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This conference may be of interest to many of you, particularly those
concerned with applications of emerging wireless technologies to
distance education and environmental monitoring, especially in areas
unserved/underserved by terrestrial communications infrastructure.

More information can be obtained from the web page for the conference,
 www.gwu.edu/~cms/wireless .

Brian

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EMERGING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP


Wireless data communications is a rapidly growing means for providing
general, educational, government and  business communications. The
wireless
communications market currently serves more than forty million
subscribers, with digital PCS now available throughout the United
States. A
Yankee Group forecast predicts the growth in these services to expand to

more than sixty million subscribers by the turn of the century and will
double again in the next five years to serve over 120 million
subscribers
by the year 2005.

The 1996 Telecommunications Act, which provided the $2.25 billion
Universal
Service Fund, may give the wireless and satellite communications
industry
the opportunity to provide products and services to 84,000 schools and
15,000 public libraries.

This movement from analog to digital communications and the rise of the
Internet is seen in all forms of communications systems and networks
today,
as digital technologies provide increased channel utilization and less
interference to other users, resulting in greater overall communications

efficiencies. All domestic wireless communications are subject to
spectrum
allocation and licensing decisions by the FCC. However, a military
developed spread spectrum method of communications may now be used
commercially, where the communications information is coded and spread
across a wideband carrier that can result in little or no interference
to
other similar users in that portion of the spectrum. Significant shared
frequency, spread spectrum, low power, 'no license' uses are emerging
from
this military developed method.

The Emerging Wireless Communications Workshop will study technical and
economic issues of interconnecting terrestrial and satellite wireless
systems and networks. The workshop will provide the participants with
the
opportunity to exchange information, discuss policy issues, and to
evaluate
the current and
potential role of wireless spread spectrum digital radios operating in
no-license areas of the spectrum.

Participants will look at the complementary synergy of unlicensed
wireless
communications with the wireless digital broadband satellite
communications
services that will be available over the next few years. This conference

will place special emphasis on the application of these technologies to
education, specifically the virtual university.

Workshop participants will be able to interact with FCC policy-makers
and
wireless industry and education leaders. In addition, participants will
explore the strengths and weaknesses of the two wireless communications
technologies against the communications requirements of globally remote,

rural, and costly urban education applications, including that of a
virtual
university. Aiding this exploration will be live demonstrations of how
these communications systems can be applied to the virtual university
concept. Also, participants from two currently separate fields of
expertise--terrestrial wireless and satellite communications--will have
a
chance to share information about their counterpart's field. The impact
of
the Universal Service Fund will be discussed as well.

Finally, the workshop will provide the attendees with a final report in
the
form of an internet site, which will be updated for one year, covering
the
presentations and the activities. The web site may also be used to
solicit
comments and recommendations as a planning tool for a possible second
Emerging Wireless Communications  Workshop.

NSF Workshop Prime Demonstration

A highlight of the workshop features a real-time demonstration, via
satellite, of the transmission of environmental data from Big Spring
Creek
in Montana via a wireless radio to junior high school children in
Lewistown, Montana. As part of a long-term science project, they will
format the data and send it to a government laboratory in Boulder,
Colorado. This project is part of an International Environmental Science

and Education Partnership initiated by Vice President Gore entitled the
Global Learning and Observation to benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
Program.
The Big Spring Creek water flows down from the Snowy Mountains through
one
of the nation's last pure aquifers. When the creek water began to show
signs of contamination a few years ago, local, state and federal
officials
began a plan to monitor the water quality and try to determine and
eliminate the origins of the contamination. Currently, junior high
students
go down to the creek and take water samples, but Montana winters and
summer
vacations make this process less than desirable. The National Science
Foundation has agreed to fund a new submergible set of sensors that
carefully measure the water quality. Once a day this data will be
transmitted via an inexpensive wireless radio to the junior high school,

where the science
students can read and format the data on a personal computer. They can
then
send the data, via the Internet, to the federal laboratory for further
analysis.
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Again, more information or registration information can be obtained from
the
web page for the conference, www.gwu.edu/~cms/wireless .




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<TT>This conference may be of interest to many of you, particularly those</TT>
<BR><TT>concerned with applications of emerging wireless technologies to</TT>
<BR><TT>distance education and environmental monitoring, especially in
areas</TT>
<BR><TT>unserved/underserved by terrestrial communications
 infrastructure.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>More information can be obtained from the web page for the
 conference,</TT>
<BR>&nbsp;<A HREF="www.gwu.edu/~cms/wireless">www.gwu.edu/~cms/wireless</A>
<TT>.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>Brian</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>*************************************************************</TT><TT></T
 T>

<P><TT>EMERGING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP</TT>
<BR><TT></TT>&nbsp;<TT></TT>

