WiMAX finally embraced as part of 3G spectrum

WiMAX, the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to wired broadband like cable and DSL. WiMAX provides fixed , nomadic, portable and, soon, mobile wireless broadband connectivity without the need for direct line-of-sight with a base station.
This is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support hundreds of businesses with T-1 speed connectivity and thousands of residences with DSL speed connectivity. Mobile network deployments are expected to provide up to 15 Mbps of capacity within a typical cell radius deployment of up to three kilometers.
Sounds great, huh?
Recently, ITU, International Telecommunications Union, has endorsed and approved WiMAX as one of the approved technologies for use with the designation 3G, for third generation. Before the decision, some carriers have hesitated to commit to WiMax because they were unsure if it will deliver on its promises, and Friday's action by an international body should help in those cases, said Fred Wright, Motorola's senior vice president for network business.
"The ITU action clearly designates WiMax as mainstream," Wright said. "I think it will help us with a number of fence-sitters." We can expect that WiMAX will be expanding more rapidly since the infrastructures can now be built without any further regulation.

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