Wimax in Hawaii

Wimax technology was recently introduced to Hawaii, and it promises to offer wireless internet access in more locations than ever. Wimax technology allows you to use your laptop or other mobile device to connect to the internet from up to 30 miles away from the nearest access point.

This coverage exceeds the coverage offered by most cell phones today. The Wimax standard is still evolving, but even though it's not totally defined yet, it is already being tested in cities like Honolulu as a fallback to the standard WiFi service. Wimax technology works when a radio operating on Wimax receives an inernet connection which may be ricocheted through another access point in a so-called mesh network. The access point radio translates WiFi frequencies which are readable by laptop wireless cards.