Learn in the textbookMobile Wide-Area Communication and Transmission Performance
DefinitionWiMAX is a wide-area wireless standard in which base stations send radio waves over a large area to provide high-speed data communication.
ExplanationWiMAX targets areas the size of a whole town, so in the split between LAN and WAN it falls on the wide-area side. User devices link to a base station by radio, which means they can reach the internet without any cabling work and can also be used on the move.
Memory hookThe name is an acronym of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, showing that it is a way of connecting (Access) by microwaves (Microwave).