Wimax Free Papers :

WiMAX is a hot topic. The problem is, there is more disinformation out there, from both sides, than there is solid fact. On the one hand, there are the folks that talk about WiMAX reaching speeds of 70 Mbps at 30 miles and becoming the dominant form of broadband within 3 years. These statements are no more accurate than saying cars can go 250 mph with a fuel efficiency of 70 mpg and every human on the planet will have one by the end of the decade. While there are cars that can reach 250 mph and some can hit 70 mpg, no one car can do both. Also, not everyone on the planet needs a car.

On the other hand, there are those that say WiMAX will fail because MMDS did and that the cell phone companies will have no interest in WiMAX, so no one will back it. These statements are as equally as false as the above. To say that, because a previous generation of technology failed, a future generation will also, would be to imply that, because ISDN failed to reach critical mass, so too will DSL. We know this didn’t happen and it seems likely that WiMAX will similarly succeed where MMDS failed. Plus, there are numerous service providers that are part of the WiMAX forum, including: AT&T, Covad, SpeakEasy, British Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, and several others.

In the interest of helping to separate the truth from the hype, In-Stat is publishing a presentation that Eric Mantion, recently presented at the NTCA’s 2005 IOC Wireless Symposium. It contains information extracted from the In-Stat Senior Analyst’s groundbreaking report by the same name. Some specific findings in the presentation include:

• A model for deploying WiMAX to 82% of US homes for only $1.5 billion initially
  
• Pricing predictions for how much WiMAX and VoIP will cost together
  
• How Satellite TV could provide an added boost to WiMAX
  
• Why governments are likely to get involved
  
• How WiMAX could help with homeland security
  
• Caution about the future of using WiMAX to provide cell phone like functions
  
• A forecast for the overall potential for WiMAX equipment in the US

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