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Sure! What do you want to know? :-)
The links bendsley offered are a great starting point.
WiFi (the 802.11 familiy of standards) and WiMax (the 802.16 standards) shall most likely co-exist. They effectively "target" two seperate requirements.
WiFi will continue to be used for local area wireless networks; ie WLANs.
WiMax will be used to compete with DSL/cable for "last mile" broadband and with GPRS/CDMA/3G for "mobile data access" on laptops etc.
The fact that INTEL have embraced this technology and are working to embed WiMax functionality into their chipsets makes its success much more likely.
There are two "camps" within the 802.16 standards area and they are both jockeying for position. Also, it should be noted that WiMax is no where near being ratified as a standard yet. Expect it sometime in 2006.
Mr Mephisto
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