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August 02, 2005
VoIP meets WiMAX
VoIP market leader US-based Vonage announced on Monday an alliance with a broadband wireless company, TowerStream, allowing the carrier to bypass equipment owned by its cable and telecommunications competitors using WiMAX technology.
The recent move is a remarkable endorsement to WiMAX technology which provides long-distance broadband access ranging upto 30-mile radius. Top microprocessor manufacturer Intel has been pushing WiMAX to turn it into de-facto standard for wireless access on personal computers.
A number of high-profile US carriers have begun testing the technology. AT&T and BellSouth have both announced tests of WiMAX technology, which provides wireless connections to the Internet at speeds comparable to high-speed wired connections.
Global VoIP market leaders Vonage and Europe-based Skype have beefed up their expansion plans in Asia in recent months. Addition of WiMAX based VoIP will further accelerate these plans especially in developing countries where wireline infrastructure is limited.
Posted by admin at August 2, 2005 03:16 PM