http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r17651584 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:14:07 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:14:07 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17651584 en102 : 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)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17651584 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:22:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17650598 patcat88 : What does Wimax have technology wise that 3G does to let it not use so much power? modulation methods? spectrum? transission power?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17650598 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:52:24 EDT