For excellent coverage of WiMax (including how it relates to WiFi), watch Jack's presentation at a recent SOCALWUG meeting:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4733424266791311989&q=socalwug His talk starts about 25 minutes in. -Mike -- Mike Outmesguine Company: http://www.TransStellar.com Book: http://www.wifi-toys.com Wireless Users Group: http://www.socalwug.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tollfree: (866)778-TECH Direct: +1-818-889-9445 x102 AOL-IM: SOCALWUG Yahoo-IM: mikeoutmesguine Say: /OUT-mess-geen/ *Check out my latest Popular Science project: http://tinyurl.com/kplcc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Patrick Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 8:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Future of WIFI Thanks Jack! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Unger Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 6:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Future of WIFI Gary, I've seen no scholarly research. There's abundant journalistic babbling and vendor hype: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=resu lt&cd=1&q=wifi+wimax&spell=1 For the views of a 14-year industry veteran, see below. jack Gary Patrick wrote: > Hello, > > > > Does anyone have some current research or articles on WIFI and WIMAX > that talk about the future of both. Things like: > > 1. is WIFI and WIMAX going to be complimentary to one another? Yes. > 2. is WIFI's existence going to be cut short due to the > implementation of WIMAX? No. > 3. how are hotspot suppliers going to be affected if at all by WIMAX? Not at all. > > We have customers and investors that are concerned that WIMAX is going > to somehow go away in the next few years because of WIMAX. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Best, > > Gary > > > > > > > > -- Jack Unger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Serving the License-Free Wireless Industry Since 1993 Author of the WISP Handbook - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" True Vendor-Neutral WISP Consulting-Training-Troubleshooting Newsletters Downloadable from http://ask-wi.com/newsletters.html Phone (VoIP Over Broadband Wireless) 818-227-4220 www.ask-wi.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
