On Apr 18, 2008, at 9:41 PM, Jack Unger wrote:
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> Jeff Booher wrote:
>> Ill be happy to answer this.
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>> On Apr 18, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Rogelio wrote:
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>>> Excuse the ignorance, but two basic questions:
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>>> (1) Why exactly is wimax such a disappointment?
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>> Wimax is not a di
Rogelio
"Disappointment" is only because of the press. People working on the
designs, development and working with it day to day will tell you that it
works very well based on what the true specs are of both the frequencies and
area being testing in. Right now the only option you have for Wimax w
Jeff Booher wrote:
> Ill be happy to answer this.
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> On Apr 18, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Rogelio wrote:
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>> Excuse the ignorance, but two basic questions:
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>> (1) Why exactly is wimax such a disappointment?
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> Wimax is not a dissapointment. The problem is the press jumped on the
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On 19 Apr 2008, at 09:28, Chuck McCown - 2 wrote:
> Hype and puffery. Many non technical folks have hyped this well
> beyond
> reasonable expectations.
Unfortunately true. There have been some wildly unrealistic claims
putting maximum bandwidth together with maximum coverage in the
same sentenc
Hype and puffery. Many non technical folks have hyped this well beyond
reasonable expectations.
I have seen point to multipoint NLOS 70 mile @ 50 Mbps statements made in
the press.
And it has been going on for about 4 years now with very little deployment.
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On 19 Apr 2008, at 07:47, Rogelio wrote:
> Excuse the ignorance, but two basic questions:
>
> (1) Why exactly is wimax such a disappointment?
I'll pass on the opportunity to argue whether it is a disappointment
or not, but you said you we wanted to learn, so perhaps a few paragraphs
of explanation
Ill be happy to answer this.
On Apr 18, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Rogelio wrote:
> Excuse the ignorance, but two basic questions:
>
> (1) Why exactly is wimax such a disappointment?
Wimax is not a dissapointment. The problem is the press jumped on the
Wimax bandwagon WELL before the products were eve
802.16e is the mobile version (you can be moving). Other versions require
you to stay put and not move to a different cell or even a different
antenna.
Try Wikipedia. It's a good start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.16
I'm not so sure "disappointment" is a good term for the current
perspectiv
