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- 12-22-2004, 01:37 PM #16Guest
Re: "WiMAX to steal 3G and DSL market share"
>From what I've read, WiMax will transmit something like 30 miles from one
>tower site in all directions. To get pretty good internet broadband coverage
A 30 mile radius circle could include a rather large number of people.
How well does WiMax handle congestion?
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- 12-22-2004, 02:53 PM #17TreyGuest
Re: "WiMAX to steal 3G and DSL market share"
[email protected] wrote:
>> From what I've read, WiMax will transmit something like 30 miles
>> from one tower site in all directions. To get pretty good internet
>> broadband coverage
> A 30 mile radius circle could include a rather large number of
> people. How well does WiMax handle congestion?
How many people per node can WiMax handle? Most home Access points can only
handle about ten users at once. Even triple that, your still at 30 users.
That's one Starbucks on a Sunday.
- 12-23-2004, 03:25 AM #18prt2000Guest
Re: "WiMAX to steal 3G and DSL market share"
It's disruptive technology.
VCs will fund a whole raft of Wimax telco's that don't have the legacy
overheads of the BT's, Sprint etc.
It will change the world.
"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12..._market_share/>
>
> WiMAX and other new high-speed wireless technologies are likely to
> take market share from 3G as well as DSL. In a white paper research
> firm TelecomView says that WiMax will supplement and in some cases
> replace 3G, DSL and other wireline technologies to provide broadband
> services.
>
> WiMAX offers high-speed wireless data connections over a range of
> around 30 miles. The technology features both increased range and
> download speeds compared to WiFi (802.11x), which is intended to
> provide coverage over small areas. Along with WiFi, other
> fixed-wireless broadband systems currently exist, including hardware
> that can deliver services over several miles. But many of these also
> require "line of sight" between a transmitter and receiver to
> function - WiMAX does not.
>
> TelecomView estimates that WiMAX will capture more than 40 per cent
> of the wireless broadband market, leaving 3G with less than 60 per
> cent in 2009. In addition to stealing market share from 3G, the
> report suggests that WiMax will also be a threat to fixed-line
> high-speed broadband services.
>
> [MORE]
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- 12-23-2004, 03:12 PM #19John NavasGuest
Re: "WiMAX to steal 3G and DSL market share"
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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:37:36 -0600,
[email protected] wrote:
>>From what I've read, WiMax will transmit something like 30 miles from one
>>tower site in all directions. To get pretty good internet broadband coverage
> A 30 mile radius circle could include a rather large number of people.
>How well does WiMax handle congestion?
Remains to be seen, but it's designed to do it.
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