Zultys Launches WiFi VoIP Phone

Written By: Tony Lock

Copyright © 2005 Bloor Research

There are few areas of IT that are currently generating as much interest as Voice over IP (VoIP). Indeed, the level of attention on VoIP stretches from individuals through to enterprises of all sizes - from the smallest to the positively gigantic. VoIP is clearly an area where almost any announcement will find an audience ready and willing to be fascinated. More importantly, it is a space where interest is being converted to purchases. Last week, Zultys Technologies, a well-established supplier of VoIP solutions, warmed the pot even further when it added the element of WiFi to the mix.

Zultys Technologies announced the launch of the WIP 2 wireless IP phone. The new handset supplies very similar functionality of its established desktop IP phone range, including the ZIP 2, but in a mobile design that utilizes the connectivity established by the ever-growing numbers of wireless networks - commonly called WiFi. It is expected that the WIP 2 handsets will hit the street in full distribution by November this year.

The company has addressed the key question of battery life for the portable handset, which it is claimed can give up to four hours of talk time and twelve hours of standby time between charges. The handset is consequently a little larger than a cell phone in order to handle the battery capacity, but it is in line with standard DECT devices.