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To: areokat who wrote (53124)	11/21/2002 11:28:24 AM
From: JAPG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

Just wanted to add my 2 cents to the conversation. 1)Wi-Fi uses free unlicensed spectrum in two bands 2.4 and 5 GHz. Most likely, Wi-Fi services will be offered on a flat monthly fee basis. CDMA you pay per minute. 2)Wi-Fi´s technology is today represented by two different IEEE standards 802.11b and 802.11a, soon 802.11g will join the party. Last two utilize OFDM as transport technology. The important thing of this is that there are basic and unavoidable OFDM patents that Qualcomm will have to license and pay for if they want to develop a hybrid product. 3)Wi-Fi was born as a LAN standard. This will change next year as IEEE 802.16a is being prepared as the WAN standard. It will probably be accepted as Wi-Fi also. 802.16a forte is truly broadband capacity and range. Base stations probably with 1 GB capacity and individual users comfortably navigating at ADSL speeds will be the norm. The range of 802.16a is in miles not feet. Forget the concept "Wi-Fi hotspots, CDMA everywhere". Hope it helps. Take care JAPG