[nycwireless] Intel's vison, Wi-max and NYCWireless' possible model in 3 years

[Jose Marinez]

I've said it before and I will say it again: most organizations that 
advocate the public use of wireless technologies are too "wi-fi bound." 
 In other words, they eat, sleep and breathe wi-fi and can't see beyond 
the technology itself and don't even consider alternatives to 
accomplish the goal.  Take wi-max as an example, most of the "experts" 
believe that it is getting over hyped.  From my experience, when the 
"experts" start writing a whole bunch of articles about what they 
believe is "the next big thing" it royally bombs.  On the other hand, 
when they say something is "hyped", you better watch out, because 
eventually it really has the chance to become "the next big thing" - 
Bluetooth and USB are just two of the latest examples.

The experts that are saying that wi-max will fail are looking at 
wi-fi's history to make their forecast.  Unlike wi-fi, wi-max is 
getting deployed right now before it gets certified and it is working.  
Will there be problems with compatibility once it is certified?  Yes, 
but eventually they'll be fixed as the number of wi-max chip 
manufacturers consolidates.  Today I read this article that talks about 
the reality of wi-max and an "architecture/business model" that I 
believe NYCWireless will mimic in the future.  Keep in mind that the 
company that they refer to in the article is been used by a NYCWireless 
commercial spinoff.  I know these guys personally (their prices for a 
t1 are really cheap) and I can testify that wi-max works now and will 
make an even bigger impact in the future.  At the same time keep in 
mind that Intel is the biggest advocate/manufacturer of wi-max and 
wi-max chips.  Think Centrino (or some other marketing name to get 
people to buy it) but with wi-fi and wi-max in laptops and cell phones.

Enjoy.
http://www.mobilepipeline.com/60405489
Jose Marinez
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