WiFi VoIP competition to cellular about to get a lot tougher
09 January 2007
The possibility of dual mode cellular/WiFi handsets being used as VoIP handsets via public hotspots to divert revenue from cellular networks has been with us for some time, but a deal between global hotspot operator Boingo and chipmaker Broadcom is about to make this a much bigger threat.
Boingo and Broadcom have announced a deal under which the Boingo WiFi client software - normally installed onto a laptop or cellphone to enable it to access Boingo hotspots - will be embedded in Broadcom's WiFi phone chipsets, the BCM1161 and BCM4318E. The Boingo client software "automatically scans for hotspots and instantly connects users to private and commercial networks, including the tens of thousands of hotspots that are part of the Boingo Roaming Network."
The possibility of dual mode cellular/WiFi handsets being used as VoIP handsets via public hotspots to divert revenue from cellular networks has been with us for some time, but a deal between global hotspot operator Boingo and chipmaker Broadcom is about to make this a much bigger threat.
Boingo and Broadcom have announced a deal under which the Boingo WiFi client software - normally installed onto a laptop or cellphone to enable it to access Boingo hotspots - will be embedded in Broadcom's WiFi phone chipsets, the BCM1161 and BCM4318E. The Boingo client software "automatically scans for hotspots and instantly connects users to private and commercial networks, including the tens of thousands of hotspots that are part of the Boingo Roaming Network."
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