Siemens Continues OFDM Push

Khoo writes "German telecommunications gear maker Siemens is backing a new kind of broadband wireless technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G cellular services." As we covered recently, speed tests have been up to 360 Mbps and one of the latest rumours is that they will use it in conjunction with VoIP servers. That's unconfirmed, but particularly for new phone deployments, laying no wire would be nice. And Yes, Virginia - ITMJ is part of OSTG, like Slashdot.

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VoIP for Mobiles is overkill

[Gopal.V]

Of course GSM was digital, YTF couldn't they route those 52 byte voice packets over UDP or something ?. Maybe aggregate them into 1500 byte blocks and push over ethernet or the equivalent with ATM ?.

VoIP works , but I don't see the point for mobiles to run a full IP stack. (oh, yeah I work on a phone with an IP stack and it drains the battery like HELL when in packet services mode).

The problem with integrating new technologies ...

[adzoox]

without adding the old ones too is very confusing and frustrating to users.

Very few Seimens phones I have seen have bluetooth.

Bluetooth has become the MAIN function I use my Sony Ericcson T616 for now - even above and beyond talking on the phone.

I can control my iTunes, PowerPoint, RadioShark, ElGato TV, DVD, and just about any other program. What's even better is I can search for songs and view the song detail right on the phone + control the mouse on screen.

Also with 802.11g which is backwards compatible with b - users will have to have this new standard to even operate - so lines or no lines - it's still confined.