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aeronet

join:2002-04-05
San Juan, PR

Re: Why is this impressive?

AFAOK the Utah system uses Redline AN80 Backhaul units, they are not Wimax. They are fixed wireless with a propietary protocol
id_deleted

join:2003-05-01
Salt Lake City, UT


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Re: Why is this impressive?

The Redline AN80 is just an ethernet bridge. Are you saying that Utah lies when it states that its system is WiMax? ROTFLMAO

»www.utabus.com/mediaRoom/pressRe···seID=834
Seaboogers

join:2004-11-01
Sarasota, FL

Re: Why is this impressive?

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Its still considered WiMax so what does the equipment have to do with it? Are you saying that Utah lies when it states that its system is WiMax? ROTFLMAO
I believe you've misunderstood what he said.

They are not using "WiMax" for "Backhaul"....from what I see in that "press" release...they are using fiber to feed "WiMax" towers along the track, which in turn feed the wireless signal into the passing trains.
id_deleted

join:2003-05-01
Salt Lake City, UT


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Re: Why is this impressive?

Exactly why would it be called a "WiMax Tower" if it did not use WiMax technology? The fact that the passengers are using WiFi to connect to a WiMax router makes very little difference, theres just not a whole lot of WiMax PC adapters available yet, ya know.
Seaboogers

join:2004-11-01
Sarasota, FL

Re: Why is this impressive?

said by id_deleted See Profile :

Exactly why would it be called a "WiMax Tower" if it did not use WiMax technology?
Please re-read what was posted.

He said the "BackHaul" portion was NOT WiMax...he never said anything about the towers that feed the trains.

Matt
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Exactly why would it be called a "WiMax Tower" if it did not use WiMax technology?
This article is about MOBILE WiMax, not fixed WiMax. Clearwire has offered fixed WiMax here for 3+ years now. There is a big difference in the two technologies.
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id_deleted

join:2003-05-01
Salt Lake City, UT

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Re: Why is this impressive?

Well exactly what speed do you consider "mobile" then, is 79 mph not quite up to your expectations? The same system is used by the UTA bus fleet. If I had the same equipment in my car I would be good to go, what is so hard to understand there?

Matt
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Re: Why is this impressive?

said by id_deleted See Profile :

Well exactly what speed do you consider "mobile" then, is 79 mph not quite up to your expectations? The same system is used by the UTA bus fleet. If I had the same equipment in my car I would be good to go, what is so hard to understand there?
No, they are using fixed WiMax to get the signal to standard WiFi access points. Mobile WiMax doesn't require an intermediate WiFi access point. It's straight WiMax to the laptop, cell phone, whatever, at the speeds listed.
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expert007

join:2006-01-10
Buffalo, NY

Re: Why is this impressive?

Lets not confuse people with the facts now.
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