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VIRTUALISATION Intel WiMAX broadband connects remote Amazon city
VIRTUALISATION Intel WiMAX broadband connects remote Amazon city | Intel WiMAX broadband connects remote Amazon city |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Thursday, 21 September 2006 | |
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WiMAX, which is based on the 802.16 standard, suitable for implementing wireless high speed internet connections over distances up to more than 100 km and can achieve wireless data transfer speeds up 70 Mbps depending on the distance. The charateristics of WiMax have led to it being proposed as a wireless alternative to copper for "last mile" connectivity and for connecting discrete localised WiFi networks with each other. The Parintins project is part of the Intel World Ahead Program, an initiative in which Intel plans to invest more than US$1 billion globally over the next 5 years to accelerate access to computers, the Internet and technology for people in developing communities. |
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