dailytech.com — The new standard is still more than a year or two away, but according to IEEE documents, the group hopes that 802.16m will be able to deliver 1Gbps transfer rates over the air. In fact, 802.16m is "required" to meet downstream speeds of up to 1Gbps in "nomadic" mode, or high efficiency/strong signal mode.
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drizekFeb 24, 2007
This is a replacement for wimax, not wifi if im not mistaken.
justintsmithFeb 25, 2007
Metropolitain Area Networks?I love my new MAN
Closed AccountFeb 25, 2007
I say remove ALL the bottlenecks on the net. When I can pull/push 10Gbps between my house and any other person on the net, I will almost be a little bit happy. Until then, I still say we are thousands of years behind where we need to be.
lukas88Feb 25, 2007
1 gbps (gigabits per second) = roughly 125 MB/s (megabytes per second)The key difference is the difference between a bit and a byte. If you are transferring files over a network that supports it, it means you could transfer a DVD image in about.... 35 seconds (assuming it is 4.4 GB)
lukas88Feb 25, 2007
It is true, the fastest FiOS available to consumers that I am aware of is 50 mbps downstream. That is 5% of utilizing the capabilities of this protocol. It may still be useful to people who rely heavily on a home/business wireless network. With the current standard, it is a bit difficult for most routers to stream even DVD quality video files over a network. Once this protocol becomes standard, we may start to see some very interesting home entertainment hardware and software options.
rhettardoFeb 25, 2007
oh yeah, forgot to mention the hardware i listed above is gigabit full duplex w/ supposed 10Gb technologies in the works, not sure on 802.16m but i assume its half duplex transmissions like most wireless solutions...
coltrane68Feb 25, 2007
Of course this is exciting, but I have to note how typical this is of the IEEE. First, as others have noted, 'm' is before 'n'. Consumers are likely to think that the later letter represents the newest standard. Second, since the pronunciation of 'm' and 'n' are almost identical, are we now going to have to say "802.16m as in Mary" and "802.11n" as in Nancy? As my wife says, this is now like the military!
worldstoasterSep 12, 2009
EM waves are pretty much defined by a certain speed, you know, the speed of light and all.
worldstoasterSep 12, 2009
hmm or you just hear that "1" and "6" sound nothing alike so there is no problem