On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 03:40:23 -0400, Pete Theisen <petet@acun.com> wrote:
> Hi Everybody!
>
> Anyone know of a good wireless broadband to use in Florida? I mean go
> from place to place even mobile like a cell phone with a PCMCIA card or
> something stuck into the notebook. Is there anything?
There are two options for this as far as the technology is concened.
Maybe three.
1- Evolution of current cellular systems: This is what we have so far
around the country and in Europe. It provides mobility but the data
rates should be limited.
2- IEEE 802.20 based products: This will take a *long time* to appear
in the market.
3- IEEE 802.16d/e products, or so called wimax
(http://www.wimaxforum.org). The duality between .11 and WiFi is the
same as the duality between .16 and Wimax. Fixed wireless access
products (.16a/d) are expected to be in the marked in the first or
second quarter of 2005. Mobile wireless will take a longer because the
standard is still in development.
I know Nextel provides a similar service to mobile wman (.16e) in
Raleigh, NC. But their product is propriatery, so I dont think it will
spread as fast as 16d or 16e expected.
A litte note:
IEEE 802.11a/b/g: wireless lan, or wifi
IEEE 802.16a/d/e: wireless man, or wimax. .16e is the mobile one which
is backward compatible with .16d.
Tevfik
> Of course, this *has* to work with Linux as well as Window$.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete
>
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