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To: Hatim Zaghloul who wrote (662)	10/3/1999 1:16:00 AM
From: axial	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16863

Dr. Z. - It may be that you cannot respond to this post in any meaningful way. It is not my intention to put you "on the spot". Nevertheless, the matter referred to in the following posts - Message 11430043 Message 11430054 lies at the heart of my sole concerns about Wi-LAN and its WOFDM technology. It may be that the belief at Wi-LAN is that the merits of WOFDM technology are so overwhelming that it will emerge as a dominant standard, and that it will, in effect "own" the spectrum in which it operates (especially in the US) - in effect, Wi-LAN will define the standard. But what is to stop other user(s), non Wi-LAN, who have licensed the technology, from saturating the spectrum, and causing interference? It may be, too, that Wi-LAN hopes that the European ETSI and BRAN standardization will emerge as dominant world standards, insofar as the US wireless standards are in such disarray: in effect, the European standards will become the US standards, eventually. But that merely begs the question - what happens when that unlicensed spectrum is saturated? Can anyone give a satisfactory answer to this question? Perhaps (thinking a little further) the answer for Wi-LAN is not satisfactory operation of WOFDM in unlicensed spectrum at all, but rather a springboard to licensing fees for WOFDM in all spectra, and IEEE 802.11a is just a requisite intermediate step? Again, Dr. Z. one cannot realistically expect you to divulge your thoughts on this matter, but I feel it would be unwise for investors (like me) to ignore the implications of these questions. Thread - any comments? Regards, JK

To: Hatim Zaghloul who wrote (662)	10/3/1999 9:37:00 AM
From: P2V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16863

Dr, 1. In regard to your second answer , does "no rights in Europe" mean that your W-OFDM work can be used freely without compensation ?? Doesn't seem right, or fair. 2. The Dell White Paper indicates that the European HyperLAN/2 standard will support QoS (quality of service), thereby allowing voice transmission. (VOIP, I believe) Will the new IEEE 802.11a standard support this service as well ? Another classic Europe versus North America competition is not necessarily a bad thing, but using W-OFDM without compensation seems a bit one sided, in my opinion. Regards, Mardy.