22. november 2003. Wimax (IEEE 802.16a) on standardiseeritud magistraalvõrk eetris. Taoline võrk suudab edastada 70 Mbit sekundis, distantsil kuni 30 miili. WiFi&WiMAX sümbioos ohustab 3G tehnoloogia positsioone. Leiutis on paljulubav, kuid rakendamisele kulub aega.
Intel tõotab luua WiMax protsessori. Washington Post
WiMAX Forum What is WiMAX and Why Should We Care? WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access and it is the latest, and most-hyped, generation of fixed wireless technology in years. Intel, Fujitsu and others would like to bring scale to the market and, ideally, create a larger market along the way. Similar to the way that the Wi-Fi Alliance enforced standards compliance among vendor members, the WiMAX Forum plans to do the same among its members. Compliance results in interoperability, which in turn results in plug-and-play products.