Assuming you want a Personal account:

• P1 W1MAX 1200 (1.2 Mbps): RM99 (12 month contract) or RM89 (24 month)
• P1 W1MAX 2400 (2.4 Mbps): RM229 (12 month contract) or RM199 (24 month)
• Nationwide Access: RM10 (waived, but think about it, what nationwide access?)
• and they have 400 kbps and 700 kbps packages at their website.

Charges:

• Modem: RM999  (waived, cool!)
• Registration: RM100
• Activation: RM10
• Stamp duty: RM10
• Installation fee: RM80 (optional, I don't know whether it's worth taking up or not)

To reiterate my previous comment:

My opinion? This roll out is on the bleeding edge. Only apply if you want to be the first on the block to have it. Me, wait till TM comes up with Wimax, then you have national pride on the line. In the meantime, use unlimited 3G.

 The company providing the service is P1.

Vishal

Wimax Vs HSDPA

Tak kenal maka tak sayang, kalau gitu kita kenalan dulu dengan Mr Wimax dan Mr HSDPA.:)

yang pertama apa itu Wimax??

Wimax itu adalah suatu teknologi broadband wirereless acces (BWA) saudaranya WiFi yang mempunyai kecepatan transfer data lebih tinggi (Max 75 Mbps) dan jangkauan yang lebih luas (Max 50 Km) dari Wifi yang biasa kita gunakan. Ada beberapa teknologi pendukung yang menyebabkan WiMAX mempunyai data rate dan jangkauan yang lebih bagus dibanding BWA yang lain, yaitu teknologi OFDM, OFDMA, SOFDMA, Smart antenna, power control, FEC, adaptive modulation.
setelah saya search dengan bantuan "om google" ternyata ada beberapa standart IEEE untuk wiMax yaitu :

1. IEEE 802.16 yang bekerja pada frekuensi 10-66 GHz. Standard ini hanya digunakan untuk kondisi LOS (Line of Sight) dan biasa diimplementasikan untuk komunikasi PtP(point to point).
2. IEEE 802.16a yang dikeluaran pada tahun 2003 yang bekerja pada frekuensi 2-11 GHz dan sudah menggunakan teknologi OFDM sehingga bisa digunakan untuk kondisi NLOS.
3. IEEE 802.16e Rev 2004 yang dikeluarkan pada tahun 2004. Pada standard ini sudah digunakan teknologi OFDMA, juga bekerja pada frekuensi 2-11 GHz. Pada standard ini juga memungkinkan digunakan untuk kondisi NLOS dan mempunyai kemampuan portable (belum mobile).
4. IEEE 802.16e 2005 yang bekerja pada frekuensi 2-6 GHz dan sudah mempunyai kemampuan mobile. Pada standard ini digunakan teknologi SOFDMA yang mendukung fleksibilitas dalam menangani regulasi pemerintah dan kebuthan operator.

Implementasi WiMAX antara lain :
1. cellular backhoul
2. WiFi backhoul
3. Public safety
4. Perbankan
5. lain-lain

yang kedua Apa itu HSDPA??

HSDPA merupakan pengembangan dari jaringan W-CDMA yang sudah ada. Sebagai informasi, W-CDMA adalah nama teknologi GSM yang memungkinkan adanya teknologi 3G. Tujuan HSDPA, tak lain, adalah untuk meningkatkan kecepatan maksimal transfer data, kualitas pelayanan, dan efisiensi.HSDPA memungkinkan adanya layanan video streaming, Internet akses yang cepat, dan konferensi video. Lho, bukannya 3G saja sudah bisa? Memang bisa, tapi 3G biasa cuma berkecepatan 384 Kb/detiks. Nah, HSDPA memungkinkan kecepatan data maksimal 14 Mb/detik. Wow, kan? Dalam kondisi prima, kecepatan HSDPA lebih baik ketimbang koneksi internet kabel alias DSL (Digital Subscriber Line).
Kecepatan yang seperti itu membuat HSDPA menjadi teknologi tercepat di antara seluruh teknologi jaringan bergerak (mobile).Dengan kecepatan yang demikian, mudah-mudahan, nonton televisi di ponsel, telepon video, akses Internet, dan layanan data lainnya bisa berjalan dengan mulus. Layanan lain pun bisa dirasakan lebih nikmat. Pelanggan bisa memperoleh waktu respons lebih singkat, menunggu lebih sebentar, dan menikmati kecepatan koneksi yang tinggi. Mereka menggunakan ponsel mereka untuk menelepon dan pada saat yang sama, mereka bisa mengunduh data.

