WCA meeting - Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at HP, Cupertino Date: Tuesday, June 17 , 2003 Time: 4:00 PM -6:00 PM. Location: Hewlett-Packard in Cupertino 19091 Pruneridge Ave., Cupertino, CA Building 48S, Oak Room Auditorium
This month our presentations are about the development of a nationwide Wi-Fi network and a catalyst organization for the development of mobile e-services. Andrew Bolwell, Global Leader of Hewlett Packard's Mobile e-Services Bazaar, will discuss how HP is facilitating the development of new mobile services that meet the needs of the mobile individual. Michael Kleeman, Chief Technology Officer of Cometa Networks, will present the origins of Cometa and their plans to be the leading wholesaler of secure, carrier grade, nationwide wireless Internet Access HP's Mobile E-services Bazaar, Andrew Bolwell, Global Leader of Hewlett Packard's Mobile e-Services Bazaar "The lines between our professional and personal lives are blurring; business is increasingly conducted 'on the go,' and we want to be able to access information and services no matter where we are," said Andrew Bolwell, Global Leader of Hewlett Packard's Mobile e-Services Bazaar. His presentation will focus on how HP's Mobile E-services Bazaar is bringing together players from all over the mobile ecosystem -- application developers, venture capitalists, and content providers with operators, service providers and enterprises to connect, network and collaborate -- to address this opportunity, and how companies providing mobility solutions can work with HP to help invent this new future. Cometa's Nationwide Wi-Fi Network, Michael Kleeman, CTO, Cometa Networks and Neeraj Bharadwaj, Apax. Mr. Kleeman will discuss how Cometa is facilitating the deployment of a wholesale nationwide Wi-Fi network. He will review some of the technical and business challenges faced by the company as they become a wholesaler of wireless Internet access to telecommunications companies, ISP's, cable operators, wireless carriers, large retail chains, hotels and universities. "Wi-Fi continues to be the fastest growing wireless technology," said Michael J. Kleeman, Chief Technology Officer of Cometa Networks. "Over the past few years, there have been many attempts to deploy public Wi-Fi hot-spots. In my presentation, I will demonstrate how Cometa's technology and business model are both aligned for success." Founded in December 2002 by AT&T, IBM, and Intel with Apax and 3i, Cometa Networks is pioneering wholesale Wi-Fi. Neeraj Bharadwaj of Apax recounts how the deal was put together to found Cometa, and then CTO Michael Kleeman discusses Cometa's business model and the Wi-Fi products it will use to extend the PSTN. WCA is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the mutual benefit of Northern California companies and organizations involved in wireless communication technologies. - For additional WCA info see: www.wca.org - Program ends at 6:00 PM with networking until 6:30 PM. - Participants are cautioned not to discuss proprietary information. - Questions: Contact Al Juodikis at (888) 351-6701, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - A $10.00 donation will be collected at the door to defray costs. ------ End of Forwarded Message -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
