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To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (17907)	11/6/1998 12:51:00 PM
From: Quincy	Read Replies (2) of 152472

3mbps? IEEE802.11 offers speeds like 11Mbps, no base station needed, no spectrum license needed, and a range of 300 ft. This is a current off-the-shelf product! semi.harris.com Now, on the subject of wireless VS wired. I don't agree with your cost analysis. Ethernet ports are currently running under $10 for 10mbps for the chip, inductors, and connector. Ethernet expansion boards are running under $50 in bulk. Home builders out here are offering Ethernet wiring to all rooms as either standard or as a $200 option. Plenum-grade Cat-5 cable is about $90 for 1,000 ft of cable. The fanout box ranges from $50 for consumer grade to $1000 for switched with all the bells and whistles. Best of all, all of this can be reused for 100BaseT. Even if the wireless components approach the $10 range (which won't happen overnight for spread-spectrum), wireless has a lot more testing to undergo during manufacturing (with some very expensive test boxes) plus the development costs and the regulatory compliance costs. I don't see how it can be cheaper than 10baseT. I love the idea of plug-n-play. But, anyone building an office without Cat-5 100BaseT compatible cable deserves to pay $300 per wireless port. Cat-5 wiring is a no-brainer. (but it would have eliminated the man months I have spent perched on top of ladders stringing cat-5 through dusty buildings... Oh well.)

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