[svlug] Fwd: Intel modifies Wi-Fi to add mileage

[Tony Cratz]

Edward Cherlin wrote:
> "The difference is that a WiMax tower costs about $15,000 to $20,000.
> The long range Wi-Fi towers might only cost $700 to $800." WiMax is
> also a 360 degree broadcast system, rather than point-to-point. The
> two serve different needs. The price estimates are unrealistic, so
> don't put too much stock in the marketing hype. This system will be
> cheap, but not *that* cheap, says I, drawing on my 17 years in
> high-tech market research.


	I need to correct a statement from above. WiMax and be used
	in a very tight beam in order to be a point-to-point system
	or it can be used as a 360 degree set-up. It all depend on what
	you need at the time. To be honest you will always get a better
	signal in a point-to-point set-up as you can aim your signal to
	exactly to where you need it. And most set-up will use very
	directional panels to cover where the signal is needed.


							Tony