Hi Lee,
Before we went with 11n, we briefly looked at WiMax, and Frank was right. In order to have 1000+ simultaneous clients, it would have taken many "towers" which was a huge investment, and the actual speeds (at any realistic distances) were slower than 11a/g. It really wasn't a realistic option for us in terms of cost and performance. I also wouldn't be surprised to see LTE being the dominant MAN solution a few years down the road, with the backing of AT&T and Verizon. Take care, Matt Barber Network Analyst / PC Support Morrisville State College 315-684-6053 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Bulk - iNAME Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 12:32 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 11n/WiMax WiMAX is a MAN solution will generally offer lower throughput than 802.11n. It's generally not a good enterprise fit. Frank From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:45 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 11n/WiMax Just a half-baked notion: wondering if anyone currently running 11a/g may be contemplating the merits of forgoing 11n for WiMax looking 12-24 months down the road? Regards- Lee Lee H. Badman Wireless/Network Engineer Information Technology and Services Syracuse University 315 443-3003 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
