The how and why of WiMAX—the “last mile” technology that’s revolutionizing wireless broadband

WiMAX Crash Course offers an accessible overview of the revolutionary solution for wireless delivery of broadband services. Using real-world examples, the book explains how WiMAX works and discusses the business and economic implications of this groundbreaking technology.

WiMAX is emerging rapidly, and this book will get you up to speed quickly. The book gives you the ability to ask the right questions of their providers before making infrastructure and service delivery decisions. Soon,WiMAX will be everywhere. By reading this book, you will be ready to take full advantage of everything this innovative technology has to offer.

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The How and Why of WiMAX -- The Revolutionary Wireless Broadband Technology

WiMAX Crash Course offers an accessible overview of the revolutionary solution for wireless delivery of broadband services. Using real-world examples, the book explains how WiMAX works, the applicationsit enables, and how it integrates with other technologies. You'll find in-depth coverage of the business and economic implications of this groundbreaking technology, as well as regulatory issues.

WiMAX is emerging rapidly, and this book will get you up to speed quickly, giving you the tools to evaluate service providers before making infrastructure and service delivery decisions. You'll also get strategies for integration and deployment. Soon, WiMAX will be everywhere. WiMAX Crash Course will help you take full advantage of everything this innovative technology has to offer.

FULL COVERAGE OF WiMAX, INCLUDING:
* Introduction to Wireless and WiMAX * WiMAX History and Support Organizations * How WiMAX Works * WiMAX Applications and Services * WiMAX Regulatory Issues * WiMAX and Other Broadband Wireless Features

Download WiMAX Crash Course: Chapter 1

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This chapter excerpt, " Introduction to Wireless and WiMax," examines the driving forces behind WiMax, including the desire for more bandwidth, an increasing demand for mobility, the need for global roaming, the requirement on the part of the market to have anywhere, anytime access to content, the tight linkage between Wimax and IMS, and the incessant demand on the part of service providers to extend their relevance and indeed their ability to survive.

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26 Jun 2006 | SearchNetworking.com

(Reproduced from the book WiMax Crash Course, ISBN 0072263075, Copyright © 2006, The McGraw-Hill Companies. Reproduced by permission of McGraw-Hill Professional, Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Written permission from McGraw-Hill is required for all other uses. )

About the Author:

Steven Shepard is the president of the Shepard Communications Group in Williston, Vermont. A professional author and educator with 24 years of varied experience in the telecommunications industry, he has written books and magazine articles on a wide variety of topics.

Mr. Shepard specializes in international issues in telecommunications with an emphasis on strategic technical sales; services convergence; the social implications of technological change; the development of multilingual educational materials; and the effective use of multiple delivery media. He has written and directed more than 40 videos and films and written technical presentations on a broad range of topics for more than 70 companies and organizations worldwide. Global clients include major telecommunications manufacturers, service providers, software development firms, multinational corporations, universities, professional services firms, advertising firms, venture capital firms, and regulatory bodies.

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