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Zune broadband VoIP Phone ? |
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Written by Kostas Tzounopoulos
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Friday, 09 February 2007 |
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Microsoft has applied for FCC approval for a device capable of wireless "consumer broadband access and networking". The new product will use OFDM technology which used on WiMAX and Wi-Fi systems. Rob Enderle, of the research firm Enderle Group, said the filing seems to indicate "an internet device or a mobile VoIP phone," that "certainly could be a Zune derivative product"...
Enderle said that Microsoft would likely want to avoid partnering with large cellular carriers, who would demand a high level of control over product launches. Microsoft is part of a broad coalition of tech companies that has lobbied regulators for expanded wireless access to the Internet. Others in the coalition, which are mentioned in the filing as taking part in submitting the device for testing, include Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Intel Corp. The coalition has focused on encouraging the FCC to make unused wireless spectrum -- originally allotted for things like digital TV -- available for Internet communication. Read the full article on MarketWatch.com [via ClicZune] related articles:
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 February 2007 )
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