Wireless Wide Area Networks (WANs) have so far garnered only niche acceptance: They are used in rural areas where wired telecommunications services are not available and in select instances where companies deem them less expensive than other options, like T1 lines. Wi-Max, short for “Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access,” was crafted to make wireless WANs more attractive to corporations and end users.
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Wi-Max’s Future: Boom or Bust?
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski April 12, 2005 05:00 AMWireless Wide Area Networks (WANs) have so far garnered only niche acceptance: They are used in rural areas where wired telecommunications services are not available and in select instances where companies deem them less expensive than other options, like T1 lines. Wi-Max, short for “Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access,” was crafted to make wireless WANs more attractive to corporations and end users.