Date: June 22-23, 1998
Place: Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Conference Proceedings: Not available

 

Committed Speakers/Panelists Norman Abramson (Aloha Networks)
Steve Baer (Bellcore)
Tom Hazlett (FCC)
Charles Jackson
Jan Kruys (Lucent Technologies)
Jim Lovette
Mike Marcus (FCC)
Jay Padgett (Lucent Technologies)
John Williams (FCC)

ADVANCE PROGRAM

MONDAY JUNE 22, 1998

The U-NII: Dream and Reality

THE U-NII DREAM

What vision of the future drove engineers to strongly lobby for the release of 300MHz of spectrum?

TEMPERING THE DREAM:

The FCC decision

How did physical reality, political and corporate concerns help mold the FCC decision?

WHAT IS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE NEAR-FUTURE?

What technological developments or breakthroughs will be needed for the universal deployment of U-NII services?

SPECTRUM RIGHTS PANEL

What are the politics and requisite policy of spectrum use engendered by the FCC decision to release 300MHz of unlicensed radio spectrum?

TUESDAY, JUNE 23 1998

Coexistence, Economics, Policy,
Applications & Wrap-Up

 

PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE OF SERVICES

How do disparate systems coexist on a shared medium?

PRODUCTS, PROVIDERS, PLACE AND POLICY

What are the economics of likely products? Where will services be deployed? Who will provide the services and what policies should be in place to assure rapid realization of U-NII systems?

ENABLING/BACKBONE TECHNOLOGY

Wireless ATM
HIPERLAN/BRAN and the European experience
Community Networks/Education

SPECTRUM ETIQUETTE PANEL

Wrap-up and Recommendations