Is WiMAX dead?

WiMAX is alive and well, but currently living in the shadow of LTE. It is a great wireless technology that has found its own niche. It could really become an alternative technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) as that movement comes into its own.

Why is the WiMAX technology important for mobile broadband wireless?

WiMax Speed and Range WiMax provides wireless broadband access to buildings, wired networks, rural otherwise populated regions. It connects WLAN hotspots toward the Internet and also it provides connectivity of broadband for mobile devices. The expected speed is about 15 Mbps in a 3 km cell coverage region.

What is wireless broadband WiMAX?

WiMAX, the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular type access.

Why is Wi-Fi better than WiMAX?

WiMax handle a larger inter-operable network. WiMax can be used to provide internet services such as mobile data and WiFi spots. Attention reader!…Difference between WiFi and WiMax:

WiFi	WiMax
WiFi is short range technology.	WiMax is long range technology.
WiFi connection can transmit upto 54 mbps.	WiMax connection can transmit upto 70 mbps.

Why is WiMAX developed?

WiMax Speed and Range WiMax developed to provide wireless broadband access to buildings, either in competition to existing wired networks or alone in currently unserved rural or thinly populated areas. It can also be used to connect WLAN hotspots to the Internet.

What is WiMAX mobile technology?

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is a family of wireless broadband communication standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards, which provide physical layer (PHY) and media access control (MAC) options. It is compatible and interoperable with TD-LTE.

What working group is working on fixed WiMax?

The standard for WiMAX technology is a standard for Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs) that has been developed by working group number 16 of IEEE 802, specializing in point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of WiMax?

It can also provide a wireless alternative to cable, DSL, and broadband access. The main advantages of WiMAX are that it allows high-speed wireless internet connection over the broad coverage area, while main disadvantages of WiMAX is still much bigger installation coast and also operational cost.