WiFi VS. WiMAX

WiFi and WiMax are competing wireless broadband technologies that are considered useful for "Voice over Internet Protocol".

WiFi is used for closed circuit business networking and for connecting customer electronics and provides cheap wireless internet service. It is mostly confined to " LAN " (Local Area Network).

As the world is going online new solutions are coming up day by day for the people who are at commercial venues like cafes, hotels or parks or buses to use the free internet access. One such smart solution is "WiMax technology" .

WiMax on the other hand does proivide wireless reception over significantly greater distances and at higher broadband levels. The technology behind WiMax is to use " transmitters like cell phone towers, to carry its signal " rather than using fixed lines like cable or telephone line to bring the Internet access into a building.

The advantage of WiMax over WiFi is that several subscribers can connect to a tower, even if it is being blocked by any physical obstruction, making it one best solution to reach to the most remote locations. Few more benefits of Wimax over WiFi is that it has greater range and connection quality. When a WiMax tower is nearing its maximum broadband capacity it automatically redirects additional users to another WiMax access point.

Many large businesses and companies with large physical space are opting for "WiMax" to avoid buying many repeater access points required those are required with "WiFi".

The only disadvantage in WiMax is the cost factor which can be resolved in a distant
future for more powerful and more accessible wireless Internet access.