Pipex say that understanding and demonstrating the real world performance of this new and evolving technology is important to establish its commercial potential. Software and capacity upgrades continue to be applied to the trial installation to increase both its range and throughput capacity for the remainder of the trial period. Speeds up to 8Mbps should be achievable by March 2006, enabling PIPEX to deliver innovative and competitive broadband services to the UK market.
The emergence of ‘personal broadband’ where customer connectivity is available in locations outside the home or office and the potential for Wi-Fi / WiMAX integration suggest demand for new wireless services will significantly increase as compatible devices become available.