WiMAX and WiFi Together: Deployment Models and User Scenarios. Speed WLAN connectivity and WiMAX for high-speed Wireless WAN (WWAN) connectivity - WAN. Wide Area Network. WLAN. Wireless Local Area Network. WWAN
Source: Co-authored by Motorola and Intel | 04/05/2009
Service operators face some tough decisions as they witness a rising demand for “anywhere, anytime” broadband access. Service-operators sense that there is a real business opportunity to provide a substantial increase to the all-important average revenue per user (ARPU).
Wi-Fi technology has experienced unprecedented growth for both consumer and enterprise use in a very short time. The first IEEE 802.11b based products became available in 1999.
There are several ways of quantifying the performance of a broadband system. This paper will address two pressing issues of WiMAX system design which are interference and capacity analysis
WiMAX is a standards-based wireless technology providing high-speed data and voice services in networks covering long distances and wide ranges. WiMAX can be used for a number of applications including last mile broadband access, hotspot and cellular backhaul for carrier infrastructure, and highspeed enterprise connectivity.
The merits of various radio technologies, and specifically mobile WiMAX, is an on-going debate as these technologies have a direct bearing on the capacity, coverage, quality of service (QoS), and, most importantly, the types of broadband applications that can be supported.
Developing a WiMAX business case could be a complex and time-consuming process. Yet the need to determine the CapEx, OpEx and ROI is critical to any deployment.
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