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RSS mode wi-fiWi-Fi VoIP and Cellular Network Integration: The Power of Dual-Mode Handsets and Wi-Fi to Cellular Roaming
White Paper This white paper, which addresses the opportunity to provide an integrated voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP)/cellular service, will discuss the growth in mobility users, advances in cellular and Wi-Fi technologies, and the introduction of dual... [05 Oct 2005]
BT wi-fi phones fail to light a fuse with consumers
News BT has reportedly abandoned, for the moment, attempts to market its dual-mode wi-fi handsets to consumers, despite the relative success of the device among business customers. BT does not have its own cellular network - it resells a Vodafone... [07 Feb 2008]
Wi-fi mobiles flying high
News Dual-mode wi-fi/VoIP handsets are the fastest growing area of the mobile market, with a compound annual growth rate of 198 per cent between 2006 and 2010 predicted. Richard Webb, directing analyst for wireless at Infonetics Research, said the... [25 Jan 2007]
Skype plots dual-mode phones by year's end
News Dual-mode GSM/wi-fi phones designed around Skype will probably hit the market by the end of the year, a senior representative of the company has revealed. Like the wi-fi-only handsets launched this week, these upcoming dual-mode phones would allow... [24 Jul 2006]
Voice over wireless data networks - a good bet
News The rise of dual-mode handsets which switch between mobile phone and Wi-Fi networks is seen as a positive step for the voice over wireless LANs, or VoWLAN. In 2004, worldwide revenue from dual-mode handsets hit $6.7m and from all Wi-Fi VoIP... [23 Aug 2005]
BT fuels Fusion offering with two dual-mode handsets
News Being dual-mode, the handset uses wi-fi and cellular networks for when away from a user's office or a BT Openzone hotspot. Figures from the Wi-Fi Alliance today show nearly 100 handsets have been Wi-Fi Certified since 2004, 82 of which have been... [12 Feb 2007]
BT to dish up wi-fi FMC cocktail
News It will use dual-mode phones that support both wi-fi and GSM, and BT says it will allow colleagues to call each other for free in some circumstances. Steven Evans, BT's chief of wireless broadband and future products, said Enterprise FMC will allow... [12 May 2006]
FMC: Trim your telecoms by 30 per cent
News Telecoms watcher Analysys predicts the cheaper bills will be heralded by the advent of converged services as businesses begin to route more of their voice traffic over wi-fi rather than cellular connections, helping them avoid fixed-to-mobile... [08 Mar 2007]
Not in the mode: RIM steers clear of "half-baked" tech
News Citing the ability to "hide complexity away from the end user" as a major factor in the BlackBerry's success, Constanzo suggested dual-mode phones, which are intended to be able to switch seamlessly between wi-fi and GSM-based networks during... [05 Jun 2006]
Wi-fi VoIP to threaten telco business models
News Juniper predicts dual-mode handsets - both cellular and wireless-VoIP enabled - will lead wi-fi VoIP sales, contributing around $68bn in revenue. With the advent of VoIP over wi-fi, it will cause providers to rethink how they retain customers. [26 Feb 2007]
Council fixed-mobile trial rings the changes
News With Fusion, council workers can make calls over Vodafone's GSM network when out of the office but once inside council premises, such calls are routed over the local authority's wi-fi system, all using a single dual-mode handset. [09 Nov 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wi-fi activism
Comment Written in the lobby of a nice new London hotel that shall remain nameless, and despatched via an abnormally free wi-fi link to silicon.com Before I arrived my PA had already checked out the availability of high-speed wi-fi access here and 20... [29 Mar 2006]
The techs SMEs need for converged telecoms
Comment These modifications to the wi-fi standards provide for power saving features for devices, including allowing the wi-fi radio to stay longer in a low-power sleep mode. For businesses to benefit from these FMC services, employees need to be equipped... [04 Jan 2007]
3GSM: Intel continues to bang WiMAX drum
News Intel has been fleshing out its vision for WiMAX, the 802.16 standard often referred to as Wi-Fi's big sister. In a keynote presentation at this year's 3GSM World Congress event, Intel president and COO Paul Otellini talked about a roadmap where... [26 Feb 2004]
Saving Energy in Wi-Fi Hotspots Through 802.11 PSM: An Analytical Model
White Paper Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming very popular. A key point to exploit the potentialities of Wi-Fi hotspots is managing the scarce energetic resources of mobile devices. To this end, the IEEE 802.11 standard defines a Power-Saving Mode aimed at reducing... [10 Jan 2006]
