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Panelists:
Shripati Acharya, Director Marketing, WLAN Business Unit, Cisco Systems
Dr. Craig H. Barratt, President and CEO, Atheros Communications
Kevin J. Duffy, President and COO, Proxim Corporation
David King, Chairman & CEO, AirTight Networks
Moderator: Craig J. Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group
Wireless LANs have finally reached mainstream status after a decade of relative market obscurity. The next decade promises to bring to bring about even more radical changes for the Wi-Fi industry as WLAN technology becomes ever more ubiquitous. The core technologies and product features that will define the state-of-the-art in the next generation of Wi-Fi networks are only now beginning to emerge.
What degree of hardware and software integration will future WLANs have with switch and router based wireline networks? How will VOIP and cellular integration with Wi-Fi change usage patterns and market dynamics? What advancements in Wi-Fi management and security will need to take place to speed the adoption of WLANs in the enterprise? Beyond laptops, PDAs and cellphones, what new Wi-Fi devices and applications will fuel industry growth in the future?
Hear four industry leaders tackle these and other questions about future trends in Wi-Fi product innovation and applications development.
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