On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 02:50:33AM +0800, Sam Tam wrote: > Well it is incorrect to say that. > In places like USA or London, a lot of areas are covered by local wifi > providers, some are free, some aren't. > You then can use them to drop some of your local or international calls > cheaply by using wifi.
But the point is without operator cooperation, there's no seamless handover between GSM and WiFi, and the operators don't want to lose the revenue on the voice, so they are unlikely to support it. BT have an arrangement with Vodafone for their Fusion service (using an in-premise Bluetooth basestation and a phone with GSM/Bluetooth), but they're big enough to force an operator's hand. For general GSM/WiFi UMA, it's unlikely the (UK) operators will allow other providers access to their networks, as it reduces their revenues. They're already p*ssed off enough that they're being forced to reduce roaming charges (currently on voice - but the EU is likely to look at data charges which can be extremely costly). They are desperate to keep revenues. Steve -- NetTek Ltd UK mob +44-(0)7775 755503 UK +44-(0)20 79932612 / US +1-(310)8577715 / Fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 Skype/GoogleTalk/AIM/Gizmo stevekennedyuk / MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Euro Tech News Blog http://eurotechnews.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users