Archive for the ‘WiFi’ Category
Monday, October 17th, 2005
While attending the DigitalLife conference last Friday I came across The ZyXel 2000w WiFi phone. Since I run an Asterisk server at home I have been wanting to get my hands on a WiFi SIP (or IAX) handset.
I briefly used their demo phone to call my friend's Asterisk server. I ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2005
A Forbes.com article talks about a WiMax demonstration which took place last week in Vancouver.
WiMAX is a standards-based technology enabling the delivery of last mile wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL. WiMAX will provide fixed , nomadic, portable and, eventually, mobile wireless broadband connectivity without ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2005
The LAWTECH GURU, Jeff Beard wrote a great tutorial about using your cellphone as a high-speed modem when a WiFi connection is not available.
A number of newer cell phones are 3G-capable, meaning they can transfer data at broadband speeds. Having faster-than-dial-up Internet access in increasingly larger cell phone coverage areas ...
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Friday, July 22nd, 2005
Yahoo! News reports that WiFi VoIP handset revenue totaled $54.7 million in 2004 worldwide.
In addition, worldwide dual-mode WiFi/cellular handset revenue reached $6.7 million last year, the report noted, adding that WiFi capability will eventually become a common feature in cell phones, just as it is becoming standard in laptops today.
This ...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
It looks like a cell phone, it sounds like a cell phone, it smells like a cell phone...
Viper Networks announced the launch of thier next-generation WiFi phone. The Wi-Fi vPhone 3100 is a device that allows users to make phone calls over Viper's global VoIP network from any "hotspot" ...
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