WiMAX Crash Course [Paperback]

Steven Shepard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072263075 | ISBN-13: 978-0072263077 | Publication Date: May 12, 2006 | Edition: 1

The how and why of WiMAX—the “last mile” technology that’s revolutionizing wireless broadband

WiMAX Crash Course offers an accessible overview of the revolutionary solution for wireless delivery of broadband services. Using real-world examples, the book explains how WiMAX works and discusses the business and economic implications of this groundbreaking technology.

WiMAX is emerging rapidly, and this book will get you up to speed quickly. The book gives you the ability to ask the right questions of their providers before making infrastructure and service delivery decisions. Soon,WiMAX will be everywhere. By reading this book, you will be ready to take full advantage of everything this innovative technology has to offer.

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From the Back Cover

The How and Why of WiMAX -- The Revolutionary Wireless Broadband Technology

WiMAX Crash Course offers an accessible overview of the revolutionary solution for wireless delivery of broadband services. Using real-world examples, the book explains how WiMAX works, the applications it enables, and how it integrates with other technologies. You'll find in-depth coverage of the business and economic implications of this groundbreaking technology, as well as regulatory issues.

WiMAX is emerging rapidly, and this book will get you up to speed quickly, giving you the tools to evaluate service providers before making infrastructure and service delivery decisions. You'll also get strategies for integration and deployment. Soon, WiMAX will be everywhere. WiMAX Crash Course will help you take full advantage of everything this innovative technology has to offer.

FULL COVERAGE OF WiMAX, INCLUDING:
* Introduction to Wireless and WiMAX * WiMAX History and Support Organizations * How WiMAX Works * WiMAX Applications and Services * WiMAX Regulatory Issues * WiMAX and Other Broadband Wireless Features

About the Author

Steven Shepard is the president of the Shepard Communications Group in Williston, Vermont. A professional author and educator with 24 years of varied experience in the telecommunications industry, he has written books and magazine articles on a wide variety of topics. Mr. Shepard specializes in international issues in telecommunications with an emphasis on strategic technical sales; services convergence; the social implications of technological change; the development of multilingual educational materials; and the effective use of multiple delivery media. He has written and directed more than 40 videos and films and written technical presentations on a broad range of topics for more than 70 companies and organizations worldwide. Global clients include major telecommunications manufacturers, service providers, software development firms, multinational corporations, universities, professional services firms, advertising firms, venture capital firms, and regulatory bodies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 339 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (May 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072263075
• ISBN-13: 978-0072263077
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,939,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars watch out: the author is taking advantage of people's eagerness to learn wimax, June 24, 2006

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wimax learner (Silicon Valley, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WiMAX Crash Course (Paperback)

I never wrote any review before. But after reading this book, I feel like writing one to warn other potential buyers against buying this book. I think the author has good marketing sense for himself. He sensed that there is a market for a wimax book and he went ahead writing one, although he doesn't really has the insight/expertise on wimax to deliver a good one. He also cleverly positioned this book as more on Wimax business than technology. I guessed I fell into the trap and bought this book, only to be disppointed by it. The author wrote many crash course books on other topics. I would take it as evidence in support of my judgment above: he is not a real expert on any of these topics (how can one be an expert of so many topics?), but is good at pushing out books that people may be interested in.

As an example: this book has 339 pages, of which 102 pages are acronyms, glossary, and index. Another 95 pages are list of companies in the wimax forum and what these companies do. Can you image - about 60% of the book requires no/mimimal insight/expertise to write.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Clunky reading, August 15, 2006

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awhite2455 (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WiMAX Crash Course (Paperback)

I work for a chip company in the WiMAX space and we passed this one over for a training piece as there really isn't much on WiMAX in it. The editing and illustration seem a little out of joint as though its some sort of "formula book". Whats really missing is any reference to applications for WiMAX, that is, what is WiMAX to be used for? Who, exactly, would deploy WiMAX and why? The book spends 339 pages and doesn't really get to the point of the applicaitons for WiMAX.

It would have been real helpful if the author had actually interviewed some service providers to see how or where they would deploy WiMAX. Given all the other WiMAX books rushing to market, I give this one 2 stars.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Crash and Burn, June 1, 2006

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Bhatterjee925 (Overland Park, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WiMAX Crash Course (Paperback)

I'm afraid this book just doesn't provide a lot of original insight or guidance on the IEEE specs related to WiMAX. There's way too much anecdotal discussion here. If you're looking for a wireless 101 book this might work, but for a WiMAX book, there's plenty of other sources that do a better job of explaining WiMAX.