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WiMAX roadmap

This online companion piece to the Broadband Wireless section of the 2005 Technology Preview focuses on the continuing rise of WiMax. Here--in a timeline constructed from the assumptions, opinions and expectations of industry experts--is the chronological future of WiMax.

WiMax Roadmap

  • Q3 2004: IEEE WiMax standard 802.16-2004 finalized, catching up to the industry's burgeoning pre-standard wireless broadband equipment.

  • Q4 2004: The first standards-based WiMax chip sets could begin to hit the market.

  • Q1 2005: Some say the wireless mobility standard may be finalized this quarter. Others believe it will take longer.

  • Q2 2005: The first standards-based WiMax products, for outdoor installation, may begin to hit the market. The WiMax Forum establishes a laboratory in Europe to test the conformance of products to the WiMax standard and certify those that conform.

  • Q3 2005: Either this quarter or the next, a second wave of WiMax products, for indoor installation, may begin to hit the market.

  • Q4 2005: In this quarter or the next, the WiMax Forum's European lab may begin certifying the interoperability of WiMax products, eventually essential for mobile use. Carriers may begin trialing WiMax gear.

  • 2006: WiMax deployment will accelerate, likely in areas that wireline broadband doesn't serve. Laptops may emerge with built-in or pluggable WiMax capabilities, though some believe it will take longer.

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