Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) allows for the provision of high-speed Internet services without building physical structures consisting of fiber, coax or category 5 twisted pair in residential houses and business premises, relying instead on base transceiver stations (BTS) to transmit the bandwidth. However, at the initial stages, there weren't any defined standards for building the Systems which resulted in a variety of software and hardware. The acceptance level is therefore low as the prices for these products are often kept high.
As such, IEEE standard 802.16 was developed by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) which sought to make Broadband Wireless access (BWA) more acceptable. The official standard was approved in April 2002 and is now known as "Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access System". It is also known as wireless Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or wireless Local Loop.
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