Virtual Base Station for Mobile WiMAX

A Base Station (BS) is a multi-channel two-way radio that is fixed in a particular place and it may be medium or high powered. Two-way, single channel radios such as mobile phones, PDAs and wireless routers use a Base Station. A Base Station receives signals from a mobile phone and also transmits signals to it. Now, innovative trends in the industry have led to the development of a ‘virtual base station’.

The concept of ‘virtual base station’ is the result of the ground-breaking efforts of the US-based Adaptix, Inc. The company is bringing out new products based on this optically-connected ‘virtual base station’ concept, which offer the service providers the ability to develop an economical Mobile WiMAX service network. As more and more people all over the world use mobile and wireless services, traditional network architectures are under pressure and this has led to the search for new approaches. ‘Virtual base station’ is one such approach.

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