| To begin at the beginning, WiMax stands for | | | | each of these types of internet may be hooked |
| Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. | | | | up to Wi-Fi, but the hardware required to do so |
| This wireless broadband network was originally | | | | may be quite expensive or difficult to install. Even |
| developed to provide a wireless connectivity | | | | once paid for and set up, Wi-Fi provides only |
| framework that worked on a much larger scale | | | | short range wireless coverage. |
| than existing Wi-Fi systems. The idea was to | | | | As is evident, each type of existing internet |
| create a mobile internet that would function in | | | | leaves a vacancy where a true form of mobile |
| fixed environments, portable environments, and | | | | broadband could easily step in to conquer a new |
| mobile environments. This technology is meant to | | | | market. This technology is WiMax which provides |
| be adaptable, and usable over long distances with | | | | a high speed broadband connection, higher |
| a quality level of high speed internet service. As | | | | transfer rates than terrestrial broadband, and |
| the world relies more and more on high speed | | | | wireless access, plus many more conveniences |
| internet technology, it just makes sense that the | | | | such as streamlining internet bills each month. The |
| technology should evolve to move around the | | | | technology will work by using towers, providing |
| planet with us, which is where this wireless | | | | coverage to receivers (the customers). The |
| broadband technology steps in where other | | | | 'receiver' can take on many forms, like an air |
| terrestrial broadband and regular old Wi-Fi | | | | card, a built-in device, a small appliance, or an |
| providers left off. | | | | antenna. |
| Today, when it comes to selecting an internet | | | | Sound familiar? That's probably because the |
| provider, customers have a choice between not | | | | system is quite similar to what most people use |
| only companies, but types of internet. Some of | | | | on a daily basis, that which runs their cell phone. |
| the most prominent include broadband, wireline, | | | | Anywhere a person is within range of a cellular |
| Wi-Fi, satellite internet and dial-up internet | | | | tower, it is possible to talk on the phone, even |
| technology. All in all, there are many connectivity | | | | while in motion. This new internet service will |
| options from which to choose. These services all | | | | provide exactly the same convenience, only with |
| range in price, convenience and performance, and | | | | high speed broadband internet. Through a network |
| may be limited based on geographical and/or | | | | of connected towers now being constructed, the |
| demographical factors. For example, many rural | | | | plan is eventually to connect the entire country, |
| and remote communities are not able to access | | | | eliminating the need for expensive and |
| terrestrial broadband internet like DSL or cable | | | | environmentally damaging infrastructure, and |
| due to the fact that such networks' cables simple | | | | allowing all internet customers to access wireless |
| do not reach. The reason can be geographical | | | | broadband. When equal resources are available |
| such as a desert or mountain range, or | | | | across the nation, and are not limited by the |
| demographical, such as an extremely small | | | | whims of a communications company, education, |
| population. When there is no broadband access | | | | business, and residential internet use will all greatly, |
| customers are forced to rely on almost obsolete | | | | and widely benefit. |
| dial-up internet technology. As everyone knows, | | | | |