| What is WiFi?
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| | Other benefits of WiMAX include speed of
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| Wifi or Wireless Fidelity, allows you to
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| | up to 70Mbps (almost 10 MB per second)
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| connect to the internet from virtually
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| | and better security. Imagine a future
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| anywhere at speeds of up to 54Mbps. WiFi
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| | where ordering Internet access is as
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| enabled computers and handsets use radio
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| | simple as connecting your existing
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| technologies based on the IEEE 802.11
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| | wireless equipment to the network,
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| standard to send and receive data
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| | opening your web browser and buying a low
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| anywhere within the range of a base
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| | cost subscription. That's it - done. No
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| station. Wireless is a technology that's
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| | more access points, no more routers, no
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| inexpensive, easy to use, and practical
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| | more configuration... just wireless
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| and yet... it's a technology that's still
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| | Internet, anywhere and everywhere at
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| very young. Here's a quick look at what
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| | broadband speeds. WiMAX is in the process
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| the future could hold for wireless.
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| | of taking the world by storm.
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| The Radio and the Phone
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| | For the latest news on WiMAX visit the
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| Wireless networks will always win over
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| | WiMAX Forum (a non-profit industry group
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| wired ones, if for no other reason,
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| | set up to promote WiMAX) at WiMAX has
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| simply because it is much cheaper for
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| | been in development since 2001 and the
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| signals to travel through the air than it
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| | first WiMAX equipment is expected to hit
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| is to install and maintain wires. For
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| | the market in late 2005 or early 2006.
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| example... consider that telephones were
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| | What is Bluetooth?
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| originally used for sending and receiving
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| | Bluetooth is a new standard for short
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| news reports. When radio was invented,
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| | range radio connectivity. It is the new
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| this stopped almost overnight - why
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| | and promising field in the wireless
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| bother going to all that expense when
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| | communications standardization
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| it's free 'over the air'? The same
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| | activities, which will profoundly affect
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| principle applies to computer networking.
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| | the operation and applications of
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| Imagine having a choice between a wired
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| | electronic gadgets of the future. The
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| Internet connection and a wireless one.
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| | most obvious purpose of Bluetooth
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| The only reason to choose a wired
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| | technology is to replace USB and it's
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| connection would be cost because
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| | designed to eventually replace almost
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| currently it's cheaper? However, that
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| | every wire there is? except power cables.
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| will change soon. Wireless is also
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| | What does that mean? It means that
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| easier. Once the cost gap closes, if
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| | someday your TV could be connecting to
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| given the opportunity, there's no logical
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| | your DVD player via Bluetooth or your
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| reason why anyone wouldn't switch to a
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| | speakers could connect to your radio with
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| wireless connection.
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| | it, and so on and so on.
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| WiMAX
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| | As you get older, expect to see fewer and
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| WiMAX is the next generation of wireless.
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| | fewer wires. I know? people said the same
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| It will use a standard called 802.16. The
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| | thing about paper but it turns out that
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| current standard is 802.11. It's still a
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| | people like paper and don't want a
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| work in progress, but the possibilities
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| | 'paperless society'. On the other hand,
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| are exciting.
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| | how many people do you know who have
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| WiMAX stands for Worldwide
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| | cable or wire fetish? The biggest
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| Interoperability for Microwave Access and
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| | remaining article is reliable wireless
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| is designed to complement existing
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| | power. When they figure out how to
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| wireless equipment... rather than replace
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| | provide reliable wireless power (i.e.
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| it. The big advantage of WiMAX is that it
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| | better batteries)? look out because the
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| greatly increases range. Rather than
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| | flood gates will really open up.
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| being measured in square meters, which is
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| | A Simpler Life
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| how the current standard is measured in,
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| | Convenience... the first benefit of
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| WiMAX ranges will be measured in square
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| | wireless technology that comes to my
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| kilometers. Some estimates say the best
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| | mind. Wires have so many flaws,
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| WiMAX stations will be able to transmit
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| | especially when they go long distances
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| up to 50 kilometers or about 30 miles!
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| | and the overall wireless project is to
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| Clearly, this opens an incredibly wide
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| | remove the vast majority of them from our
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| range of possibilities. Wireless access
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| | lives. Of course, another nice benefit
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| would move from LANs (Local Area
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| | will be cost because once wireless if up
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| Networks) to MANs: (Metropolitan Area
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| | and going full-bore it will cost less
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| Networks) covering a whole town or city
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| | than wire based transmission.
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| with wireless access. The question would
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| | My prediction... within 10 years,
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| no longer be if you could connect via
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| | wireless access will be making everyone's
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| wireless, but what WiMAX network you
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| | life much easier and it will be the norm.
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| wanted to connect too.
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| | The future is wireless!
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