Kecepatan HSDPA bisa meningkat karena pemindahan fungsi pemrosesan lebih dekat ke “udara”. Proses yang dipindahkan adalah proses penjadwalan jaringan dan retransmisi. Semula, kedua proses itu berjalan di pengendali jaringan radio. HSDPA juga menambah sebuah mekanisme pembagian kanal. Dengan perubahan-perubahan itu, HSDPA mengingkatkan kapasitas jaringan.Operator juga tidak perlu mengeluarkan biaya investasi yang besar untuk menghadirkan HSDPA untuk pelanggannya. Dengan sedikit memodifikasi perangkat keras W-CDMA, HSDPA sudah bisa diaplikasikan. Selain itu, HSDPA menggunakan lebar kanal 5 MHz yang merupakan kanal yang juga digunakan jaringan W-CDMA. Dengan demikian, para operator sudah bisa menggunakan infrastruktur yang sudah ada—tak perlu lagi kanal khusus.

Berikut ini perbandingan nya dimana Secara teoritis, range jarak akses WiMAX (Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access) dapat mencapai 30 km (sama dengan range untuk GSM) dengan kecepatan bandwith 75 Mbit/s. Semakin jauh terminal dari base station, semakin lemah sinyal dari WiMAX. Jadi sinyal dengan rasio 3,5GHz akan jauh lebih cepat daripada GSM. Sementara untuk HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) memiliki kecepatan maksimum 14,4 Mbit/s dalam jarak kurang dari 1 km dari base station. Dalam jarak 6 km, aliran data akan drop ke kecepatan 1 Mbit/s.

HSDPA memiliki beberapa prinsip yakni jika user tidak mendapat bandwith yang lebih tinggi, teknologi HSDPA masih dapat menggunakan layanan transmisi data, namun dengan bandwith yang lebih rendah (pada level WCDMA atau GPRS/EDGE), HSDPA hanya mampu mengirim transmisi data dalam hitungan dosin kilobit per second (Kbps).

Jumlah user. Teknologi HSDPA dapat digunakan untuk banyak user secara bersama-sama, sementara WiMAX paling bagus penggunaannya dalan jumlah yang terbatas, atau dalam ratusan terminal. Terlebih lagi terdapat masalah serius yang terjadi pada WiMAX dalam jaringan corporate, ketika angka user semakin bertambah. Jika semua user tiba-tiba memutuskan untuk download file besar dari Internet, hal tersebut akan berimbas pada aliran data. Namun, dalam kasus HSDPA (fitur ini adalah turunan dari CDMA) untuk kasus tersebut, semua user akan mendapat aliran data yang lambat, sedangkan pada WiMAX router dalam situasi yang sama, kemungkinan akan gagal untuk menanganinya.

Bandwith. Bandwith WiMAX dan HSDPA memiliki lebar yang sama dari base station. WiMAX tidak memiliki banyak range frekuensi, namun WiMAX memilik banyak cara untuk mengembangkannya yakni dengan membentuk range baru dari 10GHz ke 66GHz, skema modulasi baru dan MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple Output). Sedangkan HSDPA, yang merupakan pengembangan dari WCDMA, mampu mengatasinya untuk masalah efisiensi.

Multimedia. Kedua teknologi memiliki kapasitas yang sama untuk transmitting data multimedia. WiMAX dan HSDPA memiliki prioritas QoS dan trafik. Pilihan antara kedua komunikasi data, baik dalam WCDMA/HSDPA atau VOIP/WiMAX adalah hal yang teknis, namun dalam segi ekonomi, trafik WiMAX lebih murah daripada HSDPA.

