WiMax Capacity Boost

By grouping similar voice-over-Internet-Protocol calls together, Intel said it can accommodate 40 percent more callers on its WiMax wireless networks. Grouping the calls means the WiMax base station can issue commands in bulk rather than individually, reducing the overhead of the communications and freeing up capacity for more callers.

June 19, 2009 9:11 AM PDT

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