The new MAX on the street according to TechWhack is not WiMAX, but xMAX -- a "new modulation and encoding technology that allows the deployment of broadband services using lower frequency bands."
A company based in Florida is taking the credit for introducing the new wireless technology and it is the next contender up against WiMAX.
While we're only beginning to see WiMAX, especially in the United States, this new MAX supposedly has the capability to power connections up to 22 KMs away (you go right ahead and figure out the mileage....I haven't had my coffee yet) but I will mention (according to the article) this surpasses the distances in which WiMAX can perform.
From 'xMax to challenge WiMAX' : 'Joe Bobier is credited to inventing this new technology and he said in a statement: xMax is trespassing radio frequencies, although trespassing is not the right word, because we’re allowed to transmit a signal if it doesn’t interfere with other, stronger signals.” With xMax, a city as large as London can be covered by just four base stations! However, a lot is needed to be done before it can be used in real world scenarios.'
I'll say. Stay tuned for more WiMAX/xMAX news....
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People develop certain Technolgies to put their stamp on the map rather than because of the usefulness of any technology. I don't know why boast of 22 Km. You can be in a hotspot and avail of the internet service. Why would you want to be 22Km away from the hotspot. I don't understand it. Is it what WMAX supposed to do. Use it in conjunction with a wi-fi technology and be 22 km away from a hot spot. or where is this distance going to be measured from.
I believe the founders of this company are plainly lucky or plainly clever to get the financiers to finance the development of WMAX. If these financiers were cleverer they would finance the development of a method of delivery of internet service that would drive the hackers out of business as described at
http://www.hackers10.blogspot.com
Such a internet service would also be super fast because it would allow the introduction of multitasking. Superfast Internet service is presently a myth although Verizon tries to dupe the public by using a TV ad involving James Earl Jones (actually James Earl Jones playing dual role of arguing with himself)