Transcript 04048Sm-Ad-Hoc Marketing-Study-Group-Report.ppt

November 2000
doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/404
Ad-Hoc Marketing StudyGroup
Report
Al Petrick, Chair
Marketing Report
Slide 1
Al Petrick, ParkerVision
November 2000
doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/404
Objectives
• Continue work revising doc:00/288 General
Presentation on IEEE 802.11
• Develop WLAN Forecast (units shipped)
• WECA update….Nov 2-3, 2000
• Update documents (joint 802.11/802.15)
– Calendar of Events
– Conference articles – papers
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Al Petrick, ParkerVision
November 2000
doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/404
Wireless LAN Forecast
• Purpose: To generate a 802.11 perspective of the
market size in terms of units shipped
• Created Survey document
– 00/407 Anonymous Questionnaire Wireless LAN
Forecast Survey
– WLAN Forecast (“Radio” units shipped)
• IEEE 802.11b
– Enterprise, Consumer
• IEEE 802.11a
– Enterprise, Consumer
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November 2000
doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/404
WECA Update
• Last meeting held Nov 2-3 Santa Rosa, CA
– Host: Texas Instruments
• Over 60 member companies
• Over 50 products Wi-Fi certified (IEEE 802.11b)
– Over 20 different companies with certified product
• WECA is committed to testing interoperability of
IEEE 802.11a products
• Marketing and Technical sub-committees
• Next meeting: Hawaii….Feb, 2001
• www.wi-fi.org
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Slide 4
Al Petrick, ParkerVision
November 2000
doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/404
Objectives for January – 01
• Primary:
– Refining WLAN Forecast Model doc 00/407
• Review survey results 1st pass
• Definitions
• Market Segments
• Secondary:
– Documentation updates
• 802.11 overview presentation, calendar of events
– Feedback from Comdex…..
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