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Voice over WiFi Gets a Push, According to ABI Research |
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Written by Kory Mohr
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Tuesday, 21 June 2005 |
Amended from TMCnet:
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- June 20, 2005 -- Voice over Wi-Fi
got a boost recently as BellSouth announced a trial of a converged
system in the enterprise environment of Grey Worldwide's Atlanta,
Georgia office in the U.S.
Not long afterwards, British Telecom launched their "Bluephone" service which, while it uses Bluetooth
rather than 802.11 for its local connection, is seen by ABI Research
senior analyst Philip Solis as BT's interim step towards VoWi-Fi. The
British communications giant has recently announced its decision to
become an all-IP operator, and, says Solis, "the Bluephone is their
precursor to a fully Voice over Wi-Fi solution which would have a much
better range than the Bluetooth radio installed in most mobile
handsets."
Back in the USA, SBC has stated that they will start to roll out
VoWi-Fi to consumers by the end of 2006, so we should see North
American market penetration starting early in 2007. Many dual-mode
(cellular and VoWi-Fi) handsets exist already, Solis adds, and more are
set to come out within the next year. |
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