Nonetheless, these are the inherent shortcoming of WiMAX as a
wireless technology.
?– Risks a new technology: Although WiMAX seems to have taken a strong foothold
as a promising solution, it is an emerging new technology and its future is far
from certain. Its wide market acceptance has yet to be established and competing
technologies can still be threats to its long term survival, Therefore, although,
WiMAX has garnered very strong support from some the key forces in the industry,
the risk associated with being an emerging technology at this time is one of its
shortcomings.
Typical Deployment Scenarios
The most widely anticipated deployment of WiMAX is in wireless access networks as
an access technology. However, in terms of topology, the typical deployment scenarios
for the other applications discussed previously would not differ significantly from the
simple deployment scenario described here.
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A typical deployment consists of a set of wireless base stations, each covering a specific
region referred to as the footprint of the base station. In urban environments, the
base station is most likely to be located on a centrally located tall building.
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