SOCALWUG meeting tonight Thursday on the state and future of WiMAX

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Frank Keeney

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Feb 23, 2006, 2:06:31 PM2/23/06

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Following last month's announcement <http://tinyurl.com/pbmoe> of the first
products to become WiMAX certified, the industry is all atwitter with
renewed excitement for the nascent technology. Though IEEE 802.16 is a few
years old on paper, all the building blocks are just now coming into place
for Fixed WiMAX installations to be rolled out. Plus Wired News reports
<http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70241-0.html?tw=wn_index_2> Mobile
WiMAX could be upon us later this year.

That said, it's time for So Cal Wireless Users to spend an evening
discussing WiMAX and what possibilities it brings to our unique mobile
environment. Jack Unger will drive this discussion with a presentation and
Q&A session on the flavors of WiMAX and where it fits in to a connected
society.

Please read on for the meeting announcement and join us this Thursday in
Pasadena.

Share and enjoy!
-Mike O.
www.wifi-toys.com

Announcement follows...
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The So Cal Wireless Users Group is meeting tonight, Thursday 02/23/06 at 7pm
(Pacific).
Locations and directions at http://www.socalwug.org

Presentation:

Jack Unger <http://www.ask-wi.com> tunes us in to the current state of the
IEEE 802.16 wireless technology known as WiMax: what it is, where it's
going, and what will it do when it gets there.

With the 2006 WiMAX summit
<http://www.upperside.fr/wimax2006/wimax2006intro.htm> happening right now
in Paris, and the first Fixed WiMAX products being certified just last
month, the upheaval has begun. Media outfits like to tout WiMAX as a Wi-Fi
killer. But can it really replace Wi-Fi in the coming years? This and more
questions will be raised. Let's try to provide some answers!

Who should attend?

Wireless users
Wireless technicians and engineers
Business people interested in wireless
People working in the wireless community Wireless Security professionals
People new to wireless People interested in meeting others involved in the
wireless community Buyers of wireless technology products and services Those
interested in lively technical discussions ranging from beginner to expert
People old to wireless

Meeting Cost: Free!

Agenda (times are approximate):

7:00 Mixing - business/friend contacts
7:10 Logon> Introductions to the group and key members
7:15 Announcements & News Items
7:20 General Q&A
7:30 Main Presentation
8:30 Mixing - break off into groups of discussions 9:00 Logoff> 10:00
Discussions move to the parking lot

When:

Every Fourth Thursday
7:00pm to 9:00pm (Pacific)
Thursday 02/23/06 7pm

Where:

Pasadena IHOP Restaurant (rear meeting room)
3521 E. Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
Location: http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/cgi/site?00006
Wireless SSID: www.socalwug.org
GPS: N 34 09.032 - W 118 04.645

Take the Train!

MTA Gold Line "Sierra Madre Villa" station Visit the MTA site for times and
stations:
http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/metro_rail/gold_line/default.htm
Click this MapQuest link for a walking map from the SMV station:
http://tinyurl.com/lhum

Note: Please come hungry and support our host. Food served during meeting.
Separate checks.