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January 08, 2005
WiMAX
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access or 802.16), also known as ‘WiFi on steroids’ is being introduced this year in central Seattle.
This technology offers high speed wireless connections over an area of several miles, and is ‘non line of sight’ in contrast to WiFi which can only offer standard broadband speeds over less than a couple of hundred feet. (Seattle will probably have four base stations to cover the central service area.) WiMAX is being strongly backed by Intel who believe it will be competing internationally with ADSL and cable internet within two or three years.
seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/198924_speakeasy10.html
Posted by Simon Holledge at January 8, 2005 01:36 AM
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