patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | why?
What does Wimax have technology wise that 3G does to let it not use so much power? modulation methods? spectrum? transission power? |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | let me know when I can get wimax everywhere I can 3G...
....until then I plan on gobbling up lots of power to get 3G speeds whereever I go.
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"WHEN THE LAUGH TRACK STARTS THEN THE FUN STARTS!" |
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Let me know too! So far 3G has been good to me.
Let me know when those Metro WIFI signals can do well inside of large buildings too. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
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Re: why?
I suspect this is on the base station end...
Sure a WiMAX base station will cover a large area, and doesn't use a whole lot of power. Standard cells are 1-3 miles apart. The power consumption comes from having multiple sites.
Also, do WiMAX phones/data cards use more power than cell phones ?
eg. AMPS uses a lot of power
iDEN uses a lot of power (short battery life)
CDMA (1x/EVDO) is more efficient (power control)
GSM (TDMA) is more efficient yet (less cpu power usage than CDMA) |
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Mutiny32
Network Security Engineer
join:2000-07-04
Lees Summit, MO | reply to ninjatutle
Re: let me know when I can get wimax everywhere I can 3G...
WiMax will most likely be the next global standard as opposed to the two standards we have today, which is GSM and CDMA because its open licensing scheme and ability to operate on pretty much any frequency you want to run it on. |
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