Following last month's announcement <http://tinyurl.com/pbmoe> of the first products to become WiMAX certified, the industry is all atwitter with renewed excitement for the nascent technology. Though IEEE 802.16 is a few years old on paper, all the building blocks are just now coming into place for Fixed WiMAX installations to be rolled out. Plus Wired News reports <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70241-0.html?tw=wn_index_2> Mobile WiMAX could be upon us later this year.
That said, it's time for So Cal Wireless Users to spend an evening discussing WiMAX and what possibilities it brings to our unique mobile environment. Jack Unger will drive this discussion with a presentation and Q&A session on the flavors of WiMAX and where it fits in to a connected society. Please read on for the meeting announcement and join us this Thursday in Pasadena. Share and enjoy! -Mike O. www.wifi-toys.com Announcement follows... --------------------------------------------------------------- The So Cal Wireless Users Group is meeting on Thursday 02/23/06 at 7pm (Pacific). Locations and directions at http://www.socalwug.org Presentation: Jack Unger <http://www.ask-wi.com> tunes us in to the current state of the IEEE 802.16 wireless technology known as WiMax: what it is, where it's going, and what will it do when it gets there. With the 2006 WiMAX summit <http://www.upperside.fr/wimax2006/wimax2006intro.htm> happening right now in Paris, and the first Fixed WiMAX products being certified just last month, the upheaval has begun. Media outfits like to tout WiMAX as a Wi-Fi killer. But can it really replace Wi-Fi in the coming years? This and more questions will be raised. Let's try to provide some answers! Who should attend? Wireless users Wireless technicians and engineers Business people interested in wireless People working in the wireless community Wireless Security professionals People new to wireless People interested in meeting others involved in the wireless community Buyers of wireless technology products and services Those interested in lively technical discussions ranging from beginner to expert People old to wireless Meeting Cost: Free! Agenda (times are approximate): 7:00 Mixing - business/friend contacts 7:10 Logon> Introductions to the group and key members 7:15 Announcements & News Items 7:20 General Q&A 7:30 Main Presentation 8:30 Mixing - break off into groups of discussions 9:00 Logoff> 10:00 Discussions move to the parking lot When: Every Fourth Thursday 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Pacific) Thursday 02/23/06 7pm Where: Pasadena IHOP Restaurant (rear meeting room) 3521 E. Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 Location: http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/cgi/site?00006 Wireless SSID: www.socalwug.org GPS: N 34 09.032 - W 118 04.645 Take the Train! MTA Gold Line "Sierra Madre Villa" station Visit the MTA site for times and stations: http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/metro_rail/gold_line/default.htm Click this MapQuest link for a walking map from the SMV station: http://tinyurl.com/lhum Note: Please come hungry and support our host. Food served during meeting. Separate checks. Please redistribute this notice. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
