At present, we
could say that the standard for wireless Internet is Wi-Fi, which can
be summarized as follows: a network of antennas radiates a signal and the
equipment with this technology that are within the radius of action of
the antennas of Wi-Fi, called "hotspots", can
connect to the Internet wirelessly, at a broadband transfer rate. It
should be noted that the maximum transmission speed of the most modern Wi-Fi
regulations is 1.3 Gbps.
Thanks to this
characteristic, in certain parts of the world this technology had a wide
development, which led to a kind of social movement forming communities of
users in which each one, with their antenna, tries to fully cover a sector of a
community or neighborhood as a community . Why is it necessary to have
several members of a community for that? Because Wi-Fi antennas have a
maximum range of 150 meters, which in practice is reduced to about 90, at least
the maximum range of a home installation.
And here is the point of the
question: the new WiMax Advanced technology proposes higher speeds, and
the most important perhaps is that each antenna of this system extends its
range of action up to approximately 70 kilometers, depending on the
environmental conditions. The thing, obviously, changes. Even more so
when it is taken into account that, when WiMax reaches the level of Wi-Fi
massification, it becomes a real competition, especially since it can
reach lower installation costs, antennas and equipment.
As we said, Wi-Fi
technology had extensive development and growth in the last five years in
various parts of the world, but in Latin America its
appearance coincided with deep processes of economic crisis, especially in
Argentina, which made equipment considerably more expensive. and its
installation for users and companies.
With the promised range of 50 to
70 kilometers, another panorama opens up. Wireless Internet would no longer be an
exclusively urban attraction (a situation that is
unavoidable and makes it necessary to put antennas every 90 meters), on the
contrary. The Internet could be brought to suburban and rural areas where
the installation of cables is even more difficult due to the low number of
users.
In short, WiMax
is presented as the best alternative for these rural settings, but
also for large private areas of companies, since it makes it possible to bring
broadband, which includes telephone and associated services, to really distant
areas and with a low cost.
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