What is WiMAX?
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless industry coalition dedicated to the advancement of IEEE 802.16 standards for broadband wireless access (BWA) networks.
WiMAX Properties
I. What is WiMAX?
Fixed WiMAX
Mobile WiMAX
WiMAX is not Wi-Fi
Converged voice and data easy as FM radio?
II. Wireless 101
Simple Wireless Architecture: Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint
- Point-to-Point (P2P)
- Point-to-Multipoint (PMP)
- Line of sight (LOS) or Non-line of sight (NLOS)?
Radios and Antennas
- Antennas
- Omni directional antenna
- Sector antennas
- Panel antennas
Subscriber Stations
- Outdoor CPE
- Indoor CPE
Site Survey
- Link Budget
- Frequency Plan
- Its about windows, not roof tops
III. Objections to WiMAX
Interference
- Solutions to Interference
- OFDM
Antenna Technologies and Interference
- Adaptive Antenna System (AAS)
- Dynamic Frequency Selection, MIMO, and Software Defined Radios
Good Quality of Service
- OFDM and Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation = Good QoS
- Spectral Efficiency
WiMAX Security
WiMAX Reliability
IV. Applications for WiMAX: Triple and Quadruple Play
IMS Vision
Fixed Wireless (IEEE 802.16-2004) Applications
- PSTN bypass for fixed wireless T1/E1/DS3 substitute
WiMAX VoIP - The "Killer App" of WiMAX
WiMAX and IPTV
WiMAX Applications Mobile (IEEE 802.16e-2005)
- WiMAX as cellular alternative
- First Responders
- Mobile TV
V. WiMAX Economics: Compare WiMAX with other Technologies
WiMAX: Low barrier to entry
WiMAX Value Networks
The Market Valuation of a WiMAX Provider
VI. WiMAX Regulatory Issues
VII.Competing Broadband Technologies
EvDo (Evolution Data only)
DSL
Cable Modem
FTTH (Fiber to the home)
BPL (Broadband over Power line)
Competing Technologies Summary