3.6GHz WiMAX - Does this make any sense??

We were very excited about 3.6GHz until I got of the phone last week with Redline, trying to order their newly approved 3.6GHz 802.16 PtP product.

The problem, according to them, is with the power limits of Wimax at 3.6GHz.  They said that, although the FCC set the max at 1W/1MHz, with a maximum of 25W for fixed products at 3.6GHz, the reality is that no products will ever ship that have more than 1Watt EIRP with antenna (28.4dB total to be exact) and mobile products will be much less.  The reason is that the maximum channel width for WiMAX is 7MHz and the 1W/MHz is MAXIMUM, and not typical.  Typical operating Tx power is much less then that.   So the total for their product Tx + Antenna is only 28.4dB - Less than 1W.

This makes no sense to me, but they insisted.  I thought that WiMAX can have 20Mhz channels and Max Tx + Antenna power is the EIRP, just like the max EIRP for WiFi is 4Watts, 36dB.    Can anyone shed any light on this?  Is Redline just blowing smoke or do you think this a real problem for 3.6GHz.   

Clearly 1W EIRP vs 20W EIRP dramatically changes any 3.6GHz WiMAX plans.
tyler

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Tyler van Houwelingen
Founder & CEO
Azulstar, Inc. 
1051 Jackson, Grand Haven, MI 49417
Main:  1-877-AZULSTAR
Fax:  616-842-1104
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