What is WiMAX Technology and muni-WiFi?

WiMAX is a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL. WiMAX will provide fixed , nomadic, portable and, eventually, mobile wireless broadband connectivity without the need for direct line-of-sight with a base station. In a typical cell radius deployment of three to ten kilometers, WiMAX Forum Certified™ systems can be expected to deliver capacity of up to 40 Mbps per channel, for fixed and portable access applications. This is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support hundreds of businesses with T-1 speed connectivity and thousands of residences with DSL speed connectivity. Mobile network deployments provide up to 15 Mbps of capacity within a typical cell radius deployment of up to three kilometers. The next logical step would be to make the whole of Dumaguete City a wireless municipailty. Several cities in the US, France, UK and lately even in Vietnam are currently developing these projects, called muni-WiFi service. If the local government cooperate in this project it could also materialise here.

Through our business partnerships IT Outlook is able to present extended services to this local market if local government show the will to faciliate the employment of this new technology!