Will WiMax Replace DSL?
Despite all of the hype surrounding WiMax, chip maker Texas Instruments remains unconvinced the technology will revolutionize the way that broadband Internet services are delivered to homes and offices, according to a company executive.
Source: PCWorld"I'm not totally convinced that from the standpoint of providing broadband to the home that WiMax is going to be very effective," says Joseph Crupi, vice president of TI's Broadband Communications Group. WiMax, also known as 802.16, is a set of emerging wireless networking technologies that are being developed to cover large areas up to a range of 30 miles and provide data-transfer speeds up to 70 megabits per second. The first version of the technology, 802.16a, is expected to be used for fixed-wireless connections and future versions are planned to offer mobile access, opening up the possibility of putting the technology in notebook computers and cell phones.
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