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RE: [802SEC] ArrayComm claiming their technology to be "Standards-Based (IEEE 802.20)" in CITEL Seminar presentation




No ... no joke ... read the slide I clipped from the
presentation ...

A number of people told me they got the distinct
impression that ArrayComm was saying "iBurst=802.20".

Carl


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rigsbee, Everett O [mailto:everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 8:52 PM
> To: Stevenson, Carl R (Carl); stds-802-sec@ieee.org
> Subject: RE: [802SEC] ArrayComm claiming their technology to be
> "Standards-Based (IEEE 802.20)" in CITEL Seminar presentation
> 
> 
> 
> Carl,  Of all the possible things to try to claim conformance 
> to 802.20 would be at the very bottom of my list.  
> 
> Are you sure someone isn't just playing a joke on you ???    :-)  
> 
> Thanx,  Buzz
> Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
> Boeing - SSG
> PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM
> Seattle, WA  98124-2207
> (425) 865-2443    Fx: (425) 865-6721
> everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stevenson, Carl R (Carl) [mailto:carlstevenson@agere.com] 
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:02 PM
> To: stds-802-sec@ieee.org
> Subject: [802SEC] ArrayComm claiming their technology to be 
> "Standards-Based (IEEE 802.20)" in CITEL Seminar presentation
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> Dear EC Members,
> 
> I have a real problem with the presentation made by Joanne 
> Wilson of ArrayComm (a member of 802.20) at the CITEL 
> Broadband Seminar today in El Salvador.
> 
> The offending slide claims that ArrayComm's "iBurst" is 
> "Proven technology, standards-based (IEEE 802.20), multiple 
> large manufacturers" ... and THAT
> is what attendees will be taking home and presumably 
> distributing to their colleagues.
> 
> I also mention that IEEE trademarks, if any, on IEEE 802.20 
> are not honored in  ArrayComm's slides.
> 
> I did question Ms. Wilson in the Q&A session following the 
> presentations and got her to verbally clarify that, while 
> ArrayComm may intend to make a proposal in
> 802.20, that their "iBurst" technology is NOT "802.20" nor is 
> it even certain in any way to become a part of the 
> yet-to-be-defined 802.20 standard.  However, the
> slide will still go home with people and when they review it 
> or share it with colleagues the misimpression will be reinforced.
> 
> Ms. Wilson's response when confronted privately with the 
> attached slide was "It's done, I clarified, and I'm not going 
> to change the slide now."
> 
> I bring this to the attention of the EC because I  believe 
> this misrepresentation in ArrayComm's presentation to the 
> CITEL community is totally inappropriate and I
> am interested in what possible action the EC and/or IEEE 
> can/will take.
> 
> I am only sending the egregious slide at this time, as the 
> entire presentation is about 7 MB.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Carl R. Stevenson
> Chair, IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group
> 610-965-8799 (home office)
> 610-712-3217 (fax mailbox)
> 610-570-6168 (cellphone)
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> carl.stevenson@ieee.org
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