WiMax advantages are:
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speeds five time faster than typical wireless
networks
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New computers will come with WiMAX wireless
cards
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WiMAX could erases the suburban and rural
blackout areas that currently have no internet capability
From a business perspective, business applications that would benefit from WiMAX and GPS:
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Companies can use this for their road managers
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Companies can keep track of where employees are
on the road
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Companies can use GPS and internet to track
company vehicle speed limits
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Companies can track assets with this technology
as well
WiMAX and GIS:
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Airlines and shipping companies can plot routes
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Hospitals can keep track of where employees are
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On-Star uses this technology in cars to locate
and help the driver
WiMAX and RFID:
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Store inventories
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Shipping companies
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Manufacturing companies
Competitive advantages of WiMAX over LTE:
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This technology will be cheaper
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Companies are starting to put WiMAX into new
laptops etc.
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WiMAX covers a wide range
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Offered to people in suburban and rural areas.
I think all in all WiMAX will be great for many companies
and people that do not currently have internet.
This is a very fast internet solution that many people in large cities
might convert over too.