Keamanan. HSDPA tidak menyediakan fungsi keamanan tambahan. Autentikasi user dilakukan dari SIM card (atau RUIM). Data masing-masing user akan dikodekan secara berbeda menurut standard CDMA, dan bekerja jauh lebih baik daripada algoritma kriptografi, kecuali jika ada penyusup yang masuk ke base station atau suatu ketika penyusup tersebut mendapatkan kode channel (seperti agen khusus). Sementara WiMAX telah support dengan algortima kriptografi modern (contohnya AES dengan kunci 1024 bit). WiMAX akan menyenangkan user yang ingin menyimpan kerahasiaan datanya, namun kerahasiaan data user tersebut tidak bertahan lama, seperti perumpamaan tidak ada keamanan yang tidak bisa dijebol. (sumber digit.life.com

Pernyataan ini diungkapkan Eksekutif Intel Corporations Sean Maloney. Menurutnya WiMAX mobile dapat menjadikan Internet lebih terbuka, lebih cepat dan mobile. Apalagi perkembangannya yang cukup pesat menuju� cakupan global yang lebih luas. Bahkan Informa Telecoms melaporkan bahwa penyedia jaringan menggunakan lebih dari 281 jaringan WiMAX tetap atau mobile WIMAX.

Menteri Keuangan Taiwan Chii-ming Yiin, juga memberikan pidato utamanya kepada khalayak melalui video. Ia menjelaskan bagaimana WiMAX mewakili kesempatan perkembangan berikutnya bagi industri teknologi lokal Taiwan dengan perusahaan perangkat keras, layanan dan jaringan infrastruktur dalam mengembangkan solusi WiMAX yang lengkap untuk digunakan di seluruh dunia.��� �

"WIMAX mobile merupakan solusi yang tepat dan sedang menjadi trend saat ini," tambah Maloney. Menurutnya Jaringan wireless akan menjadi cara bagi banyak orang untuk dapat berhubungan dan harus mempunyai kemampuan untuk Web 2.0. Artinya mereka harus memiliki bandwidth yang besar untuk dapat mengirimkan data dari atau untuk perangkat lainnya dengan kecepatan yang sangat tinggi.

Selama seminggu, mulai 14 Juli, Intel juga akan memperkenalkan prosessor dan beberapa chipset untuk platform mobile PC generasi berikutnya yang dinamakan teknologi prosessor Intel Centrino 2, yang sebelumnya dikenal dengan nama sandi Montevina, untuk laptop berkinerja tinggi. Jajaran lengkap chipset dan produk Wi-Fi wireless Intel akan hadir pada awal Agustus.

Intel telah mengembangkan solusi integrasi WiMAX atau Wi-Fi, dengan nama sandi Echo Peak yang akan hadir sebagai pilihan untuk notebook PC yang menggunakan teknologi Intel Centrino 2 processor. Intel bertujuan menghadirkan notebook PC awal yang mendukung WiMAX di Amerika Serikat pada paruh kedua tahun ini, tergantung rencana dari masing-masing pembuat komputer dan ketersediaan jaringan WiMAX, dan diharapkan sistem dan ketersediaan jaringan akan bertambah di tahun 2009.

Sumber : Kompas.com

Tras la demanda que Iusacell-Unefon, que dirige Gustavo Guzmán, promovió contra los actos de la SCT que se niega a devolver parte del cobro indebido e intereses por las frecuencias que esa compañía adquirió en 1998, la dependencia de Luis Téllez mantiene en stand-by la firma de los refrendos de concesiones a MVS. No quieren más conflictos y esto tiene detenido el lanzamiento del DTH con EchoStar. Y es que además se tiene que autorizar a Joaquín Vargas un cambio de uso de sus frecuencias de MMDS para WiMax

We didn't get an invitation but we managed to get in! :) P1 W1MAX has officially launched in Malaysia just hours ago at Mandarin Oriental. The launch was spectacular with impressive presentations, testimonial as well as light dance shows. They even got Hannah Tan to be the MC for the event.

Its CEO Michael Lai has spoken many aspiring stuff about broadband and how Packet 1 is eager to broadband whole Malaysia.

If you read our previous post, we revealed that there are 2 speed packages for business & personal. Apparently the said page was removed from the website after our posting. This time, the page is up again and we discovered that they are actually offering 4 speed packages of 400Kbps, 700Kbps, 1.2Mbps and 2.4Mbps. Read on to check out the updated packages.

