(zdnet.com) WiMAX (World wide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a standardization process for the IEEE 802.16 Ethernet standards, much like Wi-Fi is the standardization process for the IEEE 802.11 standards. WiMAX has been one of the most prolific buzz words of wireless networking for nearly two years and it is probably one of the more hyped and misunderstood technologies in recent memory.
Some of the misunderstandings of WiMAX are:

• WiMAX is longer range than Wi-Fi
• WiMAX is faster than Wi-Fi
• WiMAX will compete with and replace Wi-Fi
• WiMAX is more secure than Wi-Fi

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