[CWN-Summit] wimax digital divide champ?

[Sascha Meinrath]

i also wrote a lot about WiMax in a book chapter manuscript that's 
available at:

http://www.saschameinrath.com/writings/WirelessingTheWorld.rtf

(NOTE: it's about 1.9MB),

--sascha

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Stelios Valavanis wrote:

> WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access), a standards-based
> technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access
> over long distances, will be the best solution for bridging the digital
> divide in India, said Patrick P Gelsinger, senior VP and chief technology
> officer, Intel, in Bangalore on Tuesday.
>
> Delivering the keynote address at the sixth Intel Developer Forum in India,
> Gelsinger said: \u201cThe appeal to emerging markets is striking to say
> the least. Imagine being able to put up an antenna and provide high-speed
> Internet to thousands of customers who have little access to the Internet
> or even wired phones today. That has great promise in countries like India
> where the cost of wiring the countries would make broadband Internet
> access far too expensive.\u201d
>
> Today, last mile connections are made through cable, DSL (digital
> subscriber line), fibre optic connections and even standard phone lines.
> The ability to provide these connections wirelessly, without laying wire
> or cable in the ground, greatly lowers the cost of these services and
> WiMAX offers this specific solution.
>
> Intel is working with the wireless industry to drive the deployment of
> WiMAX networks and has also announced the first integrated
> system-on-a-chip optimised for cost-effective customer premise equipment
> design.
>
> Said Gelsinger: \u201cWe had a series of meetings with government
> officials in India for allocation of bandwidth for these services and the
> response has been encouraging.\u201d
>
> Intel sees WiMAX deploying in three phases: the first phase will provide
> fixed wireless connections via outdoor antennas in the first half of 2005.
> Outdoor fixed wireless can be used for high-throughput enterprise
> connections, hotspot cellular network backhaul, and premium residential
> services.
>
> In the second half of 2005, WiMAX will be available for indoor
> installation, with smaller antennas similar to a Wi-Fi access point today.
>
> In this model, WiMAX will be available in consumer residential broadband
> deployments, as these devices become \u201cuser installable.\u201d By
> 2006, the technology will be integrated into mobile computers to support
> roaming between WiMAX service area.
>
> http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=169707&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=0
>
>

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Sascha Meinrath
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