WiMAX
™ is here in
Private
Networks for Medical, VoIP, and Banking
CTC
Wireless Internet with a decade of experience in fixed wireless coverage,
now announces the availability of WiMAX™
CTC
Wireless Internet with a decade of experience in fixed wireless coverage,
now announces the availability of WiMAX™WiMAX is a 4G capable service that is light-years ahead
of traditional wireless technology. It was designed from the ground up to
serve demanding applications and to scale far beyond the limitations of older
wireless and 3G technologies. If you have tried wireless in the past and had
occasional issues with interference, rain fade, line-of-sight limitations,
or problems with VoIP, you owe it to yourself to find out more about this
exciting new technology.
CTC has invested many hundreds of thousands of dollars
and close to two years of development to provide our customers the power of
carrier grade WiMAX at prices far better than traditional T-1 lines. The technology
has been extensively tested and has met or exceeded all of our design objectives.
WiMAX is suitable for demanding applications or those requiring nomesticity or temporary
connectivity. In fixed wireless roles it allows simpler window installs rather
than rooftop placement for most customers.
CTC will be doing regular demonstrations with WiMAX in
the area. To schedule a seat at one of our demonstrations or to speak to a
sales person, call Larry Levin or Phillip Gibson. See our contacts page for phone numbers or e-mail addresses.
WiMAX is an acronym for Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access.
It is an assortment of technical specifications called 802.16. The technology
used in WiMAX enables wireless transmission of broadband internet
over distances in the range of up to 45 km. The technology has been under
development
for well over a decade now. A WiMAX transmitter can pass diverse signals such
as voice, video and data over a single carrier. The rate of transmission can
be up to 70 megabits per second in a 20Mhz wide channel,
which is sufficient to provide high speed access to about 60 businesses at
T1 speeds. If translated into the terms of
Why WiMAX?
Technologies providing high speed
wireless Internet are nothing new. However these technologies were targeted
to a niche market and the specialized equipment for receiving the signals
have so far been very expensive. However WiMAX has been planned in a much
larger scale. Computing and communication
firms over the world are working on a consensus for the WiMAX standards such
as how to encrypt WiMAX signals and which frequencies to use. This in turn
will help mass manufacture of WiMAX enabled chips, bringing down the costs
of receivers.
Another area where WiMAX can be applied
is large area public venues like airports, university and office campuses
and communities. Large numbers of small and medium sized businesses will be
able to access high speed wireless Internet at significantly lower costs than
T1 lines. Further, WiMAX is a good option to reach high speed internet
to areas where wired connectivity is not viable.
Last mile connectivity is the area
that currently constitutes as much as 40% of the operation costs of the
broadband service provider. Providing wired connection to the end user takes
large investment of resources in terms of men, material and time. Establishing
WiMAX towers can reduce these requirements and improve service quality.
Further, WiMAX can bring such diverse
services as VoIP, video and Internet under a single umbrella, resulting in
better prices for the end user. The range and scope of WiMAX can eliminate
captive customer bases of current telephone and cable operators and increase
competition.
WiMAX is also interoperable with
cellular networks. The greater bandwidth enables a wide variety of data
intensive applications.
In countries where wired infrastructure is not highly developed, installing a
WiMAX tower will be the less expensive option to developing wired connectivity.
Mobile Wireless Access
The IEEE 802.16e standard is also
being simultaneously developed for wireless access from laptops PDAs and iPods. The IEEE 802.16e
may be hailed as a third generation telecommunications technology. It is
expected that 802.16e-enabled laptops
will reach the market by 2009.
Disaster Recovery
Analysts predict that disaster back
up is going to be another crucial area where WiMAX will find wide application.
The wireless link can serve either as a primary or secondary connection.
Consider that any mishap that affects one terrestrial link is also likely to
cut off the other. An airborne link makes far more sense in such a scenario.
This is an emerging trend of the current
decade. Disaster recovery was not a serious concern to firms prior to 2001.
Today more and more companies are accommodating for disaster back up in their
budgets. WiMAX is again a more cost effective option for this purpose than
a T1 line. It is possible to have a full T1 line’s equivalent of bandwidth
as backup for as little as $175 a month.