Fixed WiMAX Field Trial Measurements and Analyses

Much hype is spread about the performance of WiMAX, and many contrary statements are put forward. A reason for the confusion is that little or no published material exists about WiMAX performance based on measurements in real life field trials. We therefore set up a test-bed using WiMAX equipment now on the marked, and did extensive, real life field trial measurements. This paper presents measured throughput and received signal strength under conditions typical for fixed WiMAX systems. Based on the results, throughput is analyzed and analytical expressions representing the measurements are derived for easy use in models.