On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:03:58 -0400, Dean Collins wrote: >Considering warehousing, manufacturing and large onsite corporate usage >is the primary target focus of DECT telephony it ,makes sense that >Polycom are steering their 8002 handset into this space. > >Regards,
Yes, the question of DECT vs VoWifi is an interesting one on many levels. We've all thought about voice+data convergence, but then comes the questions of where, when & how? DECT & wifi can co-exist if desired. In some cases there may be advantage to establishing & supporting only one type of infrastructure. If we presume that they need wireless data throughout a facility then Wifi comes out on top, and VoWifi may be the prefered option. It raises lots of questions. What size & configuration is the facility. How many DECT bases required vs Wifi APs? How do they price out in each case? Is wireless data required throughout the facility or campus with even converage? Or is it only required in certain locations? It would be very interesting to detail a very large scale DECT installation (Kirk or Aastra?) vs a comparable VoWifi (Cisco or Polycom?) installation. I can easily see cases where DECT wins, and others where VoWifi would make more sense. Both will no doubt be sucessful in appropriate niches. Of course, with both the SpectraLink and Kirk brands under the Polycom umbrella they are playing in both spaces these days. Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves<at>mstvp.com http://blog.mgraves.org o713-861-4005 c713-201-1262 sip:[EMAIL PROTECTED] skype mjgraves [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