P1 Personal Plans Updated

The new addition to the list are 400Kbps and 700Kbps plans with subscription rates of  RM49/month and RM69/month respectively for 2 years subscription or RM59/month and RM79/month for 1 year subscription. However these 2 lower range plans doesn't come with a free modem so subscribers would need to fork out RM999 to buy the modem. The lack of free modem bundling on the lower plans defeat the purpose of cost savings for those who can't afford higher subscription.

Another new discovery is that they are also offering NO CONTRACT PLANS but at a slightly higher monthly subscription package.

P1Business Plans Updated

Similar to personal plans, P1 also offers businesses the lower 400Kbps and 700Kbps plans but they are priced RM10-20 more than personal plan offering.

As said before, the new plans are competitive and can be considered as a alternative to existing ADSL and wireless services. While having 4 plans with speed ranging between 400Kbps to 2.4Mbps, the 1.2Mbps plan seems to be the best recommendation for P1 W1MAX at the moment with its modem and nationwide access waiver. We couldn't recommend the 400Kbps and 700Kbps for low end users as the mandatory RM999 modem is too expensive for such users. It would be more logical if they could offer a rental basis modem bundling similiar to Streamyx.

It is also noted that getting P1 W1MAX also incurs other entry fees such as Registration Fee, Activation Fee, Stamping Fee and optional installation fee. In total, a first time user for 1.2Mbps account would need to fork out RM249 as initial payment including the subscription fee of RM89/month for a 2 year contract. As WiMAX is still new, this initial one time charges could deter users from signing up. Waiving the registration/activation fees would help to attract more and faster uptake of WiMAX.

For more details, head to P1 W1MAX website or go directly to their new package page.

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P1 W1MAX Launch Event Photos by Danny Foo

World's largest chip maker Intel is closely working with PC manufacturers like Dell, Acer and Asus to bring down the cost of WiMax-ready laptops to around $300 to $400 (Rs 16,000-Rs 20,000).

"Intel believes a Wimax-ready laptop could be available in the Indian market at around 300 to 400 dollars in a few months," Intel India's newly appointed Managing Director for Wimax division C S Rao told PTI.

At Rs 16,000-Rs 20,000, the company expects to make deeper penetration in both urban and rural markets.

Intel believes country's Wimax market alone could touch Rs 21,000 crore in the next three years as the Indian telecom market has now become more attractive after the announcement of 3G and broadband wireless access (BWA) licence policy.

"Among the two services, Wimax has more potential as it would help the country bridge the digital divide. We estimate the market has the potential to reach $5 billion  in the next three years," he added.

The country is adding more than 6-7 million wireless subscribers every month and Intel believes after the roll-out of Wimax services around 7 to 8 per cent of the new customers would subscribe to WiMax service.

"In fact, two to three million subscribers can be added in two months," he added.

With rising competition in the sector and gradual fall of tariff rates, the average revenue per user (ARPU) is at all time low and it is expected that the new services from 3G and Wimax will help operators increase the per user revenue inflow.

Nokia, Intel, Nokia Siemens Networks Team on WiMAX Interoperability

In an effort to ensure that mobile WiMAX wireless products work well together and with other products globally, Intel Corporation, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced that they are testing interoperability across Intel's forthcoming WiMAX silicon for laptops and mobile Internet devices, Nokia WiMAX devices and Nokia Siemens Networks WiMAX infrastructure equipment.

Nokia also said it will use Intel's WiMAX silicon product, which is codenamed "Baxter Peak" and designed specifically for mobile Internet and consumer electronic devices, in its forthcoming Nokia Nseries Internet Tablets. The Internet tablets will be among the very first WiMAX-enabled open Internet devices expected to ship in 2008.

"WiMAX enables the mobile Internet and makes it possible to get content on a variety of new mobile devices at broadband speed, and our Baxter Peak solution is designed specifically for these exciting new devices," said Raviv Melamed, general manager of Intel's Mobile Wireless Group. "Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks all recognize our collective responsibility in ensuring that people can take full advantage of WiMAX. Simply put, the infrastructure behind the networks and the devices that access those networks must work together seamlessly."