<P><TT>Wireless data communications is a rapidly growing means for
 providing</TT>
<BR><TT>general, educational, government and&nbsp; business communications.
The wireless</TT>
<BR><TT>communications market currently serves more than forty million</TT>
<BR><TT>subscribers, with digital PCS now available throughout the United
States. A</TT>
<BR><TT>Yankee Group forecast predicts the growth in these services to
expand to</TT>
<BR><TT>more than sixty million subscribers by the turn of the century
and will</TT>
<BR><TT>double again in the next five years to serve over 120 million
 subscribers</TT>
<BR><TT>by the year 2005.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>The 1996 Telecommunications Act, which provided the $2.25 billion
Universal</TT>
<BR><TT>Service Fund, may give the wireless and satellite communications
industry</TT>
<BR><TT>the opportunity to provide products and services to 84,000 schools
and</TT>
<BR><TT>15,000 public libraries.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>This movement from analog to digital communications and the rise
of the</TT>
<BR><TT>Internet is seen in all forms of communications systems and networks
today,</TT>
<BR><TT>as digital technologies provide increased channel utilization and
less</TT>
<BR><TT>interference to other users, resulting in greater overall
 communications</TT>
<BR><TT>efficiencies. All domestic wireless communications are subject
to spectrum</TT>
<BR><TT>allocation and licensing decisions by the FCC. However, a military</TT>
<BR><TT>developed spread spectrum method of communications may now be used</TT>
<BR><TT>commercially, where the communications information is coded and
spread</TT>
<BR><TT>across a wideband carrier that can result in little or no interference
to</TT>
<BR><TT>other similar users in that portion of the spectrum. Significant
shared</TT>
<BR><TT>frequency, spread spectrum, low power, 'no license' uses are emerging
from</TT>
<BR><TT>this military developed method.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>The Emerging Wireless Communications Workshop will study technical
and</TT>
<BR><TT>economic issues of interconnecting terrestrial and satellite
 wireless</TT>
<BR><TT>systems and networks. The workshop will provide the participants
with the</TT>
<BR><TT>opportunity to exchange information, discuss policy issues, and
to evaluate</TT>
<BR><TT>the current and</TT>
<BR><TT>potential role of wireless spread spectrum digital radios operating
in</TT>
<BR><TT>no-license areas of the spectrum.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>Participants will look at the complementary synergy of unlicensed
wireless</TT>
<BR><TT>communications with the wireless digital broadband satellite
 communications</TT>
<BR><TT>services that will be available over the next few years. This
 conference</TT>
<BR><TT>will place special emphasis on the application of these technologies
to</TT>
<BR><TT>education, specifically the virtual university.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>Workshop participants will be able to interact with FCC policy-makers
and</TT>
<BR><TT>wireless industry and education leaders. In addition, participants
will</TT>
<BR><TT>explore the strengths and weaknesses of the two wireless
 communications</TT>
<BR><TT>technologies against the communications requirements of globally
remote,</TT>
<BR><TT>rural, and costly urban education applications, including that
of a virtual</TT>
<BR><TT>university. Aiding this exploration will be live demonstrations
of how</TT>
<BR><TT>these communications systems can be applied to the virtual
 university</TT>
<BR><TT>concept. Also, participants from two currently separate fields
of</TT>
<BR><TT>expertise--terrestrial wireless and satellite communications--will
have a</TT>
<BR><TT>chance to share information about their counterpart's field. The
impact of</TT>
<BR><TT>the Universal Service Fund will be discussed as well.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>Finally, the workshop will provide the attendees with a final report
in the</TT>
<BR><TT>form of an internet site, which will be updated for one year, covering
the</TT>
<BR><TT>presentations and the activities. The web site may also be used
to solicit</TT>
<BR><TT>comments and recommendations as a planning tool for a possible
second</TT>
<BR><TT>Emerging Wireless Communications&nbsp; Workshop.</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>NSF Workshop Prime Demonstration</TT><TT></TT>

<P><TT>A highlight of the workshop features a real-time demonstration,
via</TT>
<BR><TT>satellite, of the transmission of environmental data from Big Spring
Creek</TT>
<BR><TT>in Montana via a wireless radio to junior high school children
in</TT>
<BR><TT>Lewistown, Montana. As part of a long-term science project, they
will</TT>
<BR><TT>format the data and send it to a government laboratory in Boulder,</TT>
<BR><TT>Colorado. This project is part of an International Environmental
Science</TT>
<BR><TT>and Education Partnership initiated by Vice President Gore entitled
the</TT>
<BR><TT>Global Learning and Observation to benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
Program.</TT>
<BR><TT>The Big Spring Creek water flows down from the Snowy Mountains
through one</TT>
<BR><TT>of the nation's last pure aquifers. When the creek water began
to show</TT>
<BR><TT>signs of contamination a few years ago, local, state and federal
officials</TT>
<BR><TT>began a plan to monitor the water quality and try to determine
and</TT>
<BR><TT>eliminate the origins of the contamination. Currently, junior high
students</TT>
<BR><TT>go down to the creek and take water samples, but Montana winters
and summer</TT>
<BR><TT>vacations make this process less than desirable. The National
 Science</TT>
<BR><TT>Foundation has agreed to fund a new submergible set of sensors
that</TT>
<BR><TT>carefully measure the water quality. Once a day this data will
be</TT>
<BR><TT>transmitted via an inexpensive wireless radio to the junior high
school,</TT>
<BR><TT>where the science</TT>
<BR><TT>students can read and format the data on a personal computer. They
can then</TT>
<BR><TT>send the data, via the Internet, to the federal laboratory for
further</TT>
<BR><TT>analysis.</TT>
<BR><TT>*********************************************************</TT>
<BR><TT>Again, more information or registration information can be obtained
from the</TT>
<BR><TT>web page for the conference,</TT> <A
 HREF="www.gwu.edu/~cms/wireless">www.gwu.edu/~cms/wireless</A>
<TT>.</TT>
<BR><TT></TT>&nbsp;
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