What is WiMax Broadband in Spain and the Costa Blanca?

WiMax Broadband is short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Broadband. In a country like Spain and an area like the Costa Blanca, it fills a huge gap where there are no landlines available.

In theory, WiMax can send data wirelessly at a speed of up to 70Mb per second over distances of up to 50km. In reality, the speed and range is reduced due to environmental conditions, topography and network capacity.

The Costa Blanca has many WiMax users experiencing up to 3 or 4 mbps over 35km. This is faster than many Telefonica landline broadband connections so is actually a viable option even if landlines are available. Broadband Spain is indeed an exciting development for both rural and developed areas.

What is VoIP?

VoIP is short for Voice Over Internet Protocol. It allows users to make telephone calls through their broadband connection. This is a very cheap way of calling landlines, mobile phones at home and abroad. Calls to other VoIP users are often free.