WiMAX or Wi-Fi: The Best Suited Candidate Technology for Building Wireless Access Infrastructure
A.F.M Sultanul Kabir, Md.Razib Hayat Khan, Abul Ahsan Md.Mahmudul Haque, Mohammad Saiful Islam Mamun
Abstract
This paper presents a description of the existing wireless technology Wi-Fi and WiMAX, and try to compare Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) and WiMAX (IEEE 802.16), with respect to which technology provides a better solution to build a wireless access infrastructure. Each technology is evaluated based on some key characteristics. This paper concludes with a statement of, which technology will be the best and most cost effective solution to end user.