The presence of technology Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G cellular networks, had feared would make the service through a network Wimax Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), withered in the bud. However Menkominfo Tifatul Sembiring promise I will not ignore Wimax for LTE.

Technology for Worldwide Interoperability Microwave Access (Wimax)) which is a broadband wireless access technology (broadband wireless access or BWA) with high-speed access and wide-reaching is predicted to grow more slowly in Indonesia.

"WiMAX does not have the mobility to provide a broadband connection to the remote villages in Indonesia," said Senior Director, Services, GSM Association (GSMA), Jaikishan Rajaraman in his press statement here on Monday.

Two new wireless technologies are emerging seem to compete. WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) was born earlier than LTE (Long Term Evolution). In the device and handset vendors support more readily than LTE, WiMAX in 2009. While LTE will be developed after the year 2010. Each of these technologies by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will be candidates for 4G network standards (at least 100 Mbps for data transfer) at least in the year 2009.

The need for connections, especially the Internet, which today has become even more secondary purposes in large cities, of course requires a good connection system, quickly and economically in order to utilize this facility will comfortably.
Two advances in today's Internet is a broadband (fast access) and wireless. WiMax standard combines these two things, provides high-speed Internet access via wireless connections. Because WiMAX can be accessed from a relatively far distance, this standard is
solution "recent" is effective for providing quick access to home users, and to create a hotspot-ho spots in places such as airports, campuses, and other small communities.
Based on the IEEE 802.16 standard, WiMAX uses architectural point-to-multipoint, which makes it an ideal way to provide quick access to the locations where cable-based connections will be very difficult and costly. WiMAX can also be a solution to provide fast access to suburban areas,
where high speed lines are not yet available. Compatibility is that WiMAX connections can be combined or transferred to LAN network or other wireless-based cable.

WiMAX technology is the basis of the IEEE 802.16 standard that allows data transmission services for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) as an alternative to cable access or DSL. This teknologi is an attempt to answer the need for greater data rate, wide coverage, and compatibility between components in the network. Large throughput of course be an initial target of developing an access technology. This is driven by the increasingly diverse communications applications made by customers. With high data rate allows the network to be able to handle various kinds of transmission, both the transmission of voice, data, and video. WiMAX Forum states that only one Base Station, in theory, reach the cell coverage radius of 50 km with the ability of the system can transmit data at speeds up to 75 Mbps per carrier for the type of fixed and portable access