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Signal Handoff Could Mean Roaming VoIP over WiFi

Posted by timothy on from the run-your-own-cloud dept.

wassup writes "According to this article in MIT tech review (and here), researchers at University of California San Diego have developed a technology called SyncScan that will reduce handoff delay in WiFi networks to a few milliseconds. VoIP roaming will be here soon!"

6 of 91 comments (clear)

  1. voip-a-doip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can you hear me now? Good, I'm wartalking

  2. Roaming VOIP by ABeowulfCluster · · Score: 2, Funny
    1. attach phone to toolbelt.

    2. duct tape a voip converter box to toolbelt.

    3. add a power supply (solar panels or car battery

    4. Save money on your mobile voip setup.

    5. Profit!

  3. I just hope by Pinefresh · · Score: 4, Funny

    this research wasn't randomly generated

  4. Better go catch it by Deltaspectre · · Score: 1, Funny

    Shouldn't let VoIP go roaming now should you? That'll teach you when it just leaves you for good...

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  5. Don't worry... by wingsofchai · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure the FCC will step in and protect us from this innovative and helpful new technology with plenty of arbitrary regulations that make little or no sense...

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  6. NO thanks by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    I will stick with my current approach of having a team of engineers follow me around 24/7 laying cat5 cable for my skype connection.

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