Re: [WISPA] Future of Wifi Offloading WAS: Ericsson is buyingBelAir, betting on Wi-Fi

2012-02-10 Thread Tom DeReggi
I'm not saying I disagree. John's prediction may very well be the outcome. I'm just saying, I heard the same arguement in 2005 about 2010 predictions, and we aren't dead yet. I've never questioned the service provider's interest in going after that market. I just question the consumer's

Re: [WISPA] Future of Wifi Offloading WAS: Ericsson is buyingBelAir, betting on Wi-Fi

2012-02-10 Thread Jeromie Reeves
Very nice post. You are wrong. Very well thought out about what is 'wifi' today. By the time 2017 (or even closer dates) get here the network will not be called 'wifi' and it wont be. I think what the cellco's are looking for, and might find, is a wireless protocol that lets the have even smaller