Article Intro. As current-generation 802.16e mobile WiMAX networks are deployed globally, work continues on the next generation of the technology known as 802.16m, which will provide greater performance, capacity and flexibility over existing legacy networks.
Broadband wireless technologies have continued to evolve to keep pace with the ever-growing demand for high-bandwidth data requirements and applications. From proprietary BWA (broadband wireless access) technologies came fixed WiMAX in 2004 based on the IEEE 802.16d standard - providing a common platform for fixed and nomadic wireless broadband services.
(Republished with permission of WiMAX.com)