Wi-Fi & Wimax

Wi-Fi:

• Wifi stands for Wireless Fidelity
• Wifi is for Local Area Network (LAN)
• The range of Wifi network is around 100 meters
• Wifi is considered a short-range technology
• The transmission speed of Wifi can be up to 54 Mbps

Wimax:

• Wimax stands for Wireless Inter-operability for Microwave Access
• Wimax is for Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
• The range of the Wimax network is about 50-90km
• Wimax is considered a long-range technology
• The transmission speed of WiMAX can be up to 70mbps.