May 11, 2004

Joshua Beil
Skyware Broadband LLC

All Wireless is Not Created Equal

Joshua Beil, cofounder & VP of Business Development of Skyware Broadband LLC, a local ISP specializing in wireless technology and networks is our speaker. He will discuss the different flavors of wireless broadband and provide an overview of cellular, fixed wireless, Wi-Fi, and satellite technologies. Joshua will provide the pros and cons of these as well as DSK, cable, and T1. With some encouragement he may even look into his crystal ball and tell us what he sees in store for 802.16, 4-5G cellular network, and how the conflict between cellular and IP-based wireless broadband will play out.

Prior to returning home to Oahu from Silicon Valley last summer, Joshua served as VP of R&D for Tier 1 Research, a research boutique providing financial and market research in the Internet infrastructure industry. He has written numerous reports covering the small business Web hosting market and service level management within outsourced IT organizations. Joshua has been quoted in The Washington Post, CNET, Teledotcom, eWeek, and WebHost Magazine.

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