Spectrum for WiMAX in Europe: The Search for a Home for the Next Generation of Wireless Broadband

The ubiquity and utility of WiFi hotspots in cafés, hotels, airports and similar such locations has lead many in the ICT industry to the belief that a higher capacity, longer range, more flexible wireless broadband delivery technology is a critical step in delivering the Information Society objectives so favoured by policymakers and visionaries. To this end, companies and research establishments from around the world have been working to produce a next generation WiFi standard. The result is 'Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access' or WiMAX.