WiMax revolution is around the corner

06.06.2006
WiMax is set to create a wireless mobile revolution between 2008 and 2010, according to telecommunications analyst Paul Budde.

Releasing a report into the wireless broadband market, Budde said full commercial deployment of WiMax will commence next year.

"The longer it takes for incumbents to roll out true broadband networks (10Mb/s-plus) the more chance wireless broadband such as WiMax and meshed WiFi has of securing a position in this market," he said.

To date the mobile market has mainly revolved around mobile calls and SMS. However this market is reaching the end of its life.

Budde said this is the new market of "mobility".

"This will further develop in an AI (artificial intelligence) network infrastructure, linked to personal devices, with high storage capacity and parallel processing," he said.