Today in Washington, DC Craig McCaw is expected to announce a new initiative in wireless based upon recent acquisitions under the ClearWire banner, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.
The story, which has been speculated for weeks is only news because of what McCaw is really setting out to do. That is to build the first Voice and Data network that works at high speeds and is portable, meaning you can take it with you, not use it while you are mobile. While none of the other stories on McCaw’s announcement mention VoIP, a quick search through the job listings for Clearwire reveals that VoIP engineers are being hired. Why does a data network need a VoIP engineer? Surely not for their internal communications.
McCaw, who made his fortune selling a cellular network to AT&T is an old hand at wireless voice. The idea he has is not new, just the technology is. Let’s all hope it doesn’t Ricochet on him and his investors.