Ball State University Defends WiMaxTesting shows it to be consistently better than Wi-Fi
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old news - 12:31PM Saturday Dec 01 2007)
tags: business · wireless · alternativesThe case
has been made that WiMax has gotten a slow start and continues to stumble in its development. Ball State University begs to differ. The school got an experimental license from the FCC
earlier this year to test out WiMax on campus. The school has completed its testing and
has determined that WiMax is better at transmitting consistent, useable wireless signals than are existing wireless providers.
Overall the testing and research proved positive. The wireless link did not work everywhere but proved to have significantly greater reach than that of traditional WiFi.
The schools researchers believe that their findings will help drive broadband development in this area impacting both the wireless world and the profits of businesses. The full seventy-three page report by the school can be found
here.