Two vendors, one American and the other Japanese, said they have plays to deploy a citywide WiMAX wireless broadband network in Tokyo.
http://www.personaltechpipeline.com/159401476This is the second announcement of widespread wireless broadband coverage in Japan this week. Japanese telecom operator NTT said earlier in the week that it plans to deploy metro-scale Wi-Fi networks in a number of locations.
All About WiMaxHow Do Wi-Fi and WiMAX Relate?
Wi-Fi and WiMAX are actually complementary technologies. As WiMAX is a "last mile" technology, meaning that it connects businesses and homes to the high-speed Internet. Wi-Fi provides the wireless LAN connectivity within a building or a home. In the notebook computer of the future, you may have both WiMAX and Wi-Fi technology to make connections to the broadband Internet. These two technologies have been architected as close cousins, and will work together to provide the best connection for your needs.
