VoIP and Wi-FI

Wheat Wireless, a company that is placing Wi-Fi on the high seas has added VoIP to its cadre of services. This is a direct threat to Satellite telephony providers as the cost savings is significant.

While I’ve never jumped on the Linksys bandwagon, I do own one of their wireless routers that I use when I travel to Europe as it has the European adapter. I’m anxiously awaiting their entry into the VOIP space, which as the CNET interview points out, is something they are clearly aiming for. With their … Read more

Net2Phone (NASDAQ: NTOP) a long time pioneer in the VoIP space, and a company which always has innovated, has become the first of the SIP based VoIP companies to firmly say, we’re playing in the WiFi space with their announcement today. While much of this is saying “we can do this” rather than “we are … Read more

Forbes used Voice over Wi-Fi as a way to tell a different story about VoIP. Smart. What it also told in the story is that the carriers are really grasping the idea that VoIP is for real and that most of the national carriers in the USA (i.e. Qwest, AT&T and MCI) now are embracing … Read more

Some carriers and application server executives think portals may hold the key to VoIP, according to a Forbes article that appeared today. Portals generate eyeballs, and in many ways can be used to drive qualified traffic that generates new accounts. But, if the carriers are betting on MSN and Yahoo to drive the new users, … Read more

San Diego based VIPER networks has announced they have approved a Wi-Fi based handheld phone for use on their network. Here’s the rub with Wi-Fi handhelds. When you’re in a public hotspot that is free, access to the network won’t be an issue. But when you use a hotspot where you pay, like a Starbucks … Read more

With all the hype about SKYPE, here’s a home grown company from the USA’s Mid-West, FastMobile, may have hit on a highly useful, easily deployed and most welcome service months or years before interoperable carrier neutral P2T (push to talk) will really arrive on the scene. Just starting to get notoriety for their “Phone to … Read more

This is an example of a company trying to get business. I find it humourous as the premise is to dispell a report that the company secured a deal, when all they are doing is chasing the business.

Well this is my kind of story, one that blends lifestyle with technology, and it’s all based on wireless. When you add in VoIP’s ability to work from any full blown IP connection, the workforce doesn’t have to be in an office to stay connected.

It looks like even retailers are getting into the VoIP game, as CompUSA has added a test program with Viper Networks for their vPhone. This is a logical extension for CompUSA. They already sell PC’s and Cell Phones, plus home phones. Now to sell a service, even if it doesn’t carry their brand will expose … Read more