Installation of WiMAX - Friends and Partners

Financial Proposal
6.3 Equipment Cost
Figure 8 shows the key components of a basic WiMAX radio system. This diagram
shows that the major components of a WiMAX system include subscriber station
(SS), a base station (BS) and interconnection gateways to datacom (e.g. Internet)
and telecom (e.g. PSTN). An antenna and receiver (subscriber station) in the home
or business converts the microwave radio signals into broadband data signals for
distribution in the home. In this example, a WiMAX system is being used to provide
telephone and broadband data communication services. When used for telephone
services, the WiMAX system converts broadcast signals to an audio format (such as
VoIP) for distribution to IP telephones or analog telephone adapter (ATA) boxes.
When WiMAX is used for broadband data, the WiMAX system also connects the
Internet through a gateway to the Internet. This example also shows that the WiMAX
system can reach distances of up to 50 km when operating at lower frequencies (2-
11 GHz).
Figure 8: A typical WiMAX Scenario to be used in the GUS (Gaza/West Bank)
project.
Table 7 shows the Frequency Allocation in Gaza Strip.
Institution/ Company
Used Frequency
Palestinian Cellular Communications Company
(Jawwal)
806-880 MHz.
Palestinian Communications Company
(PALTEL)
13, 18, 21 GHz and upper 6
GHz
Fusion Internet Company (ISP)
4.2, 2.4 GHz ISM
UNRWA
3.2 GHz
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