A number of analysts are saying that manufacturers of WiMax-enabled products are pushing to have the IEEE 802.16 spec certified sooner rather than later. Demand for WiMax has certainly increased in a number of regions, especially in Europe and Asia-Pacific. As we have discussed here for months, pre-WiMax solutions are available with many vendors undergoing WiMAX Forum certification testing for 802.16d (the fixed wireless broadband standard). Of course, the mobile standard 802.16e is the spec that everyone is fixated on, and that will certainly determine the future mass global deployment of WiMax. In addition, with the upcoming field trials set to take place in a number of locations in this country, the early spring could see the launch of numerous WiMax-enabled networks.
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