Mobile WiMAX is a broadband wireless technology that provides multi-megabit speed, great throughput for accessing large amounts of such data as movies and multi-media content, and wide range to access the data over long distances. WiMAX devices and equipment that have been tested for compatibility with each other will help make it easier for consumers to roam from network to network with their Internet devices wherever they go for an always-connected, mobile experience.

"WiMAX will translate into people being able to take their favorite Internet experiences — be it watching videos, streaming music or doing research on the Internet — on the go without compromising on quality," said Ari Virtanen, Vice President, Nokia Multimedia.

Intel, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks have already started testing their equipment and devices with dozens of other equipment vendors' products for interoperability and conformance with industry standards in Sprint's Herndon, Va. testing labs. Early interoperability testing between multiple industry partners will help to reduce the amount of time required for their respective products to successfully pass through the technical requirements from the WiMAX Forum thus accelerating time-to-market.

Intel and Nokia will continue to champion efforts with 500 other Forum members to deliver end-to-end specifications for global interoperability of WiMAX devices and infrastructure.

Nokia Internet Tablets to Become WiMAX-ready.

The Nokia Nseries Internet Tablets are designed to provide a rich Internet experience on a new innovative multimedia computer platform that is small enough to fit into the pocket. The Internet-savvy audience targeted features include a full, familiar Internet experience, powered by Mozilla based browser, e-mail functions and support for many popular applications, such as the previously announced Skype and Rhapsody.

Nokia Nseries Internet Tablets are based upon the open source Linux operating system, to enable both Nokia and Intel's vision of the "open Internet" — delivering broadband Internet experience to users on the go. In 2008, this platform with Intel's Baxter Peak WiMAX silicon will work on the Sprint Xohm WiMAX network.

Based on the same WiMAX baseband silicon found in Intel's "Echo Peak" MiniCard module for laptops and ultra-mobile devices, Baxter Peak is optimized for small form factors and low power consumption. It also includes multiple input/multiple output antenna techniques, supporting better reception and faster throughput in challenging environments.

Have logded a complaint on 369 , let's hope they can fix this issue.

UPDATE: Turns out my indoor CPE was faulty. It has been replaced with a new one  :-)  and I am back online :-p

Tomorrow Packet 1 will make history with Malaysia's first ever WiMAX launch which has been widely anticipated. It is said that Energy, Water and Telecommunications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor would officiate the P1 W1MAX event tomorrow afternoon.

So how much is the subscription? Are subscribers tied to a contract? Read on as we managed to get an early peek on its offerings.

As mentioned before, P1 will be offering 4 packages, which 2 are for Personal users and another 2 are for Business Users. The 2 packages are identical for launch as P1 is giving promotional rates. For launch, they offer 1.2Mbps and 2.4Mbps plans.

From first look, the rates are competitive with 1.2Mbps as low as RM89/month for 2 year subscription or RM99/month for 1 year subscription.

For those who crave higher speeds, 2.4Mbps is offered at a much higher price at RM199/month for 2 year subscription or RM229/month for 1 year subscription. We believe these pricing would give Streamyx some competition it deserves.

P1 W1MAX Personal Plans

P1 Business Plans

Additional Charges:

• Registration Fee: RM100 (upfront)
• Activation Fee: RM50 (first bill)
• Stamp Duty: RM10 (first bill)
• Installation Fee: RM80 (optional)
• Nationwide Access: RM10 (optional)
• Modem Price: RM999

Key Benefits

• No fixed phone line needed (Save up to RM49)
• Service Activation within 12 hours
• Plug & Play
• 15-Day Service Guarantee

FREE MODEM
For those who subscribe between 20th - 30th August 2008, the LAN based WiMAX modem worth RM999 is bundled for FREE.

This marks and interesting start for WiMAX in Malaysia with its competitive pricing and attractive entry package. Backed by a 15-day service guarantee and a 12-hour activation commitment, Packet 1 is serious in providing broadband to the masses where Streamyx fails to fulfill. Coverage details on their website is not available at time of writing and hopefully they would reveal more on the website in the next few days to come.

Will WiMAX sink or sail? We will find out soon.

For more details, visit their P1 W1MAX packages page on their newly redesigned website.

Update: Catch the WiMAX Launch Live Telecast on your desktop thru streaming video on Yoonic.TV. Download your player and register yourself for a free account. Yoonic.TV is showing the event live on its "Community & Special Interest" category at Channel 1506.

