WiMax

• Wimax is also similar to Wifi but Wifi covers small distance
  
• Wimax covers large distane
• Wimax does not conflict with wifi but actually complements it.
• WiMAX is short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
• IEEE name 802.16.WiMAX
• WiMAX could replace cable and DSL services, providing universal Internet access
  
• WiMAX could potentially erase the suburban and rural blackout areas that currently have no broadband Internet access
• System consist of two parts

1)WiMax Tower
2)WiMax Reciever

WiMax Tower

• WiMAX tower can coverage a very large area — as big as 3,000 square miles.
• It can connect directly to the Internet using a high-bandwidth, wired connection.
• It can connect to another WiMAX tower using a line-of-sight, microwave link.
  

WiMax Reciever

• The receiver and antenna could be a small box or PCMCIA card.
  
• They could be built into a laptop the way WiFi access is today.