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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) |