Here’s a story that exclaims WiMax is over hyped in TV Technology. This “news” has all the novelty of “dog bites man”.
But WiMax (or more precisely “pre-WiMax”), is not all hype. The technology is delivering real-world solutions. Today.
No, WiMax won’t deliver ubiquitous communications (like cellular) overnight. Celluar providers have spent decades building up their infrastructure. Getting universal service out of WiMax will take years and hundreds of millions.
Cellular’s EV-DO and HSPDA will offer competitive, high-speed mobile networks sooner than mobilized WiMax. But it will cost cellular companies billions. WiMax may be faster and cheaper because it will be standardized and commoditized and IP all the way.
It offers real advantages.
DailyWireless talked to one wireless ISP who is providing hotels and convention centers with real advantages using WiMax-like service. WiMax can provide additional capacity within minutes. If a hotel needs 5 or 10 Megabit service over a weekend they can get it.
Today. That’s not hype.
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