WiMAX
Noun
Meaning
WiMAX
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access: a telecommunications technology providing wireless data, voice and video over long distances.
Examples
People need to access Skype wirelessly, no matter where they are, and what happens is that we'll be taking advantage of the rollout of Internet everywhere - WiFi and WiMax in particular.
Example applications include commercial wireless standards such as Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11), WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) and LTE, in addition to military standards such as those specified in the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) initiative.
CTS Gibraltar Limited launched a WiMax service in 2008, competing against the established ADSL providers.
Now Internet access in India is provided by both public and private companies using a variety of technologies and media including dial-up (PSTN), xDSL, coaxial cable, Ethernet, FTTH, ISDN, HSDPA (3G), WiFi, WiMAX, etc. at a wide range of speeds and costs.
It is an element of the 3GPP standard that is designed to assist mobile devices in discovering offload destinations, including Wi-Fi, WiMAX and CDMA2000 networks.
It also presents potential scenarios in which these disruptors could cause operators to switch from one 3GPP technology to another, or even out of the 3GPP family altogether and into WiMax.