The event will be held at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur at 2.30PM.

According to ABI Research, there will be 32 million subscribers on LTE by 2013, though LTE Networks aren't likely to go commercial before 2010. Equipment maker Ericsson has predicted mass adoption in 2012. ABI says Asia Pacific will have 12 million LTE subscribers, while Western Europe and North America will share the remainder. ABI predicts that LTE will compete with fixed line broadband services such as DSL and spur a big demand for mobile-connected Internet devices -- not necessarily personal computers or phones.

Carriers who are betting on LTE include China Mobile, Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. NTT DoCoMo and KDDI in Japan, AT&T and Metro PCS in the U.S., and a few other carriers are still working out plans that involve LTE.

Our previous LTE/4G posts:

• LTE Jumps Ahead In The Race To 4G
• LTE Dreaming of Wireless Broadband
• 10 Things You Need to Know about LTE
• AT&T's 700 MHz Strategy: LTE
• 4G Wireless And The Ensuing Bandwidth Boom

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16 August (Sat): Blog Camp, Kerala

22 August (Fri): WiMax India 2008

23 August (Sat): Mobile Monday Delhi

29 August (Fri): Techshare India 2008 

2nd. September (Tue): Mobile VAS Conference (IAMAI)

4 September (Thu): USID2008: Design Innovation & User Experience

6 September (Sat): Startup Lunch Delhi

17 October (Fri): 3G India 2008

WiMAX is officially available in Malaysia next week! We will be witnessing not just one, but TWO WiMAX operators rolling out their services in the country.

Packet 1 will be having their official launch on next Tuesday August 19th in Kuala Lumpur while another operator REDtone will be launching theirs on the next day August 20th in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Both operators will be launching at different ends in the country and its obvious that the two won't be competiting heads-on in the same market segments for now. We are unsure on the reason behind such roll out strategy but both would have different challenges to face.

What to expect?

P1 W1MAX by Packet 1 has been showcased to the public several times namely at WCIT and the recent PC Fair. We are aware that they have a working LAN based WiMAX modem and initial feedbacks we seen have been encouraging.

Before this, Packet 1 has been actively promoting its trial programme and recently it has also mentioned that Packet 1 managed to sign up its first subscribers. This not only incidates that Packet 1's W1MAX is ready for service but it also marks as Malaysia's 1st ever WiMAX subscription in the country.  At present time, we are still unsure of their current coverage areas and we hope to find out soon during the launch.

It is rumoured that P1 W1MAX would be available at 4 packages with competiting speed offerings with different price ranges. Their biggest competitor would be Streamyx at the moment and judging on evaluations we've seen, the performance of P1 W1MAX is something existing Streamyx users would look forward to.

As for REDtone, they have not given any clues on their WiMAX devices or offerings. There was nothing tangible to date and we are interested to see what sort of devices and packages available for subscription during launch in Sabah.

After much hype in the press, 2 operators have finally came out to launch officially in the market. The other 2 WiMAX operators, YTL and AsiaSpace have yet to make announcement on their commercial services to date.

Watch this space for more updates!

Related Links
REDtone to roll out WiMAX by month end
P1 W1MAX
LiewCF's WiMAX Experience at PC Fair

Il WiMAX è una tecnologia di trasmissione senza fili d'accesso a banda larga. Ha la possibilità, al pari di altre tecnologie wireless, di essere utilizzato su molti tipi di territorio, sia in città che in aree rurali. Nonostante le aspettative avessero come obiettivo quello di coprire ampi spazi fino a 50 km di distanza, una serie di test effettuati sul WiMAX ha ipotizzato che questa tecnologia possa servire un area utile non superiore ai 10 Km, dove l'utenza potrebbe usufruire di una connessione di 10 Mbit/s. In Italia sono ancora molti milioni gli utenti che non hanno accesso alla banda larga e devono utilizzare mezzi di fortuna per connettersi ad internet, in alcuni casi con flat o contratti onerosi quanto scandalosi. Questi digital divided, dei quali faceva parte anche il sottoscritto fino a pochi mesi fa, sono di fatto estromessi da una quantità spaventosa di informazioni che di fatto danneggiano il loro diritto di informarsi, comunicare e accedere a servizi informatici.

