| Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access | | | | connected all through the country and they will |
| or WiMax, as this wireless internet for laptop is | | | | not get disconnected, not even once. |
| commonly referred to as, is not exactly a new | | | | While WiMax is only found in some cities in the |
| technology. It's just that people start to pay | | | | United States and it is not as popular as WiFi, |
| more attention to this technology in the recent | | | | Morrow is of the opinion that in the next two to |
| times. An engineering officer of the Air Force | | | | five years, this technology will be available in all |
| Academy, Robert Morrow, is of the opinion that | | | | the major cities in the country. He also believes |
| the future belongs to WiMax because cellular data | | | | that in half a decade, WiMax will be sold with all |
| and WiFi are not going to be 'in' anymore. On the | | | | laptops as the only wireless internet for laptop. |
| other hand, there are many other people who do | | | | WAPA or the Wireless Access Providers' |
| not have this kind of feeling about WiMax because | | | | Association of South Africa has reasons to |
| it is very expensive and hence they think it is not | | | | believe that most of the wireless ISPs prefers |
| practical to use. | | | | WiFi because it has been tried and tested for |
| Morrow has explained why he thinks WiMax has a | | | | efficiency. On the other hand, it is still too early to |
| bright future in an article in LiveScience. While | | | | say whether WiMax is as reliable as WiFi. |
| users will have to pay money for WiMax, unlike | | | | Countries in the Far East prefer WiMax to WiFi. |
| WiFi that comes for free, this new technology | | | | On the other hand, Pakistan is supporting WiMax |
| has the ability to offer uninterrupted service. | | | | and it has even set up the largest WiMax |
| What's more, WiMax can reach longer than WiFi | | | | network in the world and network has been set |
| and it also has stronger signal. Of course, the | | | | up in this country's seventeen cities. Experts are |
| strength of the signal will depend on how far the | | | | of the opinion that both WiFi and WiMax can exist |
| case station antennas are situated. It is believed | | | | alongside one another. |
| that users of wireless internet for laptop can stay | | | | |