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Welcome to our inaugural issue MWIF Connects, the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum's quarterly newsletter. We hope you find it informative and useful. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone whom you think might be interested in the work that we are doing. The MWIF continues to cover the unique space of collision and fusion of two industries, mobile and Internet. We have a fair mix of interests from both industries. We are driven by the end goal of an elegant common network. MWIF's Board of Directors are actively working to strategically position MWIF for the future. Activities include an MWIF Advisory Board, Market Research for and on behalf of the member companies and specific, strategic initiatives to influence the industry. As you look through this issue, you will see that MWIF has been diligent in their efforts to develop technical specifications, influence the various standards bodies and disseminate our technical work. MWIF has several technical working groups who have conducted thorough, collaborative, forward-thinking research. The results of this process are the six reports that have been published and are available on our website, mwif.org. We are continuing to work towards inclusive mobile and Internet solutions as we move toward 3G and beyond. Thanks to all of our members for participating, and we look forward to seeing you at our meeting in Kansas City. Kind Regards, Dean Sirovica
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APRIL 2001 MEETING, SEOUL, KOREA TC Chair, Rich Robinson, Sprint PCS reports from the most recent meeting in Seoul, Korea, where MWIF Technical Committee (TC) members met to discuss up-to-date issues of the convergence of the mobile and internet worlds. Robinson reports that heightened activity has been occurring in working groups 2 and 4, Architecture and IP in the RAN (Radio Access Networks), respectively. |
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WIRELESS NETWORKING EVOLUTION AT THE APPLICATIONS LEVEL The Web is driving fundamental changes to application design, and it is becoming the standard for the construction of networked applications. Most networked applications have shifted from simple transaction processing to Web-based communication on the front end, and extensive multi-application processing on the back end. This is increasing network complexity, impacting network design and causing performance concerns, especially in wireless environments. Three significant trends are emerging. |
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In the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum Volunteer Spotlight this quarter is Brigitte Arnold, Senior Vice President of Siemens, and MWIF Market Development and Education Committee Chair. |
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JULY SEPTEMBER MWIF will have a booth at CTIA's WIRELESS I.T. 2001 in San Diego, CA, September 11 - 13, 2001. For more information on this show, . Mobile Net: September 26-28, 2001 - San Francisco, CA. Strategic development of the networks, content, applications and business models to spur the mobile internet super-highway. For further info, contact: www.it-telecomsolutions.com OCTOBER MWIF UPCOMING EVENTS 2002! JANUARY FEBRUARY .................................................... SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS |
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MWIF ATTEMPTS TO JUMP-START INTEROPERABLE DREAM Ray Hegarty New York - The Mobile Wireless Internet Forum wants to drag the telecommunications infrastructure providers kicking and screaming into the Internet protocol world, and in the process influence the 3G W-CDMA, cdma2000 and Internet communities to merge their networks into one. The nonprofit MWIF would in effect like to be the catalyst for the creation of a single core network that supports all access technologies, including wireless, fixed wireless and wired. Click here for the complete article. FORUM BRINGS INTERNET, OPERATORS TOGETHER Sam Omatseye If the Internet and mobile networks tend sometimes to be a choir of discord, the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum wants to be the voice of symphony. Founded in January 2000, the MWIF is dedicated to the merger of the two segments of the wireless industry by seeking a common core network. "There are a number of forums out there, but no one looks bullseye into this fusion space," said Dean Sirovica, chairman and president of the forum. Click here for the complete article. CAN MWIF UNIFY CELLULAR PROTOCOLS? Peter Rysavy Some would say that following the actions of standards bodies can be about as interesting as watching paint dry. But if the wet paint was on a tool that could help your business, wouldn't you be interested in tracking its progress? One group well worth watching is the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum (MWIF), an organization working to simplify roaming between cellular networks and accelerate the shift to the higher-speed, always-on, packet-switched cellular data connections necessary for two-and-a-half (2.5G) and third-generation (3G) services. Click here for the complete article.
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| President and Chairman Dr. Dean Sirovica - Bio Vodafone Group Technology Strategy |
Vice-President and Chair Dean Prochaska - Bio Sprint PCS |
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| Vice President, Business Operations Nick Sampson - Bio Orange PCS Ltd |
Technical Committee Vice-Chair Richard Robinson - Bio Sprint PCS |
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| Market Development and Education Committee Chair Brigitte Arnold - Bio Siemens |
Vice President of Marketing Tim Clifford - Bio Lacuna Network Technologies |
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| Board Member Myung Sung Lee - Bio SK Telecom |
Board Member Dr. Hideo Okinaka - Bio KDDI Corporation |
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| Board Member Steve Thomas - Bio Verizon |
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