Friday, April 29, 2005
Neonode Plan Smartphone with WiFi
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "THE COMPETITION" @ 12:00 AM
". . . Neonode claim that they’re coming out with a new cellphone with built-in WiFi that can automatically switch back and forth between wireless access points and wider GSM networks. They’re light on any of the other details about the new handset, like which operating system it’s going to run on (probably some flavor of Windows CE, just like the Neonode N1. . .), but they do say they’re planning to introduce the phone sometime in the second half of this year."
Engadget does not say whether or not their device will use UMA for the 'hand over' of cellular to Wifi connection. Neonode say they are working with Philips and claim that the initial speed will be up to 11 Mbit per second, which will eventually increase to 100Mbs. For more details, the Neonode press release is here. Dual mode roaming would certainly be a very welcome extra tick-box feature on new communication devices. After all, simple & seamless = satisfied customers.
Engadget does not say whether or not their device will use UMA for the 'hand over' of cellular to Wifi connection. Neonode say they are working with Philips and claim that the initial speed will be up to 11 Mbit per second, which will eventually increase to 100Mbs. For more details, the Neonode press release is here. Dual mode roaming would certainly be a very welcome extra tick-box feature on new communication devices. After all, simple & seamless = satisfied customers.
