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Ad-Hoc Marketing StudyGroup Report. Al Petrick, Chair. 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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Ad-Hoc Marketing StudyGroupReport Al Petrick, Chair Al Petrick, ParkerVision
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 Al Petrick, ParkerVision
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 Al Petrick, ParkerVision
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 Al Petrick, ParkerVision
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….. Al Petrick, ParkerVision