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To: Bernard Super who wrote (731)	10/22/1999 4:52:00 PM
From: Hatim Zaghloul	Respond to of 16863

Good day Bernard and welcome on board, You had asked before about Silkroad's technology; as a holder of a Ph.D. in physics specializing in electromagnetics, what they did sounds very interesting technically and does have potential. I will have to see more math (and unfortunately, I no longer have the time to derive my own solutions) before I am convinced that it really works. However, we have heard many claims from companies saying that their technology would replace all other technologies. (I hope I never said that about Wi-LAN's W-OFDM). IMHO, single wavelength communications could ultimately be viewed as using a Fourier decomposition of the signal with the ability to fine tune the separation between the carriers. This in some sense would be an extension of OFDM. In wireless communications, you have to fight multipath and fading which, IMHO, are not solvable just by single wavelength communications. Of course another issue is having practical products at a reasonable cost. Wi-LAN invented W-OFDM in 1990-1 and it only saw the light in 1999. As to your question about the patents, we did not have enough money to pursue our filings in Europe. We actually did pay for the initial filing but did not renew. We were totally unknown at the time and venture capitalists do not like to bet on new ideas coming from unknown people. Thanks for your interest. Hatim