Comments on: Its a Mobile WiMAX World http://gigaom.com/2006/10/09/wimax-world/ The Business of Technology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2006/10/09/wimax-world/#comment-67804 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:23:52 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/wimax-world/#comment-67804 <p>I think most agree that if WiMax gear sells well there will be an incentive to develop unlicensed gear around 802.16 due to economies of scale (no different than GSM at all the different bands). I question whether 802.11n will ever really take off as unlicensed 802.16 (with support for MIMO) would be far superior. I think unlicensed MAN will continue to have a bright future, it will just begin to shift away from WiFi to a technology that looks a lot like WiMax. It wouldn't even be that hard to do dual band equipment that roamed through the licensed bands of 2.3 and 2.6 GHz and the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band . . .</p> I think most agree that if WiMax gear sells well there will be an incentive to develop unlicensed gear around 802.16 due to economies of scale (no different than GSM at all the different bands). I question whether 802.11n will ever really take off as unlicensed 802.16 (with support for MIMO) would be far superior. I think unlicensed MAN will continue to have a bright future, it will just begin to shift away from WiFi to a technology that looks a lot like WiMax. It wouldn’t even be that hard to do dual band equipment that roamed through the licensed bands of 2.3 and 2.6 GHz and the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band . . .

]]> By: rick http://gigaom.com/2006/10/09/wimax-world/#comment-67803 rick Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:16:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/wimax-world/#comment-67803 <p>I've wondered what Wimax would do to Wifi networks since the Philly project began. I keep holding the view that Wifi isn't designed for WAN coverage, whereas Wimax is. Why Wifi when Wimax is a couple years away.</p> <p>Ok, I know… cost and immediate availability and hope for those without spectrum.</p> I’ve wondered what Wimax would do to Wifi networks since the Philly project began. I keep holding the view that Wifi isn’t designed for WAN coverage, whereas Wimax is. Why Wifi when Wimax is a couple years away.

Ok, I know… cost and immediate availability and hope for those without spectrum.

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