Avaya, Proxim, and Motorola to integrate cellular with WiFi
Jan 14, 2003 12:00 PM
Motorola, Avaya, and Proxim announced Tuesday a collaboration to
create and deploy converged cellular, wireless local area network and
Internet protocol telephony.
Aimed at saving costs and enhancing productivity, the initial target
for the product are businesses of all sizes, said Bo Pyskir, senior
director business development of Motorola.
At a press conference, officials from the three companies said they are
addressing issues such as quality of service, security and enhancing
phone battery-life while using power zapping technologies as well as
other technical hurdles. They refused to comment about specifics,
however.
The plan calls for the companies to take advantage of the spread of
communication hubs -- or hot spots -- based on the 802.11 standard,
known as Wi-Fi. The goal of the three companies is to offer seamless
transitions between cell phone networks and wireless local area
networks using voice over IP.
All the products in the system will be standards-based, the officials
said. Some features that are not based on standards may be added in
products called Standards Plus. Phone prices are expected to equal that
of mid- to upper-tier cellular phones. The partners expect that they
will eventually extend the product beyond businesses into the home and
perhaps find public safety applications as well.
Trials are expected later this year.
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