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WORLDWIDE INTEROPERABILITY MICROWAVE ACCESS [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

... a wireless communications standard designed to provide 30 to 40 megabit-per-second data rates, with the 2011 update providing up to 1 Gbit/s [gigabit/second] for fixed stations.

CONT

WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) is based on IEEE 802.16 standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

WiMAX regroupe des normes [...] de réseaux sans fil précédemment indépendants : HiperMAN développé en Europe par l'ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) ou encore 802.16 développé par l'IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

OBS

Aujourd'hui [WiMAX est] surtout utilisé comme mode de transmission et d'accès à Internet haut débit, portant sur une zone géographique étendue.

Spanish

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