Skype’s free Internet telephony software works with Siemens phones via the Gigaset M34 USB adapter, an open interface adapter that is plugged into the USB connection point of a users’ PC. It communicates with the phone’s base station to either make or receive a Skype call. The handset then enables users to gain cordless access to the extensive Skype features including, free Skype to Skype calling, buddy lists, the Skype Global Directory and conference calling.
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Wi-Fi Versus WiMAX: Which Is The Future?
Phil Solis, senior analyst for wireless connectivity, notes that Intel, the most aggressive of WiMAX IC vendors, expects to have chipsets ready for sale to laptop makers in mid-2006. Intel will probably be first to market, followed by Fujitsu Semiconductors and Wavesat, Inc.
That means, says Solis, that it will be several years before WiMAX gains any real traction in the 802.16e market. (802.16e is the mobile version of WiMAX that will allow for portability and mobility.) “We’re not looking at WiMAX even starting to compete against Wi-Fi until 2007, when it will turn up in a few laptops. By then, Wi-Fi penetration in laptops will be almost universal.”
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