The World Wide Wi-Fi Technological Trends and Business Strategies

by Tan, Teik-Kheong; Bing, Benny; Herry, Stuart J.

• ISBN13: 9780471463566
• ISBN10: 0471463566
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Your success guide to the next wireless revolution The next watershed innovation in wireless technology is here: IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (LANs). Recent studies from IDC indicate that the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market will likely account for ninety percent of projected LAN equipment revenues by 2005-a trend that promises to spill over into home wireless networks. Yet this amazing growth has also created confusion: Which version of 802.11 is best for vendors and end-users? What about solutions such as the a/g and a/b combinations of the 802.11 standards? In World Wide Wi-Fi: Technological Trends and Business Strategies, Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan and Benny Bing provide a clear, accessible road map of the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market. Unlike most books on wireless local area networks (WLANs), this must-have resource explains both the business and technology of WLANs, and offers ready-to-use tactics and strategies for thriving in this lucrative field. Along the way, you'll also gain insight into the emerging Wi-Fi standards. World Wide Wi-Fi presents: * Key technological issues related to the design and deployment of Wi-Fi wireless LANs * An insider's look at market dynamics, market segmentation, service provider, enterprise, and chipset strategies * The interrelationship between the 802.11a, b, and g standards * And much more Supported by real statistics and case studies, plus profiles of suppliers, regulators, and other market players, this one-of-a-kind guide helps you create effective market penetration strategies and evaluate vendor-specific features. Ultimately, World Wide Wi-Fi defines the 802.11 market: its rapid expansion, its challenges, and its future. Most of all, it's your invitation to profit from everything that this red-hot industry has to offer.

Author Biography

<b>Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan</b> is Chair of the Wireless LANs Next Generation Committee of the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group. He also chairs the Wireless Interworking Group (a committee supported by IEEE 802.11 WG, ETSI-BRAN and MMAC). He is also the senior product manager for the Wireless LAN Product Line of Philips Semiconductors, San Jose, USA. <p> <b>Benny Bing</b> is a research faculty member with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also the author of Wireless Local Area Networks: The New Wireless Revolution.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

IEEE 802.11 Stanards and Applications.

Wi-Fi Network Security.

QoS Provisioning for 802.11 Wireless Home Networks.

Wi-Fi Hotspots.

Market Segmentation and Analysis.

Wireless LAN IC Industry.

Emerging Trends and Case Studies for Wi-Fi.

Glossary.

Related Web Sites.

Author Biographies.

Index.