Abstract: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (wimax) is the next generation of wireless fidelity (WiFi), or Wireless networking technology. WiMAX is a fast-emerging wide-area wireless broadband technology that shows great promise as the “last mile” solution for bringing high-speed Internet access into homes and businesses. While the more familiar WiFi handles local areas, such as in offices or hotspots, WiMAX covers wider, metropolitan or rural areas. It can provide data rates up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps) per base station with typical cell sizes of 2 to 10 kilometers. This is enough bandwidth to simultaneously support more than 60 businesses with T1/E1-type connectivity and hundreds of homes with Digital subscriber lines (DSL) type connectivity.It is nothing but an implementation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 specifications which give rise to networking called Metropolitan area networks (MAN). It represents an inexpensive alternative to digital subscriber lines (DSL) and cable broadband access. The installation costs for a wireless infrastructure based on IEEE 802.16 is far less than today’s wired solutions.This paper deals with the benefits provided by the technology, as well as the technological and economical aspects of implementation of the wimax technology.wimax

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