Saturday, July 24, 2004
Initiative: Empowering the Channel for Wireless
What would it take to make a real statement about wireless?
I am impatient for wireless to be more widely accessible. As I have said, I have had wireless (80211) in my home since the mid-nineties. For example, the hotel we held our conference in last week in Shanghai still did not have wireless. Give me a break. For me, not having wireless connectivity in the hotel is as bad as not having beds.
Intel has been leading the charge, but many holes still exist in the market. Intel has some big wins, but it is time to take it to the next level. How about working to make Beijing a fully wireless city in time for the 2008 Olympics. If you can unwire a real city, a city of 12 million, into the leading example of technical implementation, Intel can prove wireless is for everyone.
Unwiring Beijing will take more than technology. Most of that exists already. It will take an ecosystem. A channel in other words. infrastructure, regulatory change, last mile service providers, integrators, all are required to make it work. Both mainstream players, like China Mobile, and grass roots organizations line BWIN (Beijing Wireless Information Network) will have a role to play.
But to make it happen, we need to get started now.
Scott Karren, The Channel Pro
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What would it take to make a real statement about wireless?
I am impatient for wireless to be more widely accessible. As I have said, I have had wireless (80211) in my home since the mid-nineties. For example, the hotel we held our conference in last week in Shanghai still did not have wireless. Give me a break. For me, not having wireless connectivity in the hotel is as bad as not having beds.
Intel has been leading the charge, but many holes still exist in the market. Intel has some big wins, but it is time to take it to the next level. How about working to make Beijing a fully wireless city in time for the 2008 Olympics. If you can unwire a real city, a city of 12 million, into the leading example of technical implementation, Intel can prove wireless is for everyone.
Unwiring Beijing will take more than technology. Most of that exists already. It will take an ecosystem. A channel in other words. infrastructure, regulatory change, last mile service providers, integrators, all are required to make it work. Both mainstream players, like China Mobile, and grass roots organizations line BWIN (Beijing Wireless Information Network) will have a role to play.
But to make it happen, we need to get started now.
Scott Karren, The Channel Pro
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