Ecco un filmato d'esempio sul WiMAX negli U.S.A.

Il WiMAX in tal senso può essere una risposta concreta poiché si riduce tutto ad un'antenna che copre un'area di circa 10 km alla quale l'utenza può collegarsi con un semplice ricevitore. Ciò ridurrebbe in maniera considerevole i costi per esempio della realizzazione degli impianti di fibra ottica o a banda larga, non solo per i lavori da fare per interrare i cavi, ma anche per il costo stesso delle materie prime. E' un fatto appurato che l'aumento del prezzo di rame e altri metalli, incida sempre di più sugli investimenti e sui costi che devono poi sostenere gli utenti finali. Sembra la manna dal cielo, ma specialmente in questi casi è facile temere che aziende monopoliste come Telecom possano metterci lo zampino e "cestinare" queste innovazioni in favore dei loro interessi. L'asta per acquisire le licenze per poter distribuire questo servizio si è tenuta il 27 febbraio 2008. Il testo pubblicato sul sito del Ministero delle Comunicazioni riassume quanto segue:

Aggiudicatari dei 7 diritti d'uso nazionali

1. Lombardia-Bolzano-Trento => E-VIA GRUPPO RETELIT
2. Valle d'Aosta-Piemonte-Liguria-Toscana => E-VIA GRUPPO RETELIT
3. Friuli Venezia Giulia-Veneto-Emilia Romagna-Marche => E-VIA GRUPPO RETELIT
4. Umbria-Lazio-Abruzzo-Molise => Telecom Italia
5. Campania-Puglia-Basilicata-Calabria => Telecom Italia
6. Sicilia => Tourist Ferry Boat-Temix-Medianet Comunicazioni
7. Sardegna => Telecom Italia

Testo completo (link)

Non resta che aspettare e pregare. Sono scettico sulle rivoluzioni tecnologiche in un periodo storico in cui ogni giorno viene riproposto qualcosa che è identico al giorno prima ma modificato per sembrare migliore. Il WiMAX è già stato criticato da più parti e molto probabilmente dovrà evolversi come ogni "scoperta" dopo la prima diffusione. Certamente però non posso essere cieco sulle potenzialità e sui benefici che può offrire un servizio fornito da uno strumento che raggiunge qualunque località e può permettere alle persone di essere sempre connesse alla rete. In una realtà dove milioni di persone sono abbandonate davanti alle televisioni, la possibilità di avere uno strumento che ti da un'informazione diversa, ma soprattutto libera, può risultare determinante per lo sviluppo della società.

My opinion? This roll out is on the bleeding edge. Only apply if you want to be the first on the block to have it. Me, wait till TM comes up with Wimax, then you have national pride on the line. In the meantime, use unlimited 3G.

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PACKET One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1), sebuah anak syarikat Green Packet Bhd memberi jaminan perkhidmatan Wimax dikenali `P1 W1MAX' yang ditawarkan syarikat itu bebas daripada sebarang radiasi berbahaya kepada pengguna.

Ketua Eksekutifnya, Michael Lai, berkata ia disahkan sendiri Agensi Nuklear Malaysia (MINT) berkaitan radiasi yang dihasilkan pemancar P1 W1MAX.
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“Perkakasan P1 W1MAX berada di bawah paras had radiasi ditetapkan Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) selain diiktiraf Suruhanjaya Berkenaan Perlindungan Radiasi Bukan Ion Antarabangsa (ICNIRP) yang memenuhi kehendak undang-undang dan teknikal,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, perkakasan produk, modem, stesen pangkalan radio dan rangkaian gelombang mikro juga mendapat kelulusan SIRIM.

“Kami bekerja siang malam selama 16 bulan untuk menguji teknologi, membahagikan rangkaian, membentuk kesepaduan, membangunkan perkakasan Wimax dan memperkasakan perkhidmatan pelanggan bagi memastikan pengalaman pengguna berada pada kualiti terbaik,” kata Lai.

Selain itu, P1 turut menetapkan 60 hingga 65 peratus kawasan seluruh Malaysia mendapat liputan Wimax pada 2012 sebagai memenuhi kehendak permintaan jalur lebar.

