WiMAX: Appropriate Technology to Provide Last Mile Access to ICTs Infrastructure and Services in Rural Areas
WiMAX is a broadband wireless standard that enjoys widespread support from both the computer and telecommunications industries worldwide, making this technology particularly cost effective. It is engineered to deliver significant business benefits to operators and users in diverse environments (ente...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/9464 |
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| Sumario: | WiMAX is a broadband wireless standard that enjoys widespread support from both the computer and telecommunications industries worldwide, making this technology particularly cost effective. It is engineered to deliver significant business benefits to operators and users in diverse environments (enterprise, consumer, emerging, public service), geographies and demographies (urban, suburban, rural), both over the short and long terms. The paper highlights some points that make “WiMAX”- the World Interoperability for Microwave Access, the most appropriate technology solution to favor the broadband wireless access to ICTs infrastructure and services in rural areas. And also present the various usage scenarios of WiMAX to addressing different applications. |
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| ISBN: | 978-953-7619-53-4 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/8261 |