WIMAX stand for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access is a new technology that provide wireless broadband for fixed, portable and mobile subscribers. Its different from Wi-fi in term that it's standardized (IEEE 802.16), provide greater bandwidth (total of 75 Mbps), greater coverage (up to 50 km compared to 100m), provide QOS (that way all Wimax can support VoIP and video).
Wimax is emerged as an evolution to Wi-fi compared to as cellular phone evolution. But because of it's feature-rich, the low infrastructure and deployment cost, and the advance development on IP, soon it will be a great competitor for 3G. As stated earlier, Wimax is supporting QOS, make it possible to provide VoIP, video and data. It is reported that Motorola is developing dual mode handset supporting CDMA-Wimax, while Nokia is developing UMTS-Wimax handset, both planned to be released on 2008.
Wimax soon will be very popular to service provider and to users. For Service Provider, Wimax will provide a way to build or extend network in low cost, and enable them to deploy quickly and easily, and soon provide feature-rich service to support quadruple-play. It's service will be superior compared to 3G, and will be cheaper.
Indonesia need Wimax
Until October 2007, there is no report on deployment or trial of Wimax in Indonesia. There is deployment in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and there is trial in Japan and Malaysia. Look like there will be trial in 2008 as Motorola has prepared team for it's trial. On my opinion, infestation on Wimax is a promising. It will provide good reputation from IT community either, as it believed will increase internet broadband connectivity in the country. Even if Wimax doesn't provide voice connection in it's initial offer, provider will get a lot of subscription from broadband subscriber, as it provide lower cost subscription and convenience compared to wired or Wi-fi. It's subscriber will evolving as the result of higher internet literacy.
No comments:
Post a Comment