Hype and puffery. Many non technical folks have hyped this well beyond reasonable expectations. I have seen point to multipoint NLOS 70 mile @ 50 Mbps statements made in the press. And it has been going on for about 4 years now with very little deployment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rogelio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 5:47 PM Subject: [WISPA] n00b 802.16 questions
> Excuse the ignorance, but two basic questions: > > (1) Why exactly is wimax such a disappointment? > > I'm relatively new to the wireless space, and all I really understand is > the > tone of the articles I read, not really the IEEE specifications that limit > it as a technology. > > AND > > (2) What is so special about 802.16e? > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
