WiMAX

WiMAX is a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to wired broadband like cable and DSL.

"WiMAX" is an acronym for  Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access.

WiMAX is often incorrectly confused with Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is a short-range wireless technology and which may or may not be connected to the Internet, in contrast WiMAX provides access to the Internet across much greater distances.

WiMAX provides fixed and mobile wireless broadband connectivity without the need for direct line-of-sight with a base station. In a typical cell radius deployment of three to ten kilometers, WiMAX systems can be expected to deliver capacity of up to 40 Mbps per channel, for fixed and portable access applications.

This is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support hundreds of businesses with high speed connectivity and thousands of residences with DSL speed connectivity. Mobile network deployments are expected to provide up to 15 Mbps of capacity within a typical cell radius deployment of up to three kilometers. WIMAX from Vodacom promises wider coverage, lower cost, higher capacity and some real competition for Telkom on fixed line communication and ADSL.

Vodacom has offers Three iBurst WiMAX Services:

1.Broadband
2.Assured Rate Symmetrical
3.Assured Rate Asymmetrical

Business customers who wish to apply for an iBurst WiMAX service contract can do so through Cellucity Business, the customer will require Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) installed on their premises in order to access the iBurst WiMAX service.  All applications must meet the service availability and specified minimum signal strength criteria before being approved by Vodacom.

 

 

 

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