Guest:
Philip Marshall is director of the Wireless/Mobile Technologies Decision Service at the Yankee Group. He manages research and programs aimed at improving the business results that vendors, service providers and enterprises expect from wireless technologies and services. Prior to joining Yankee Group, Dr. Marshall was director of network engineering at Verizon International and at Telecom New Zealand.
Host:
David Berlind is the executive editor of ZDNet. David is a former IT manager turned journalist with more than 15 years of experience as a technical analyst and editor covering technology.
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Wireless VoIP: Ready for prime time?
What we'll cover:
- Where is wireless VoIP being used today?
- How secure and reliable is wireless VoIP?
- What are the benefits and challenges?
- VoFi: Taking VoIP wireless
- Voice over Wireless -- the merging of VoIP and Wi-Fi -- is expected to be the "next big thing" in wireless communications. In this audiocast, David Berlind checks in with Craig Mathias principal at Farpoint Group on where this technology stands and where it's headed. (June 21, 2005)
- VoIP firm Vonage tests routers for mobile service
- Vonage and many others among the new breed of telephone companies using voice over Internet Protocol, are trying to cash in on mobility in the same way cell phone operators have. Skype, a Vonage competitor, says it's working on a Wi-Fi handset similar to Vonage's. (May 13, 2005)
- ZDNet Make the Case: Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Solutions
- This business case explores the opportunities and benefits that can be realized in the deployment of VoIP product(s) or solution(s), as well as the costs and associated risks involved. (March, 2005)
