Technical question

[andrewducker]

Anyone know anything about WiMax? I know it's the latest big thing - and it's being advertised as being able to provide 70MBit connections over a 50km radius. But how does it cope if you and your neighbour (within 50m, let alone km) both set up a node? Do they cope, or do they just compete for signal? I keep hearing talk about it being deployed in cities, but I'd have thought that this was a recipe for disaster. Anyone fill me in?

Comments

[aberbotimue.livejournal.com]

Erm..
Me never heard of it!!

have you had a look at adslguide.org they usually review these things, as they hit the street...

and their forums some techy dude should have some answear for you!

[azalemeth.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMax :P.


Next :P.

Normal wifi is iffy to say the least, because of the narrow (if you're a geek) or wide (if you're a radio operator) frequency range it has been allotted here. As such, interference is always iffy, but that's nothing a good signal amplifier can't change.....

[themongkey.livejournal.com]

It's no more a recipe for disaster than different cellphone networks setting up masts in the same area, and two neighbours both owning mobiles, is it?