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To: Cyrus who wrote (5)	4/23/1998 5:36:00 PM
From: Nav Toor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16863

Hi Cyrus, it's good to see you over from the TVL thread. The only significant development since the IPO a month ago has been the introduction of higher speed Hopper units as posted by Lalit Jain. Wi-LAN is also concentrating their efforts to produce an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that combines the digital and RF section onto one chip. Here is some info from their prospectus: "Wi-LAN has been developing its Wide-band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology for the past four years. Recent developments in Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology allow the development of the entire digital section and possibly the RF section on a single chip or two chips. The development of a dedicated ASIC chip could introduce another barrier against entry for small competitors and give Wi-LAN a head start against large competitors. Wi-LAN is designating $3.0 million from the proceeds of the Maximum Offering ($2.5 million in the case of the Minimum Offering) for research and development, including the development of the ASIC chip set." Wi-LAN raised about $11 million from their IPO. In my opinion, Wi-LAN should be able to kick some serious butt if they are able to successfully develop and market their ASIC chip set.

To: Cyrus who wrote (5)	5/31/1999 11:50:00 PM
From: Cyrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16863

Leaders see Internet altering communications world TORONTO, May 31 (Reuters) - Executives at phone and Internet firms around the world anticipate heightened rivalry and more changes as consumers increasingly hook up to the World Wide Web, said a study by Ernst & Young released on Monday. The business consulting group surveyed 95 executives at cable, wireless, telecommunications, communications equipment, Internet and other companies to see how they think the future would develop. The executives, from companies as varied as computer maker International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news) to data and telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:LU - news) to Internet portal Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news), think their companies will have to battle even harder for customers while the Internet transforms the communications industry. Rising demand for the swift movement of video, voice and text over the Internet will spur development of new companies to fill any gaps while establised companies will merge to create full-content providers. Long distance companies will expand into local service and cable companies will provide Internet and phone services, while wireless communications, such as cell phones, will supersede plain old phone lines, they concluded. In three to five years, customers will have only one phone number and mobile phones will replace local service, some think. Ernst & Young is made the study available to the International Telecommunications Union, which is preparing for the TELECOM 99 + Interactive 99 Forum set for October in Geneva, Switzerland.