WiMAX will create better link budgets, power for power and band for band, because the technology employed is more sophisticated -- both more efficient on Mhz by Mhz basis and more directive (e.g. fast-switching and adaptive beam-forming plus MIMO).
Patrick Leary AVP WISP Markets Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 Vonage: 650.641.1243 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:32 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another expert heard from. I wonder where the heck the idea that WiMax has a stronger signal than wifi. Clearly these guys are talking about licensed vs. unlicensed wimax eh? laters, marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: [WISPA] Another expert heard from. > All, > > I ran across this article and found it quite amusing. > > As quoted from the article; > > "Newtowne Court public housing, chosen for its proximity to public > buildings and its high percentage of school-age children, is already > equipped with 20 to 30 antennae for WiFi, said Hart. Hart said the project > is being stalled because the 20 to 30 antennae aren't strong enough. > > The next step for the city is to implement so-called WiMax, a stronger > signal that will someday provide mobile wireless connectivity without a > base station antenna. > > "The technology today doesn't penetrate walls very well; leaves can even > get in its way because it's a radio signal," said Hart. "Right behind this > technology is WiMax. Nobody's selling that yet but it's so close to taking > over WiFi, it's holding up a lot of projects." " > > Link to full article below; > http://www.townonline.com/cambridge/homepage/8998949105128439806 > > Regards, > Dawn DiPietro > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(190). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************ ************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses(43). ************************************************************************ ************ ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
