Why is that WiMAX not popular in the Middle East?

for3 reasons: - Economically: It total change in Core network, since it is not3GPP based, means alot of money.
- Socially: It comes little late to our region while LTE started to be applied internationally.
- Technically: It has alot of problem in RF part, such as it is very sensitivity orthogonality.

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This is look like a broadband connection, but it is not a wire connection.

This connection carrying by wireless from mobile operator to end user (line of sight). 

This connection carrying Internet (WIFI), IPIT and Telephone.

WiMAX is not opular anywhere anymore :)

Access technology is driven by User terminals and we know that mobile phones manafacturing is driven by big GSM companies. GSM guys have not placed orders for Wi-max enabled handsets because they want to promote LTE enabled handsets and havenot invested in this new version of technology.