Site reviewed: http://www.wimax.com/
For Chapter 8, I reviewed Wimax.com, a page from Broadband Solutions Incorporated. WiMAX, as we learned in our Chapter 8 reading, is a wireless broadband standard (IEEE 802.16) which is intended to permit high-speed mobile wireless access over a large geographical region like a city (a metropolitan area network, or MAN), or long-distance, high-speed Internet access between widely separated fixed points, as much as 50 kilometers apart. It is not a competitor to 802.11 wireless networks, which tend to be much smaller in size (a few dozen to a few hundred meters), but does face competition from more-standard Internet service networks, as they continue to expand their service areas. The page provides resources along the left side, including an overview and FAQ page, as well as white papers, webinars, and a community form. Though small in size, the links to the left constitute the bulk of useful content on the page, as the rest of the main page is comprised of a few fairly brief blurbs with links to larger articles, and a page scroller at the bottom of the site leads to older stories. This is a provider’s website, and thus is prone to bias, but there is enough useful information in the left-side linked pages to make this a worthwhile visit for someone seeking more detail on how WiMAX works and what its benefits might be.
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