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Voice Over Wireless LAN On A Chip

Posted by timothy on from the more-voip-phones-perhaps dept.

prostoalex writes "Texas Instruments produced a single chip platform for transmitting voice over wireless LANs. The company says the phones using the chip will be available by year-end. The chip supports 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks."

9 comments

  1. Wow.. by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's been a while and there's still no "first post"?

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    1. Re:Wow.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It's because it's not on the front page of most people. In the preferences you can check Collapse Sections to get all sections on the front page. Other people have to click on the developers section to see this story.

  2. I guess no one cares.... by AcidFnTonic · · Score: 1

    It's sad but I really think no one cares....

    so maby it should say: nothing *interesting* to read here, move along

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  3. So... by cjpez · · Score: 1

    ... now, with a single chip, I can transmit my voice to the other side of the room over a wireless network? That's incredible! So far I've just been making do with transmitting my voice via sound waves carried through the atmosphere in the room, but this'll allow me to utilize modern technology at the same time. Wonderful!

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    1. Re:So... by danalien · · Score: 2, Informative
      ahm,

      don't you "see the picture"?

      to quote one phrase from the article

      • "The TNETV1600 platform "provides the cost savings, flexibility and power management to allow developers to manufacture a
      • WLAN IP phone with talk and standby time comparable to cell phones," according to the Dallas, Texas-based company.

      ... so that when you are close (with or enabled-mobilephone) to a 'hotspot' .... you could call someone via VoIP instead ....

      Heck, it makes one userfirendly way for newbies who would like to enable VoIP at home, "use your regular mobile" instead of/over "<all that what one does at the computer to make VoIP calls...>" ... lets face it, most ppl who can operate a phone can't operate a computer, but one that can operate a computer can also operate a phone :) ...

      /* anyhow, that's my interpretation of *this */

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    2. Re:So... by cjpez · · Score: 1

      yeah, yeah, I saw that. Just being silly for the sake of a possible +1 Funny. :)

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    3. Re:So... by GQuon · · Score: 1

      Just being silly for the sake of a possible +1 Funny. :)

      Yeah, I got that.
      But it beggs the question, what is the point of moderating a non-frontpage story with only 7 posts, that take 20 seconds to read? I'm not knocking the moderators who moderated me up, but those points should probably be used in a story with 50+ posts.
      /me Not using karma bonus.

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  4. On a chip by GQuon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, this shouldn't really surprise longtime slashdot readers. We have seen webserver-on-chip before, and talked a lot about VoIP.
    When they make VoIP phones, it provides an argument for regulating VoIP in the same manner as regular phones.

    What I want to see are VoIP/domestic wireless/cell combo phones. The Motorola CN620 combines WiFi and GSM, but I'd like a phone that could connect to a landline base station too. (So you can use it around the house even if the VoIP and cell service are gone. Well, über-geeks will make their own alternative VoIP route to the landline if the TCP/IP connection drops out.)

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  5. Y.A.W.A. by Roman_(ajvvs) · · Score: 1

    .. or yet another weird acronym:
    V.O.W.L. On a chip, anyone?

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