| The advent of wireless broadband has put
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| | show that people are willing to tolerate
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| a new twist on peoples mobility and
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| | loss of quality for convenience. Quality
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| communications. Wireless broadband
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| | of sound over an IP connection can be
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| connections can take many different
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| | anywhere from a dropped call to cell
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| forms. From an extension of conventional
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| | phone quality, to the equivalent of a
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| wired networks in your home or office, to
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| | land line connection, depending on
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| wireless coverage of entire metropolitan
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| | network utilization.
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| areas, to the proliferation of WiFi
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| | The advantages of VoIP over conventional
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| hotspots all over the world, the Internet
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| | telephony are becoming clearer, but what
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| truly makes the world a global place.
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| | would be the advantages of IP telephony
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| Wireless Broadband and IP Telephony
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| | over cellular phones? While both cell
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| Companies like Clearwire and Mobilepro
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| | phone companies and the pure-play VoIP
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| Corp are connecting college campuses,
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| | providers have monthly plans, internet
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| even whole cities to the Internet
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| | phone companies do not charge more for
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| wirelessly. Using fixed point to point,
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| | prime time, and the monthly service
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| point to multipoint, and non-line-of-site
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| | charges are significantly less. Most
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| (NLOS) technologies, these companies can
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| | mobile phone companies offer free
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| eventually cover areas of dense
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| | nationwide long distance in the U.S.,
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| population that will rival the cellular
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| | whereas Vonage, for example offers free
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| networks.
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| | calls throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto
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| Worldwide, even in remote locations, WiFi
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| | Rico, and Europe.
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| hotspots only need a little electricity
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| | International rates with VoIP are the
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| and a satellite uplink to connect to the
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| | lowest to be had, to some countries as
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| world.
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| | low as 2-3 cents a minute for a call to a
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| Wireless broadband and IP telephony have
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| | PSTN number. Calls to cell phones
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| the most potential in the small business
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| | however, are charged at a higher rate.
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| and traveling community. A small business
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| | WiFi Cell Phones
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| with branch offices spread around the
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| | Essential to the widespread
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| country (or the world for that matter)
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| | implementation of wireless VoIP is, of
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| could save considerably on their
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| | course, the hardware, the phone itself.
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| telecommunication expenses utilizing
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| | While many pure play Internet phone
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| VoIP. As would the traveling salesperson
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| | companies have had WiFi telephones for a
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| staying at a far away hotel, more and
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| | while, the ideal solution would be a cell
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| more of which have their own wireless
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| | phone that goes both ways. Companies like
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| networks. Just pick a provider, find a
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| | Truphone have furthered the cause by
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| hotspot and watch your phone bill drop.
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| | developing an Open Source application
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| IP telephony over wireless broadband is
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| | based on the widely accepted session
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| emerging as a viable alternative to the
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| | initiation protocol (SIP), which allows a
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| public switched telephone network (PSTN),
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| | transition from the Internet to the PSTN.
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| and is even encroaching on the cellular
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| | Nokia, a leading manufacturer of cell
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| communications industry. Whereas the big
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| | phones, has developed a line of smart
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| cellular networks put in place by
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| | phones starting with its E60 series that
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| companies like Sprint and Verizon have
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| | is dual band and can switch between
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| done a good job blanketing north America,
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| | cellular and WiFi networks. Their latest
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| and Europe, the cost to the consumer can
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| | innovation, the N80, combines all the
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| be cut even more by utilizing the
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| | latest technology and truly is a smart
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| Internet to transport voice.
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| | phone. These phones will automatically
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| VoIP and the Cellular Networks
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| | switch back and forth while roaming
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| IP telephony is a disruptive technology,
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| | between cellular and WiFi networks,
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| meaning that it has the potential to turn
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| | purportedly without dropping the call.
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| an existing market upside down. Imagine
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| | IP telephony over wireless networks is a
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| how the telcos felt when a long distance
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| | technology just out of its infancy, and
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| call for which they used to charge a
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| | is yet to become wide spread. The cost
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| dollar a minute can now be made for
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| | effectiveness of routing voice packets
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| pennies. Needless to say, the babyb bells
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| | over the internet as opposed to land
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| and mobile phone companies will resist
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| | lines, or even cellular networks, cannot
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| this change, but as the technology
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| | be denied. But dont expect the telcos or
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| evolves, adoption seems inevitable.
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| | the cellular phone companies to embrace
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| Just as the sound quality on cellular
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| | this technology wholeheartedly until they
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| networks are generally less than land
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| | can figure out a way to make a profit.
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| lines, massive adoption of mobile phones
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