WiMAX Resources

What is WiMAX?

WiMAX is a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access with data rates up to several tens of mega bits. WiMAX stands for Worldwide Inter operability for Microwave Access (IEEE 802.16e). Below are some of the WiMAX applications

BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) technology for rural areas where no fixed lines are available or very costly.

Coverage of cities with BWA in competition to fixed lines, as an equivalent to WLAN with larger coverage.

Broadband 4G mobile technology with mobility up to 120km/h.

Hot Spots / Hot Zones.

Back hauling of WLAN / WiMAX Hot Spots by using the microwave properties of the WiMAX technologies.

It is a low cost technology with overall performance superior to other cellular technologies

WiMAX- The Dawn of new Telecom era

The demand for high bandwidth applications is ramping up and today’s 2G or any of its evolutions (2.5G. 3G. 3.5G) are not the bullet-proof technologies for providing data intensive services (broadband services). WiMAX with its all IP nature is cheap and is capable of offering true broadband services on the move is poised to offer both voice and broadband services to the mass market circumventing infrastructure bottlenecks and paves the road for 4G.

Universal WiMAX: For Fixed, Mobile, Converged and Private Operators

WiMAX, 802.16e-2005, stands to unify what has been a fragmented market. It promises so-called "universal WiMAX" - one access technology capable of supporting fixed, nomadic and mobile services. The convergence of demand for all three on a single standard holds unprecedented hope for mass adoption, economies of scale, and lower costs, both for infrastructure and terminal equipment.

Bridging the Digital Divide: The Power of WIMAX

There are many barriers for broadband access deployment in rural areas such as high deployment costs justifying the relatively low demand and the lack of cost effective equipments. This widens the gap between information “haves” and “have-nots”. Although mobile telecommunications growth in India has been phenomenal, India has struggled to extend broadband connectivity to its population because of its limited or poor quality fixed-line infrastructure. WiMAX with its techno-economical merits offers a compelling case for operators in emerging economies to cost effectively address current rural ICT deployments over any existing wireless technologies.

For rural India, WiMAX could be the key enabler for e-Governance, e-Education and e-Medicine cost effectively. These applications require robust and reliable connectivity. WiMAX capabilities of several tens of Mbps are well above the 2 Mbps connectivity requirement for a Common Service Centre. Also Vertical applications like surveillance, public safety, connectivity to remote devices, inventory tracking, and fleet management can also be supported by mobile WiMAX networks with little or no incremental cost to network operators.

Cost is a major factor. The expense of laying fiber has deterred carriers who prefer the quick, above-ground installation of wireless technologies The C-DOT Alcatel Research Centre aims to extend broadband connectivity to the next billion users in the rural areas of India where copper is not available to support DSL solutions. The Center’s R&D team focuses on developing broadband wireless solutions compliant with WiMAX forum standards and aims to develop technology solutions to achieve the Indian government’s target of 50 million broadband connections by 2010.