said by amigo_boy :

I thought Wimax operates on licensed frequencies, and those frequencies were purchased recently at auction. How will he be able to build a Wimax network?

Mark

He plans to use other types of city assets, such as an existing base station at City Hall with which he plans to demonstrate the system's capabilities, which would cover six miles in downtown Delray Beach.

The 802.16 specification applies across a wide swath of the RF spectrum, and WiMAX could function on any frequency below 66 GHz.

There is no uniform global licensed spectrum for WiMAX, although the WiMAX Forum has published three licensed spectrum profiles: 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz.

In the unlicensed band, 5.x GHz is the approved profile. Telecom companies are unlikely to use this spectrum widely other than for backhaul, as they do not own and control the spectrum.

said by GOLFnSUN :

It is possible to run Wimax on spectrum outside of that just auctioned by the FCC.

said by amigo_boy :

Thanks. I didn't know that. Does this mean anyone, including individual home owners will be able to use Wimax in an unlicensed band, If someone sells Wimax access points? That seems like it would be problematic because Wimax uses more transmit power. The range is two miles? It seems like people would clobber each other.

Mark