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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (13294)	9/13/1999 7:22:00 PM
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Broadband wireless is cleared for takeoff, but don?t expect a smooth flight By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Sm@rt Reseller ZDNN Sept. 13 ? Despite having two strikes against it, broadband wireless technology may smack a solid base hit at this week?s Networld+Interop show in Atlanta. ZDNN page one DURING THE EVENT, NUMEROUS vendors will evangelize broadband wireless to resellers and network administrators. This, despite the fact that the technology isn?t backed by a broad industry group and lacks time-tested standards. Still, the opportunity for resellers and service providers appears to be immense. The U.S. wireless data market will skyrocket from 3 million subscribers this year to 36 million in 2003, predicts Dataquest. And those figures don?t include sales of wireless connections for PCs, handhelds and laptops. Bullish vendors are looking to get a piece of the wireless action at N+I. For starters, AirTouch Communications (now owned by Vodafone), Nokia and/or MobileStar will greet reporters at Atlanta?s Hartsfield Airport. The vendors are slated to demonstrate public access locations that allow travelers at major airports and hotels to wirelessly connect their laptops to the Internet. Other proponents, such as the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), will unveil an independent lab for interoperability testing. The lab will seek to ensure that wireless products adhere to the IEEE 802.11 high-rate wireless standard. Some WECA members, like Symbol Technologies, also will use N+I as a stage to announce new wireless strategies. msnbc.com msnbc.com