IEEE extends WirelessMAN broadband wireless Metropolitan area network standard to support residential applications; IEEE 802.16a sets stage for deploying fixed broadband wireless for high-speed multimedia network access.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2003-IEEE: IEEE extends WirelessMAN broadband wireless Metropolitan area network standard to support residential applications; IEEE 802.16a sets stage for deploying fixed broadband wireless for high-speed multimedia network access(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01302003 Piscataway, NJ -- A new broadband wireless metropolitan area network (WirelessMAN?) standard from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) provides for fixed broadband wireless access (BWA) between 2 and 11 GHz.

The standard, IEEE 802.16a, is an extension of the global IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN? standard for 10 to 66 GHz published in April 2002. As in the base 802.16 (TM) standard, the advanced technology it defines is designed from first...