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To: rich evans who wrote (12059)	1/13/2002 7:29:53 PM
From: Rob S.	Respond to of 12823

A prelude to the growth that is expected to take place in wireless BB once systems built around the new 802.16 standard become available is what's happening with 802.11 WLANs. Although 802.11 was never intended for WAN or MAN applications, it is being used for that anyway: bbwexchange.com The 802.16 standard will take advantage of much of the same technology as the new version of 802.11 (11a & 11g) plus some other new technologies, such as complimentary use of TDD, smart targetable array antenna technology, mesh networking topologies, and, of course, higher power levels than are available using WLAN gear to greatly extend the range and capabilities. What will help make this possible is that several chip companies have seen the success of Intersil and others in the WLAN market and are preparing 802.16 chip designs. Several possibilities exist for future improvements without deviation from the standard. These include the ability to make each customer premesis unit (CPE) a small encrypted data router so that the wireless network becomes a "cloud" of interconnections that is capable of transmitting data via numerous redundant paths. The FCC has discussed the use of wireless mesh networks as being a part of what they see as the emerging wireless framework that will enable low cost and increased capability. Considering that in cities at least 1/2 of data traffic is local, a mesh network can bypass the Internet and therefore the need to communicate via the base station for a significant portion of traffic. This could be further taken advantage of for digital video broadcasting - multiple edge cache routers can be placed into the mesh so that popular broadcasts can be retrieved locally. Try duplicating that flexibility and dynamic growth with DSL, cable or anything else. Can't do it. The next data revolution is about two years away from most people becoming aware of it.