Homework 3-18-2006

WiMAX will indeed accomplish a multitude of consumer applications that will overshadow last mile communication links. Applications such as streaming video to PDA’s, cell phones, and portable PCs are one example. How about downloading music on demand to future versions of the ever-popular iPod or your favorite TV programs to your laptop while you are on a train speeding along at 75 miles per hour? The list goes on and on. Broadband will be a huge revenue engine for the providers who take heed and plan for the future. <full text>

Questions: Why are the wireless application mentioned above not doable by GPRS/3G, or Wi-Fi in terms of their specifications?