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==Capabilities==

==Capabilities==

[[File:WiMax accesspoints.jpg|thumbnail|A pair of WiMAX access points on display at a WiMAX Expo]]

[[File:WiMax accesspoints.jpg|thumbnail|A pair of WiMAX access points on display at a WiMAX Expo]]

Each WiMAX transceiver is capable of providing Internet access to about 3,000 square miles, with a range (radius) of 30 miles. This area of coverage can be increased with the instalation of additional distributed towers, which are linked by microwave communication.  Using the tower-receiver model, WiMAX networks are able to service many devices at a time within its range.  They also has the ability to hand off connections from one tower to another in the same manner that cellular phone networks operate.<ref name="britannica.com">https://www.britannica.com/topic/WiMax</ref><br />

Each WiMAX transceiver is capable of providing Internet access to about 3,000 square miles, with a range (radius) of 30 miles. This area of coverage can be increased with the instalation of additional distributed towers, which are linked by microwave communication.  Using the tower-receiver model, WiMAX networks are able to service many devices at a time within its range.  They also has the ability to hand off connections from one tower to another in the same manner that cellular phone networks operate.<ref name="britannica.com"/><br />

[[File:WiMAX tower.jpg|thumbnail|A WiMAX tower]]

[[File:WiMAX tower.jpg|thumbnail|A WiMAX tower]]

WiMAX networks can permit communication speeds of up to 75 Mbit/s, although this speed is diminished when other devices are connected and communicating.<ref name="about.com">http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelessinternet/g/bldef_wimax.htm</ref> The speed at which devices can communicate also depends on how they connect.  Users can connect to WiMAX networks just as they would to WiFi networks, using an integrated or attached WLAN adapter.  This offers convenience, but not as much speed as the second option.  The other way to connect to WiMAX is using an antenna dish, within line-of-sight of the tower.  This offers much greater speed, but must be wired or relayed to individual devices from there.<ref name="britannica.com">https://www.britannica.com/topic/WiMax</ref>

WiMAX networks can permit communication speeds of up to 75 Mbit/s, although this speed is diminished when other devices are connected and communicating.<ref name="about.com"/> The speed at which devices can communicate also depends on how they connect.  Users can connect to WiMAX networks just as they would to WiFi networks, using an integrated or attached WLAN adapter.  This offers convenience, but not as much speed as the second option.  The other way to connect to WiMAX is using an antenna dish, within line-of-sight of the tower.  This offers much greater speed, but must be wired or relayed to individual devices from there.<ref name="britannica.com"/>

==WiMAX Forum==

==WiMAX Forum==

WiMAX technology standards are set and maintained by the not-for-profit organization WiMAX Forum.  They work with companies to improve and maintain compatibility, by providing information and certifying new hardware.  They are continuing to expand the WiMAX technology as well, which such projects as WiGRID.  The name "WiMAX"was alos the creation of the WiMAX Forum.<ref name="about.com">http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelessinternet/g/bldef_wimax.htm</ref>

WiMAX technology standards are set and maintained by the not-for-profit organization WiMAX Forum.  They work with companies to improve and maintain compatibility, by providing information and certifying new hardware.  They are continuing to expand the WiMAX technology as well, which such projects as WiGRID.  The name "WiMAX"was alos the creation of the WiMAX Forum.<ref name="about.com"/>

==WiGRID==

==WiGRID==