Wimax Forum Started on 7th April 2003 Members : Intel , Fujistui ( Chip Makers ) , Nokia , Airspan Networks , OFDM OFrum “First Statements Does Not want to replace DSL or WiFi” -> Last Mile , Non Line of Site like other satellite services Average Speed of 70mb/s Intel Big on Open Switchable Standards for Wireless ( Wimax –> Wifi –> Bluetooth on same chip , Centrino , Rosedale Wimax Chip?) Competition Mobile Fi Uses Wimax Phone ( Nokia By 2008 ) Security Camera’s ( Bid to start with all of london’s security Cameras) Last Mile Broadband Internet to countries ( Russia , South America , China , India ) Mircrosoft Zune Player Wimax Enabled UK Pacific Century Cyper Works has purchased 13/15 Licenses US Sprint Clearwire Technology 802.16d ( Fixed Installations Building’s to Building’s Stationary Objects that Currently Use Infared Etc) 802.16e (Mobile Use) City by City can use licensed Spectrums Unlicensed Spectrum for LAN Opposition Cisco doesn’t see the point of running 2 Parrellel Networks Expensive to Build Initial networks ( Company’s taking city by city) , they want to target business for big contracts to pay for other citys