Mobile WiMAX
Since its arrival, WiMAX has redefined the wireless broadband landscape turning this technology into one of the leading technologies of the decade.
First came Fixed WiMAX based on the IEEE 802.16-2004, which for the first time defined a worldwide open standard for broadband wireless. This was followed by the IEEE 802.16e- 2005 standard upon which Mobile WiMAX is based. The latest standard is a superset of the Fixed WiMAX standard and adds mobility and other advances for delivering improvements in capacity, throughput and spectral efficiency.
Mobile WiMAX enables broadband wireless anytime, anywhere using any WiMAX enabled devices, whether it is a laptop, desktop modem, digital phone or even a games device. Mobile WiMAX creates a seamless broadband environment at home, in the office and on the move.
WiMAX is good news for end users, network operators, service providers and suppliers alike. WiMAX makes possible new economics as well as new performance levels, transforming the business case for deployment of broadband wireless access. It creates the necessary environment for high quality, multi-megabit services to be delivered to end users more cost effectively by creating a global marketplace and a framework for inspiring innovation.
The world’s leading silicon suppliers are committed to supporting WiMAX. They are already into their third or fourth generation of WiMAX silicon, constantly improving functionality, and levels of integration. High volume and new levels of integration are driving the WiMAX customer premises equipment costs ever lower, dramatically improving service provider economics.
With the imminent arrival of Mobile WiMAX end user equipment in the shape of USB devices or laptop cards, a new era of broadband wireless mobility will be unleashed, instantly WiMAX enabling many millions of portable devices.
Today WiMAX Forum™, which was established by Airspan and other visionary industry leaders, champions the widespread adoption of this standard, establishes a brand for the technology and lays the groundwork for interoperability between products from different suppliers.
Airspan’s WiMAX products comprise a range of base stations, end user devices, network products and management solutions. We invite you to find out more about our range of WiMAX products.
Introducing WiMAX
WiMAX offers:
Introducing WiMAX
First came Fixed WiMAX based on the IEEE 802.16-2004, which for the first time defined a worldwide open standard for broadband wireless. This was followed by the IEEE 802.16e- 2005 standard upon which Mobile WiMAX is based. The latest standard is a superset of the Fixed WiMAX standard and adds mobility and other advances for delivering improvements in capacity, throughput and spectral efficiency.
Mobile WiMAX enables broadband wireless anytime, anywhere using any WiMAX enabled devices, whether it is a laptop, desktop modem, digital phone or even a games device. Mobile WiMAX creates a seamless broadband environment at home, in the office and on the move.
WiMAX is good news for end users, network operators, service providers and suppliers alike. WiMAX makes possible new economics as well as new performance levels, transforming the business case for deployment of broadband wireless access. It creates the necessary environment for high quality, multi-megabit services to be delivered to end users more cost effectively by creating a global marketplace and a framework for inspiring innovation.
The world’s leading silicon suppliers are committed to supporting WiMAX. They are already into their third or fourth generation of WiMAX silicon, constantly improving functionality, and levels of integration. High volume and new levels of integration are driving the WiMAX customer premises equipment costs ever lower, dramatically improving service provider economics.
With the imminent arrival of Mobile WiMAX end user equipment in the shape of USB devices or laptop cards, a new era of broadband wireless mobility will be unleashed, instantly WiMAX enabling many millions of portable devices.
Today WiMAX Forum™, which was established by Airspan and other visionary industry leaders, champions the widespread adoption of this standard, establishes a brand for the technology and lays the groundwork for interoperability between products from different suppliers.
Airspan’s WiMAX products comprise a range of base stations, end user devices, network products and management solutions. We invite you to find out more about our range of WiMAX products.
Introducing WiMAX
- WiMAX is a global standard for delivering Mobile and Fixedbroadband to the end user
- WiMAX provides the lowest cost way to deliver wide area wireless broadband
- WiMAX Forum™ is a global organisation with more than 500 members
- Fixed WiMAX Product certification began in 1Q 2006
- IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard approved in December 2005
- Mobile WiMAX plugfest started in 2H 2006
- First Wave 2 Mobile WiMAX certification scheduled for 1H 2008
WiMAX offers:
- End Users: greater choice, fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile broadband at low end user device prices
- Service Providers: better economics, reduced investment risk and new revenue generation opportunities
- Equipment Vendors: Mass produced chipsets, a platform for innovation and cooperation
Introducing WiMAX
- WiMAX is a global standard for delivering wireless broadband to the end user at home, at work and on the move
- WiMAX provides the lowest cost way to deliver wide area wireless broadband
- WiMAX Forum is a global organisation with more than 400 members
- Fixed WiMAX Product certification began in August 2004
- IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard approved in December 2005
- End Users: personal mobility; greater choice; fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile broadband at low CPE prices
- Service Providers: better economics, reduced investment risk and new revenue generation opportunities
- Equipment Vendors: Mass produced chipsets, a platform for innovation and cooperation
