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Monday, October 4, 2010
WiMAX 2 SHOULD BE FINALIZED IN NOVEMBER
The WiMax 2 wireless standard (802.16m) should be finalized in November. The new standard was expected to reach speeds of 120Mbps downstream and 60Mbps upstream. However, Samsung showed off a television, at CEATEC Japan 2010, running on WiMax 2 that reached download speeds of 330Mbps. It is highly doubtful real deployments will see that speed though. Deployment for commercial use is expected to start at the end of next year. Clearwire, the U.S.'s largest WiMax provider, has stated they are in no hurry to test the new standard. [BBR]
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So siked for 4G2
ReplyDeleteIt should be good, however the ITU just released an official definition of 4G and none of the US so-called 4G networks meet the definition. It will be interesting to see how WiMax2 fares against the upcoming LTE onslaught.
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