VoWiFi
Wireless VoIP is the term used to describe VoIP services that operate over a wireless network. Most current wVoIP applications are targeted at mobile professionals and students spread out over a wide area or working in locations that are difficult to access and hardwire.
As with VoIP in general, there are questions about wVoIP Quality of Service (QoS), although examples of successful wVoIP rollouts are growing. wVoIP regulation is a heated issue. There continues to be controversy and debate on two particular issues: wVoIP's immunity from regulations that govern traditional telephone networks; and wireless VoIP's implementation of 911 services.
IT-Wireless covers the entire wVoIP industry, looking at consumer focused voice over WiFi (VoWIFI) services from Vonage as well as enterprise-class wVoIP solutions utilizing Vocera badges or SpectraLink IP phones. The twice weekly VoIP email news service also looks at the industry's economics, including consumer business models (such as SkypeOut and AT&T CallVantage), enterprise implementation costs, the potential savings associated with moving all communications onto a single platform, gains in efficiency, and other key issues.
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Although there is still a plethora of free wireless hotspots, public
wireless Internet access is increasingly turning into a paid-access
business. Wayport, a leading wireless
internet access provider that charges for WiFi access in hotels and airports, recently
announced passing the 2.5 million customer mark. The company plans to
launch WiFi hotspots in select McDonald's restaurants across the country.
Even with the staggering growth predictions, a sound business model behind WiFi hotspots and wireless internet service - especially when millions of wireless hotspots will be necessary to cover the entire country – still might be elusive for many companies. Furthermore, many large companies are questioning the potential return on wireless connectivity infrastructure investments.
IT-Wireless aims to provide professionals with the insight to understand the wireless hotspot market and make informed decisions related to wireless
Internet services. Our coverage of wireless hotspots includes articles on costs, billing, security, client authentication, range, capacity, etc.
IT-Wireless also looks at the hardware behind the WiFi hotspots. Companies like Vivato and BelAir Networks are working on WiFi technology which will change the way people think about the economics of hotspots. With innovative wider-area WLAN, wireless hotspots will be able to span across entire enterprises, campuses, and other large local area networks. Furthermore, the equipment used to access the wireless hotspots is important and
IT-Wireless looks at companies like Intel and Microsoft leading the way in producing WiFi certifiable chips and devices.
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