Techworld.com - WiMax makes scientific history

Techworld.com - WiMax makes scientific historyThe Museum needs to update its communication, as it is gearing up for a major expansion on the Wroughton site, which could bring together its repository with those of the Natural History and Victoria & Albert museums. It is also hoping to open much more of its collections to the public.

The Museum looked into running cables to the hangars, or setting up fixed wireless links themselves, but it was all too expensive, says Pettipher.

Luckily for the Museum, Wroughton is only 5km away from Intel's Swindon HQ, and the chip giant has been looking for somewhere to show off its skills at WiMax, the wireless broadband system. Intel has stumped up for a system that uses WiMax to get Wi-Fi access in all the hangars, providing access to the Internet and business applications.