WiMAX 2 will download data at speeds up to 179 MB / s
March 10, 2010 – 11:14 pm
Work on the standard Mobile WiMAX 2 will be completed before the end of 2010, ComputerWorld writes with reference to the representatives from Intel, the biggest proponent of this technology. At Intel expects that the introduction of Mobile WiMAX 2 will begin in 2012.
A new version of WiMAX 802.16m will receive the designation and will replace the current standard 802.16e. Mobile WiMAX 2 will allow to download data at speeds up to 179 megabits, and the pump – at speeds up to 90 megabits per second. This link will not break even when you move the receiver at speeds up to 350 kilometers per hour.
Currently download speeds of WiMAX networks, is 16 megabits per second and the injection – 4 megabit. Maximum travel speed, allowing the received signal is only 120 kilometers per hour. For comparison, the same rate for normal cellular is 250 kilometers per hour.
According to Intel, to WiMAX in 2010, connect from 6 to 10 million people. The standard is mainly distributed in the U.S., Russia and Japan, said Lenta.Ru.
main competitors are the Mobile WiMAX wireless standards HSPA and LTE. The latter is considered the most promising, since it exceeds WiMAX in many ways and is supported by the authorities of the EU. Nevertheless, while support for LTE networks with virtually non-existent.
