A full day seminar presented by Michael Finneran, President of dBrn Associates, Inc., and a faculty member of the LIDO Organization, Inc.. This workshop is being coordinated by Dr. Yi-Ching Kao, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Michael Finneran

Overview

This program provides a comprehensive overview of the services and technologies that comprise the wireless marketplace. The full range of voice and local/wide area data networks will be covered along with practical descriptions of their capacities, access protocols, radio interfaces, and typical configurations. Particular attention will be paid to applications and how the various technologies will be employed in a business organization. We begin with the basic principles of radio transmission, the impairments that effect range and capacity, and the impact of new digital radio techniques like spread spectrum and OFDM. Then we will review the development of wireless voice networks from the introduction of analog cellular or AMPS to the current 2 G digital cellular standards, TDMA, CDMA, and GSM. With that background, we can investigate the protocols and technologies used in wireless data services. We start with the role of the Wireless Application Protocol, the major categories of user equipment, and applications being served. In particular, we will look at the technology, cost, and capacity issues encountered with the 2.5 G and 3 G cellular services like GPRS, EDGE, and 1xRTT. To round out the wide area section, we will introduce the new 3 G cellular technologies and compare the technical features of the emerging Wideband CDMA and CDMA2000 technologies. Then we will investigate the fast-growing market for wireless LANs. We will identify the major elements in a wireless LAN, and describe the IEEE 802.11 ("WiFi") wireless LAN protocol and radio link interfaces. In particular, we will look at the range of security concerns these have raised and the steps being taken to address them. Finally, we will review the range of applications, and compare the other wireless LANs standards like Bluetooth, HiperLAN, and HomeRF. In the last section we will take a look at some of the emerging areas in wireless.

Topics

Topics covered in this workshop will include: General principles of radio Analog cellular telephone service Digital cellular and PCS Systems Wireless Data Services 2.5G and 3G Cellular Services Wireless LANs- IEEE 802.11 Next Wave Wireless

About the speaker

MICHAEL F. FINNERAN, a faculty member of The LIDO Organization and President of dBrn Associates, Inc., is an independent telecommunications consultant. He has held management positions with ITT WorldCom, AT&T Long Lines, and MDS Systems. His clients include IBM, AT&T, Prudential Insurance, McGraw-Hill, and Merrill Lynch. He is a frequent speaker at industry trade shows and has written numerous articles for industry publications. Mr. Finneran has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattan College and a Masters Degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with Majors in Marketing and Management Information Systems.

Who should Attend?

Voice or data communications analysts, network managers, MIS professionals, carrier representatives, or anyone who needs a detailed overview of wireless networking technology, applications, concepts and terminology.

Coordinator

This technology event is being coordinated by Dr. Yi-Ching Kao, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at the School of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.