What is wireless broadband?
Not to be confused with a wireless network, for wireless broadband you dont need a phone line of any type. Instead, an antenna on the outside of your house signals to your computer via an internal connection point. Wireless broadband is becoming increasingly popular in remote areas where ADSL and cable internet are unavailable.
Wireless broadband is a technology where your connection to the Internet is made by a radio link to one of your WISP’s antennas. This allows WISP’s to do some pretty amazing things. First, we aren’t limited by cables like DSL or Cable Broadband, our connection to you passes through the air. Since WISP’s aren’t trying to make older technology (like television cable) work for data, we can achieve incredible speeds both from the network to you, and from you out. Wireless Broadband is an always-on connection capable of providing simultaneous mixed media (phone, fax, Internet) over the same connection with speeds that are substantially greater than a typical dial-up connection. Submitted by Superdog1 .box{padding: 10px; margin:0 auto; text-align:left; background: #F0F0ff url(http://i.dslr.net/grad-blue-10-130.png) repeat-x 0 -5px} window.onload=function(){ Nifty(“div.box”,”transparent”); } feedback form feedback form Any feedback you provide (corrections, updates or suggestions) are sent to
Wireless broadband is high-speed Internet service via wireless technology. Wireless broadband is available in Internet cafés, local “hot spots” within many cities, private businesses and many homes. The advantage of wireless broadband is that the computer receiving the Internet signal need not be tethered by an Ethernet or network cable to the broadband modem or router. A wireless broadband modem receives the service and transmits it via radio waves to the immediate surrounding area. Any computer equipped with wireless capacity within receiving distance can pick up the signal, making the Internet ‘portable.’ The most common way to take advantage of wireless broadband is by using a laptop computer. You will need a wireless broadband adapter, commonly available in a portable computer (PC) card format. This is a small credit-card style device that slips into an external port on the laptop. With a little configuration of the software, the laptop will start searching for a wireless broadban
In this podcast you will learn about wireless broadband. You will come away with a big picture view of both fixed and mobile wireless broadband and learn about 802.16e, the protocol that paves the way for continuous broadband Internet access at work, on the road or at home by offering both fixed and mobile access over the same infrastructure. Listen and learn.
