Current Trends in the Wireless Industry
The Local Perspective
The term "Wireless
Industry" has a variety of meanings -- cellular telephony,
fixed broadband wireless access, mobile data to PDAs, wireless LANs,
wireless Internet, 2 1/2 G, 3 G etc. The Panel brings together representatives
from four Santa Barbara companies that see the wireless industry
through four different viewpoints. Openwave Systems is a major supplier
to the wireless software industry. Wi-LAN Technologies has leading
edge fixed broadband wireless infrastructure products; SkyPipeline
has an innovative business model for wireless Internet access; and
Superconducing
Technologies is a key supplier of infrastructure devices to the
Cellular industry worldwide. They each see the industry through
different business models and through different marketing channels.
Are there common
trends in the wireless industry that are evident from these different
viewpoints? The Panel Session is aimed at giving the meeting attendees
the benefit of these separate perspectives of the wireless industry
and attempts to answer this question.