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To: TobagoJack who wrote (824)	9/24/2005 9:03:29 AM
From: A Horse With No Name	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217688

hi tobagojack. i think you must now have had some time to think about what you will do on the canadian oil and gas royalty front. whats your analysis on the situation and is it really as bad as people are making it sound? thanks

To: TobagoJack who wrote (824)	9/24/2005 9:29:16 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217688

The pieces of the puzzle are not yet all there. But they are surely coming. Message 21722665

To: TobagoJack who wrote (824)	9/24/2005 2:38:46 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 217688

Not so fast there TJ. WiMax isn't dead and I think it won't be. I have always seen WiFi as synergistic with CDMA/OFDM in wide area networks. WiMax is a useful adjunct to WiFi. QUALCOMM has recognized that and has announced the inclusion of WiFi in their ASIC/software roadmap: qualcomm.com They announced that 3 years ago too, so WiFi and CDMA is not exactly new: Message 18112728 The latest announcement relates to Philips technology including 802.11g and 802.11b. As you read this, I am planning WiFi/WiMax competition for subscribers' eyeballs and money. I will be collecting royalties from people who buy WiMax services. They will buy a multimode device and I will sell them an ASIC and collect royalties on the wholesale price of the device and all its components and "value proposition" [if that's the right jargon]. I have also invested in RoamAD. Subject 53383 RoamAD is battling to get going. It enables WiFi networks. I imagine that WiFi high density networks will cover malls and crowded places like Oxford Street, downtown Beijing, central Hong Kong and the like. They will use WiMax backhaul to fibre. OFDM and CDMA will provide communications in less dense areas. It seems that greedy CDMA/OFDM/3G/3GSM/UMTS/GSM/GPRS/EDGE/W-CDMA/TDMA/Analog service providers are not prepared to offer services at sensible prices as they have oligopolies. WiFi/WiMax can fix that. Mqurice PS: Neither will CDMA/OFDM kill off WiMax and WiFi.