WiMAX for Job Creation and Economic Development

The Obama administration's stimulus spending will pump billions of dollars into US telecommunications markets. As much of the target of that spending is rural markets, 4G wireless technologies, associated vendors and service providers will prosper ushering in The Next Telecom Boom.

Contents

Introduction
CLEARTMThe Disruptor
The 3 A's of the WiMAX-enabled Business
Access
IMS Vision
The Impact of WiMAX on Business Connectivity
Why WiMAX as access technology?
Objections to WiMAX
WiMAX is not Wi-Fi
WiMAX Components
WiMAX Base Stations
Outdoor CPE
Indoor CPE
USB, Laptop card or similar
Femtocells
Relationship of WiMAX Range and Throughput for Business Applications
Link budget
Limitations of the laptop
MIMO
MIMO as interference mitigating technology
Adaptive Antenna System (AAS) as Interference Mitigation Technology
Why 3G cannot compete with WiMAX
Fixed vs. Mobile WiMAX
Why backhaul is important
Wireless Backhaul Considerations
Comparisons with Fiber
Spectrum Considerations
Access Conclusion
Applications
Relationship of Connectivity and Productivity
Applications: Generic
T1/DS3 Substitute = converged voice + data
Voice (telephony): the "killer app" for WiMAX
Disaster Recovery
Combating high telecom costs and/or Building Diversity
Applications: Specific-Industry Verticals
Retail
Banking
Healthcare
Transportation
Utilities
Case study: City of Corpus Christi
Agriculture
Construction
Petroleum/Energy
Applications Conclusion
Affordability: WiMAX in the Business
Service provider or "roll-your-own"?
Savings on Existing Expenditures
Strategies: A) subscribe from WiMAX service provider or
B) Deploy own business network
Custom Built WiMAX Network for Business Private Use
Base Station and Business Density
Summary Affording WiMAX
Conclusion and Projections
"Landline migration" to "T1 migration"
Clear: a portent of things to come
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