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April 1/2000 -- Welcome to my Mentoring section on Data Networking. These pages will grow in the coming months to become a valuable resource for connecting home computers and networks. I look forward to your comments.
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Wireless
Networking
Press Releases Standards Wayne's Archives |
Wireless Home Networks -- Even if you
had the most advanced wiring installed into your new home, you'd still
appreciate the benefits of wireless networks. The biggest benefit comes
with mobility - and the ability to use your notebook PC, touch screen
tablet, or other device from anywhere in the house or yard, and without
being tied to a wall outlet.
The cost of connecting PCs with radio waves instead of wires is now as low as $99 per system, and there are several technologies to choose from. But that's the problem - too many to choose from. Since a confused market doesn't buy, I'm dedicating this second article to positioning the three emerging wireless standards - Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, and HomeRF. Many industry leaders are participating in all three wireless networking initiatives, and not just because they are hedging their bets. The market development guys understand the proper fit and positioning of each technology and know they must all coexist. Since a wide variety of portable devices will move around and into each other's space, the network standards must interoperate, so these companies are working on ways to allow this. Read more in my current article entitled "Wireless Home Networks – Disconnected Connectivity" About Data Networking -- Of the four primary home networks (Telephone, Entertainment, Automation/Control and Data), Home Data Networking is generating the most interest. Consumer demand is so hot that it attracted the computer industry's largest companies including Compaq, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. This is a phenomenon driven by the growth in Internet access, broadband communications, home offices, multi-PC households, and new classes of digital products. It will play an important role in the emerging digital e-conomy where new business models for commerce, education, entertainment, health care, and government will increasingly rely on consumer devices connected to high-value services. |
Wayne is described as a home networking
visionary, frequent speaker, and author. 
His
vision includes consumers with easy access to services and service providers
with equal access to consumers, all without worrying about wiring or incumbent
competitors that control the infrastructure. Wayne
recently retired from IBM after 30 years in development, systems engineering,
marketing, strategy and market development. He was most recently the Marketing
Chairman of the HomeRF Working Group, an industry association of over 100
companies with focus on wireless networking. Wayne is available for Home Systems
consulting and can be reached at 512-335-6073 or wcaswell@K2Vision.com
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