Definitions for "Broadband wireless access"
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Keywords:  adsl, bwa, mmds, lmds, multichannel
access to a telecommunications network, carried out in radio technology and providing a higher data transmission speed than one using regular telephone technologies
Any of the technologies aimed at providing wireless access to data networks, with high data rates. From the point of view of connectivity, broadband wireless access is equivalent to broadband wired access, such as asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) or cable modems. Examples of BWA are local multipoint distribution services (LMDS), multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS), and IEEE 802.16.
Broadband wireless access is a technology aimed at providing high-speed wireless access over a wide area from devices such as personal computers to data networks. According to the 802.16-2004 standard, broadband means 'having instantaneous bandwidth greater than around 1 MHz and supporting data rates greater than about 1.5 Mbit/s'. From the point of view of connectivity, broadband wireless access is equivalent to broadband wired access, such as ADSL or cable modems.