Forrester says hot spots won't fly: The report focuses on Europe with no information about the rest of the world, and says that Bluetooth will far outstrip Wi-Fi, despite the fact that their uses barely overlap, and thus aren't worth comparing in this context.
The report doesn't look forward. Within a year, most devices that are small enough will have combined co-existent Bluetooth and Wi-Fi -- like Apple's current 12-inch and 17-inch PowerBooks and Power Macs.
Likewise, the report talks about 300-foot diameter access, when you have a combination of disruptive devices that include Vivato's antenna (which triples indoor distances) and mesh systems for provided seamless and extensive hot zones.
Hi,
A reminder: Vivato's antenna concept does not apply in Europe, or at least doesn't give the same results. That's because it is based on the fact that the FCC allows higher EIRP for "point-to-point links" (actually narrow-beam antennas), while ETSI regulations only allow for 100 mW EIRP, whatever the configuration.
Indoors, that means that even a 300-foot diameter (50 meter radius) can be difficult to achieve using standard laptops or PDAs, given the limits on the AP side.
Jacques.
The Forrester report was referenced on our corporate intranet (Comcast). It is good to see that I'm not the only one who spotted its obvious shortcomings. Hopefully our new corporate masters in Philadelphia saw them also.
Hi.
In 1992, business plans for european mobile operators had the same problem.
How many customers could buy a $600 terminal with a coverage only in big cities?.
Applying the arguments from Forrester, mobile industry would be dead.
Why would anyone compare BT and WIFI they are two completely different applicaiton.
It is like comparing a tank and a ferrari. The commercial application is not even close to be comparable. one is a close range and the other one is wide range