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WiMAX: Worldwide
Interoperability for
Microwave Access
ere is a silent battle being fought within the broadband communication industry
between the proponents of wireless broadband communications and fixed broad-
band communications. e battle is for supremacy of access techniques between
the haves of fiber in the ground and the have-nots who also have wireless infrastruc-
ture. Within the wireless communication arena as well, the usual debate of what is
broadband and which technology is broadband or 4G also rages. For the consumer,
both battles are a welcome sign of a better future for broadband access. Every battle
could lead to a bet ...