1. A Wireless Metropolitan/Wide Area NetworkTechnology WiMAX Áron Gergely Hamvas – October13, 2009

2. Standards and Organizations Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access IEEE 802.16

3. WiMAX Highspeed Wirelessaccess Broadcoverage

4. WiMAX Instead of DSL or Cable modems E.g. in areas without DSL or Cable access Internet connectivity as part of a business continuity plan

5. WiMAX

6. WiMAX Tower Like a cellphonetower Coverageupto 3000 sqmiles Connection: Tothe Internet Toanothertower: line-of-sightbackhaul 10-66 GHz Microwave link

7. WiMAXReceiver E.g. a PCMCIA cardorbuiltin antenna inyour laptop. Connectingtothetowerusing a WiFi sort of service: Non-line-of-sightconnection (2-11 GHz) Access limited to 4-to-6 mileradius Upto 70 Mbps

8. When? According to Computerworld article: „by the end of 2010” WiMAX will be available in more than 80 cities in the US http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137908/WiMax_in_2010_Too_little_too_late_?