[Cu-wireless] a couple interesting blurbs on WiMax & Windows CE w/ VoIP:

[Sascha Meinrath]

thought these might interest folks.

--sascha

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Subject: Proprietary Broadband Gear Gets Boost

By Nancy Gohring
Special to Wi-Fi Networking News
Permanently archived at <http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003158.html>

[1] A report from ABI Research concludes that proprietary broadband
wireless equipment will grow as the market waits for mass
produced WiMax gear: The report forecasts that the proprietary systems
should grow by 50 percent from 2003 to 2004.
Apparently such gear is priced the same or at times cheaper than what the
WiMax folks say their gear will cost.

The analyst who wrote the report made a very levelheaded comment when he
says that the threat from WiMax isn't to 3G or Wi-Fi
but to landline providers. He's probably right. All of the wireless
technologies will have a sweet spot but at the end of the
day WiMax may compete head to head with DSL or cable modem service.

URLs referenced:
[1] <http://www.abiresearch.com/abiprdisplay2.jsp?pressid=254>

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Subject: Microsoft Adds Voice to CE

By Nancy Gohring
Special to Wi-Fi Networking News
Permanently archived at <http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003159.html>

[1] Voice over Wi-Fi must have been a hot topic at the Voice on the Net
conference: Microsoft said it is adding VoIP capabilities to its Windows
CE operating system. Microsoft also said that Vonage will be its first
service provider partner. Earlier this week, Vonage said that it will [2]
begin offering voice over Wi-Fi service, but didn't elaborate on what
device customers would use to access the service. It's not clear if Vonage
will offer voice over Wi-Fi handsets or if the service will hinge on the
Windows CE devices.

URLs referenced:
[1] <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0331windocefi.html>
[2] <http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003154.html>

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Sascha Meinrath
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