According to the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG), they have found conclusive results of unacceptable levels of interference from WiMAX against C-band satellite signals.
Their tests show that WiMAX antennas can disrupt satellite reception up to 20 kilometers (roughly 12.4 miles).
C-band satellite antennas are generally the “big dish” variety with sizes ranging from 7.5 to 12 feet, so they’re the big style dish, not the smaller dishes used by DirecTV or Dish Network. These days the big dishes are more common in rural areas, the same areas that could really benefit from WiMAX since they often won’t have access to other means of high speed Internet access.
With a name like Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group there’s an outside chance they MAY have a little bias…hopefully we’ll hear a comment from the WiMAX folks soon.
[Via Engadget]
