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Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Is Wireless VoIP a Cellular Killer?

"You're walking down the street talking on your cell phone. When you walk into your office, your phone seamlessly switches from your regular cell carrier to a voice-over-IP (VoIP) provider accessed via your company's wireless LAN.
Mobile phones are starting to appear with both cellular and Wi-Fi capabilities and the technology for seamless hand-offs between the two types of networks isn't far off, most observers agree. But this is far more than a simple matter of new technology. Rather, it means a whole new cast of competitors for current cellular operators. For users, it means more choice and, potentially, lower prices. "
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