Subject:  RE Fiber optical cables vs. wireless (Segerback).. (fwd)
Date:     Thu, 24 Feb 2000 123610 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" 
To:       emfguru 
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.........Thanks, Robert!!  Good info......

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:11:18 -0800
From: "Robert L. Pritchett" 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: RE: Fiber optical cables vs. wireless (Segerback)..

Folks;

"Wireless" most definetely uses wire. For example, PCS systems an antennae
has to be mounted into the ceiling tiles inside a building/office area and
then a cable has to be routed back to the PBX edgecards system to run PCS
phones. One antennae per section. We prototyped a system for HP in
Corvallis, OR a few years ago. If a school for example used a wireless
system ( i.e. iBook scenario) the AirPort basestation units still need wire
to communicate with the rest of the LAN because they only have a 150 foot
diameter reach, so one hardwired unit per classroom would still be needed.
(Such a system exists today in Colorado, according to Lucent).

On the fiber end of things, see my articles at my website located below. I
just added one on video over fiber. A prior article is on Horizontal Fiber.
I also sorta mention my concerns about wireless applications.

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Robert L. Pritchett
Computer Telephony Engineer
SCM Consultants, Inc.
7601 W. Clearwater Ave Suite 301
Kennewick, WA 99336
Phone: 509-783-1625
FAX:   509-783-1861
http://www.scm-ae.com/robertscorner
robertp@scm-ae.com





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