How much does WiMAX cost?

How much money is needed to create a small(minimum) range wimax network? If anyone wants to create a new company of wimax network then what will be the cost for the smallest range? I wanna mean without the help of an existing network of a wimax company if anyone wants to create a new wimax network t

• Answer:

  This really depends on information that we don't have, but I'll take a stab.  First, yes it will cost money every month to run any network, including a WIMAX network.  How much will be a function of how many base station sites you turn up and how much bandwidth you give each base station.  This will also vary (a lot) depending on your employee costs, any tower or site rental fees, any regulatory fees, and any financing you have to do.  To get started you need at least one base station.  One good reason for going WIMAX today is that you can get the gear for much less than for LTE gear.  For example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-DBS3900-WiMAX-BTS-Base-Station-RRU-3702-Remote-Radio-Unit-LTE-Warranty-/160987137690?pt=US_Directional_Network_Antennas&hash=item257b94c69a Now, one big question is whether you're going to be using licensed or unlicensed spectrum.  I don't know where you're thinking about launching your network, but in most countries there are several frequencies available for public use like ISM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial,_Scientific_and_Medical_band) that can be a good choice if you lack access to a licensed (expensive) band.  The down side is that you're competing with all of the WIFI and other kinds of traffic because that's also where they operate (and microwave ovens).  The largest monthly expenses are normally, in this order for unlicensed spectrum: 1)  Employee costs 2)  Bandwidth/backhaul 3)  Site rental fees If you're working with licensed spectrum: 1)  Employee costs 2)  Financing costs 3)  Bandwidth/backhaul 4) Site rental fees