MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 24, 2003 – According to a new report from IDC, the DSL semiconductor market is expected to decline 21% to $878 million in 2003. This decline is the result of slowing equipment sales coupled with cost reductions achieved due to the integration of the communications processor and DSP transceiver into CPE designs. IDC expects the market to rebound in 2004 and 2005, before tapering off again. Between 2002 and 2007, IDC expects the DSL semiconductor market to decline at an annualized rate of -5%.

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O'Reilly Releases "Building Wireless Community Networks, Second Edition"

Sebastopol, CA--There was a time, not long ago, when wireless
networking technology was cool. Now it's not only cool, but also
extremely useful, cheap, and can do things that wired networks will
never be able to do. In the last year, consumers have purchased
millions of wireless networking components. Prices have fallen
dramatically and more manufacturers have integrated wireless into their
products. You can find wireless access in coffeehouses, parks, schools,
offices, and homes. "What is it about wireless networking that has so
many people worked into such a frenzy?" asks author Rob Flickenger in
his new edition of "Building Wireless Community Networks" (O'Reilly, US
$29.95). According to Flickenger, it's easy to understand.

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Sheffield, London, July 23rd 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-
BroadGroup, the London-based consultancy (www.broad-group.com), revealed today that analysis conducted for a new report suggests that European pricing for public access wireless LANs is still the highest worldwide. The report also forecasts that growth in hotspot deployment will increase across Europe by some 45% to the end of this year, across the companies surveyed.

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Sheffield and London 23 July 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-
The GSM Association (GSMA), the trade association representing the world’s GSM mobile operators, today welcomed the European Commission’s recent initiative to combat ’spamming’. The GSMA agrees that the issue has global ramifications and therefore global solutions are needed to combat the problem.

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Worldwide Wi-Fi, A Global Survey of Wi-Fi and the Telecoms Industry

Sheffield, UK, July 23 2003 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-
According to a report compiled by Mr John Yunker, (Analyst, Business Strategies, GroupPyramid Research) writer of two previously well known reports (Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Unleashed and http://www.pyramidresearch.com/info/rpts/mar03_hotel.asp), Wi-Fi Technology will not stop there!

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But desktop ahead in quantity sold!

By Steve Alexander
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
July 5, 2003

Laptop computers for the first time have surged ahead of traditional, bulkier desktop computers in U.S. retail dollar sales, apparently driven by price, convenience and new services such as wireless Internet access.

Growing laptop sales reflect "a desire for computing products that offer portability, appealing form factors and attractive design," said Stephen Baker, director of industry analysis for the NPD Group, a retail sales tracking service in Port Washington, N.Y.

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Research Shows Cutting Phone Costs is First Priority for European Businesses, Ahead of Redundancies and IT Spending

Voice and data convergence can provide a long-term solution for communications cost savings

For immediate release: Wednesday, July 02, 2003

WATERLOO , BELGIUM - Almost six in ten businesses in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have cut costs in the last year, of which a third highlighted telephony costs as the number one cost saving imperative according to research commissioned by Avaya1 Inc. (NYSE:AV), a leading global provider of communications networks and services for businesses. In terms of priority, telecommunications savings (31 per cent) came first ahead of job cuts (28 per cent), reduced IT spend (20 per cent), employee benefits (18 per cent), cuts in corporate hospitality budgets (20 per cent) and general office expenditure (17 per cent). Nearly twice as many small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) than corporates prioritised telephony as an area in which to cut costs, 41 per cent compared to 23 per cent respectively.

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By: Ray Montelongo
From: Hospitality Technology Magazine 2003

Technology is definitely shaping our society into a broadband-driven culture. With the development of digital streaming video servers, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone systems, digital security systems, and the advancement of Internet security, wireless security, and new software programs comes a greater need for high-speed Internet access in our technology-driven business and social worlds.

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802.11g: 802.11a Meets 802.11b

Source: extremetech

802.11 wireless networking is becoming a confusing alphabet soup of letters, numbers and speeds. Let's break down what 802.11g, the latest wireless variant, actually is.

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(New York, NY - June 23, 2003) - Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) today announced just prior to its 802.11 Planet Conference & Expo -- taking place at the World Trade Center in Boston this Wednesday through Friday, June 25-27 -- that its Jupiter Research division is launching a new multiclient study to explore the market opportunity for Wi-Fi Hotspots. Leading brands such as Starbucks and Marriott have recently struck partnerships and launched aggressive Wi-Fi initiatives. While many expect bottom-line contributions, few can articulate how to measure the value around these efforts.

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