| There's a new craze in the mobile cyberspace town, | | | | WiMax can offer broadband wireless access of up to |
| and it's called - the Fourth Generation Communications | | | | 30 miles or 50 kilometers for fixed stations and 3 to |
| System (4G). 4G wireless network is another | | | | 10 miles or 5 - 15 kilometers for mobile ones. Without |
| installment in the generations of the wireless | | | | a doubt, it is undeniably faster than Wi-Fi or |
| networks, proceeding with 3G and the rest of the | | | | otherwise known as IEEE 802.11, as having only a |
| other standards (2G, 1G, 0G). So what is 4G by the | | | | meager 100 - 300 feet or 30 - 100 meters area |
| way? 4G is the newest mobile standard that allows | | | | coverage. |
| one to have an ultra-fast browsing speed in the | | | | For business and metropolitan areas, it is best to |
| internet through his or her phone. | | | | refer WiMax. With its capability to cater to a large |
| Actually, there are two kinds of 4G wireless | | | | area, this new wireless broadband access technology |
| networks. The first kind is called as | | | | is indeed preferable for populated areas where usual |
| LTE or Long Term Evolution. LTE was first launched | | | | network congestion is most likely to occur, as this will |
| in public at the cities of Oslo, Norway, Stockholm and | | | | answer to that problem. WiMax is much like that of |
| Sweden. The other one is called WiMax, or | | | | Wi-Fi, with the same data rates supported and quality |
| Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. | | | | of service being offered. However, with WiMax, |
| WiMax is much more popular than the former, having | | | | network interference is lessened as well as it can be |
| been already launched in more than 148 countries | | | | operated on both licensed and unlicensed frequencies. |
| with 568 fixed networks and is still counting. | | | | In the United States, there are 23 currently active |
| What is WiMax | | | | WiMax digital wireless networks. But network |
| Briefly described, WiMax is an IP (Internet Protocol) | | | | companies such as Sprint and Nextel have shown |
| based wireless broadband access technology. Also | | | | interest to use WiMax for its 4G wireless network. |
| known as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics | | | | Now, that's really something to look forward to with |
| Engineers) 802.16, this wireless system provides | | | | a smile. |
| quality performance like that of Wi-Fi networks. | | | | |