Mr. John Nichols

John Nichols, Information Technology Manager, Virginia Tech

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John Nichols, IT Manager, Communications Network Services Dept., Virginia Tech

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John Nichols

Mr. Nichols is an Information Technology Manager for Virginia Tech's Communications Network Services Department.His 30 + years of information technology experience includes all phases of IT: project management, technical personnel management, research, design, specification, acquisition, installation, programming, and maintenance of electronic computer and communications systems.He is a factory certified systems engineer on Rolm CBX 9000-9751 telephone systems and on a number of computer systems.He served on the Board of Directors for the Next Generation Internet Forum and participates in network projects for Internet2, SURA, and EDUCAUSE.

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The Technology Assessment and Master Plan prepared by John Nichols of Virginia Tech will assist businesses and government agencies move toward the goal of high speed Internet access for all residents on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The unique accomplishments of the program in Accomack County and across the Eastern Shore are described below.

The Technology Assessment and Master Plan prepared by John Nichols of Virginia Tech will help businesses and government agencies move toward the goal of high speed Internet access for residents on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The unique accomplishments of the program in Northampton County and across the Eastern Shore are described below.

Each county has the results of the technology assessment conducted by John Nichols of Virginia Tech. Nichols is an Information Technology Manager at Virginia Tech and a veteran in the planning and deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. He has spent over a year working on this component of this project: evaluating available assessment instruments suitable for this purpose, using them to design a questionnaire appropriate for this project, conducting technology assessments, and using that data to develop a technology master plan for each county.

John Nichols , Virginia Tech

Public Key Infrastructure & Directory Services

John Nichols, ChairInformation Technology ManagerVirginia Techjohn.nichols@vt.edu
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The planning committee for the joint ICS/Wireless meeting includes: Jim Jokl, Doug Carlson, Steve Updegrove, Bob Vonderohe, and John Nichols
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The planning committee for the Tuesday afternoon Wireless Working Group breakout session includes: Richard Hach, John Nichols, Bob Vonderohe, and Kurt Jeschke

John Nichols of Virginia Tech presented an experimental broadband wireless technology designed to provide access to remote communities within the state of Virginia.Called "Local Multi-point Distribution Service," or, LMDS, speeds in the Gigabit range can be achieved by using Radio Frequencies in the 28-31 Ghz range.Virginia Tech bid for these frequencies at a government auction and was awarded the license in several counties in Southwestern Virginia and parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, (see map at www.lmds.vt.edu).

Thus far, the project has been very successful within the test area.I discussed pricing with John afterwards and he described their goal to deliver a product that was less than $300 for equipment and about $30 per month.For that amount, a full suite of voice, data, and video services could be delivered to schools and homes in the rural sections of Virginia.

Tel : 540-231-5475 ( answered by John Nichols )Fax : 540-231-2139Email : ngiforum@bev.netWeb site : www.ngiforum.org

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John Nichols , Secretary/Treasurer , john.nichols@vt.edu

Atsushi Yoshida , board member , a-yoshida@media.sj.nec.com

Sponsor Organizations

Aplion NetworksFVC.ComGeneral DatacommNECUniversity of AkronVirginia Tech

During the morning sessions, John Nichols, Information Technology manager at Virginia Tech Communications, and Ward Cobleigh, business development manager at Ganymede Software, will chair a Quality of Service discussion between end users, service providers, applications developers and equipment vendors.

John Nichols, Manager, Network Information Department, Virginia Tech