I had a really good show at Broadband Wireless World in Vegas week before last. I almost did not go due to how much I had going on workwise (It is good to have work by the way). I haven't missed the show since I started going. Ultimately I am glad I made it. I came home with even more work. So that is double great. Plus Tim Downs gave me my first voice in the industry as a writer and consultant and I don't believe in forgetting your oldest friends. So what went on? Kelley Dunne showed up with his new company Digital Bridge Communications, but he kept a low key profile. I think that firm will do very well. The Digital Middletown talk by Ball State professors and Kelley was excellent too. Proxim stepped up as the top sponsor. I thought that the mesh guys were out in real force. Strix was there and its customer Mobilepro was speaking. Tropos, Motorola with their two Mesh systems, Hopling (through its distributor StarMesh), Skypilot and one or two I don't recall. Mesh is really hot right now. Municipal wireless is driving the Broadband Wireless Industry right now. The WiMax talk and fervor from last year has muted a bit, I suspect because gear is still not widely available. The need for standards isn't going away though and the industry is just sensibly focusing on where the growth is right now. When WiMax is ready for the US market the intensity will be back. This isn't to say that it was unrepresented. Fujitsu was at the show in force and has been announcing wins left and right. As are many precursor WiMax vendors. The precursor proprietary gear is very, very good folks. And it meets the business case now. Don't wait for anything to get customes. Now is the time Tim Sanders tim@thefinalmile.net  www.thefinalmile.net  www.thefinalmile.net