“Dengan P1 W1MAX, masyarakat mempunyai pilihan terbaik untuk berhubung dengan Internet melalui jalur lebar yang menyaksikan dunia kini mengalami evolusi dalam Web 2.0,” tambah Lai.

Pakej komersil P1 W1MAX dijangka diumumkan 19 Ogos ini dengan beberapa beberapa kawasan akan menerima perkhidmatan itu termasuk sekitar Lembah Klang seperti kawasan segi tiga emas Kuala Lumpur, KLCC, Pekeliling, Setapak, Gombak, Seri Rampai, Sentul, Pudu dan Subang Jaya.

Ia akan dikembangkan ke Petaling Jaya, Damansara, Klang, Pelabuhan Klang, Johor Bahru, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka dan semua bandar utama di Pantai Barat Semenanjung.

"Kami harap dapat menyediakan liputan WiMAX kepada 25 peratus penduduk Malaysia menjelang akhir tahun ini,” katanya.

P1 turut mengumumkan 10 pelanggan berbayar P1 W1MAX pertama di Malaysia bagi rangkaian WiMAX 2.3 Gigahertz (GHZ).

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Masih dari pengalaman di CommunicAsia, Singapura bulan Juli lalu. Saya mampir ke stand NTT Docomo yang terlihat menarik dengan tulisan LTE (Super 3G) berwarna merah.

NTT Docomo menampilkan pengembangan yang mereka lakukan pada teknologi Long Term Evolution (LTE) atau Super 3G yang merupakan batu loncatan ke teknologi 4G (IMT-Advance). Dari hal tersebut, jelas bahwa Docomo memiliki visi teknologi yang jelas untuk masa depan: fourth generation mobile telephony technology.
Dalam pembicaraan dengan Sadayuki Abeta (Manager of Radio System Group – NTT Docomo), ditegaskan bahwa Docomo secara pasti memilih teknologi LTE dan meninggalkan teknologi WiMax.

Kenapa NTT Docomo memilih teknologi LTE? Presentasi berikut ini menjelaskan pemilihan teknologi LTE oleh NTT Docomo: Presentasi NTT Docomo

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If all goes well, it means that Malaysians will enjoy new Internet experience, being connected everywhere. Imagine being connected with WiFi at home, then handoff-ed to Wimax as you move out, and transferred to WiFi again as you reach office. Honestly, I enjoy more imagining myself laying on beach. But those who appreciate Internet more will certainly welcome this future.

Wimax is a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) technology. It could be used for Fixed, or Mobile; the latter is more what many people will be concerned about.

If we refer to 7 Layer of Open System Interconnection (OSI) as below,

Wimax only covers the first two layers, Physical and Data Link. It is based on IEEE 802.16 standard. These two layers are called Physical Layer and Media Access Control (MAC) layer. These layers provide services to third layer, Network which could be IP network (IPv4/IPv6) or ATM. The physical layer of Wimax determines what transmission medium to be used, maximum transmitter power, digital modulation techniques and so on. Whereas MAC layer is concerned with security (encryption, integrity), Quality of Service (QoS) management and so on.

Wimax is based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). This modulation technology have all its carriers orthogonal to each other. Hence, theoretically, these carriers can be very close to each other with no interference, making OFDM a highly spectral efficient modulation technique. This is especially important as our spectrum is getting crowded with all sorts of technologies and services.

While spectrum space is infinite, technology limits us only to lower frequencies. In Malaysia, due to our tropical climate, we are having problem to even get above 23GHz as raindrops prove to be causing major deterioration to our air transmission quality. In fact it was mentioned in recent SKMM Lecture Series that as low as 5GHz links are already affected by rain. Hence being spectrally efficient is extremely important in Malaysia, so that we could maximise utilisation of lower spectrum.

So the future is coming (d'uh). Wireless technologies is full of wonderment, but for me getting connected everywhere is not really wowfully amazing. Instead I am dreaming to be less connected electronically, more connected spiritually and intellectually. Maybe I dont belong to current generation. Yesterday, I just knew that my 15-year old Go friend actually used Blackberry.

But to play Go, Shogi, Chess, Scrabble, Xiangqi anywhere? Now that is interesting !!