WiMax - Next Generation Wireless Networks
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WiMax is now under development and is set to be the next generation of wireless communications. WiFi has a limitation of around a hundred meters or so but WiMax goes on for kilometers without much loss in signal strength and quality. many industry leaders such as Motorola, Intel and IBM have research and development programs for the standardization of the communications protocol so the future is sure to be ruled by WiMax networks.
WiMax has a bright future indeed for the introduction of high speed data allows faster internet speeds at farther distances. It also allows telephone service providers to reach farther in areas where the limits of DSL have been reached. Typically DSL is effective for a few hundred meters so placing a WiMax system allows it to reach farther thus resulting in more customers.
The system is still under development and beta phase systems (during hurricane Katrina this was used by Intel to provide the communications backbone of FEMA and other rescue services) and each developer has their own versions and features. Further
development and standardization still have to be addressed to allow full-blown implementation of the system which makes it one of the most promising wireless technologies for tomorrow’s internet users.