The WiMax Forum and some of the biggest proponents of WiMax in the vendor community, including Intel, want to see equipment that's interoperable with Wi-Fi and 3G, or next-generation cellular networks, so WiMax can serve as as a backup or an extension service where those technologies are in use. WiMax is late into the wireless game, so it has to find niches where other technologies are lagging. "It's not going to displace existing mobile infrastructure," Forrester Research analyst Charles Golvin says.
But WiMax is coming, and even in its earliest forms it has found a seat at the wireless table.
The new HPE Aruba 730 series Wi-Fi 7 access points tout high performance, enhanced security, location tracking capabilities, and more.
Verizon is demoing crowd analytics technology that uses 5G along with AI and mobile edge computing to give stadium operators insights into the flow of fans throughout a venue.
As we move closer to fully realizing the potential of Wi-Fi 7, it becomes evident that the RF, signaling, and throughput tests are not merely procedural checkpoints but the pillars of excellence in wireless communication.
