successful because now there are more than 170 vendors attached to this technology. WiMax standard is based on the 802.16 standards and it has many forms like the fixed wireless technology and the mobile WiMax technology. The wireless market is shifting to basic service connections to providing multimedia services. Companies like Telco’s are already enjoying huge profits using this blessing.
WiMax as a Broadband Technology
http://www.wifinotes.com/wimax/future-of-wimax-technology.html
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