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12.01.09

Wi-Fi is Dead, Long Live Wi-Fi

Don't toll that death knell just yet—despite some analysts' concern, Wi-Fi appears to be sticking around
By Gregory Mone Posted 03.11.2008 at 11:49 am 1 Comment

The chief marketing officer of Ericsson announced at a conference in Europe yesterday that he thinks Wi-Fi is endangered, and will be soon be replaced by mobile broadband networks. Connectivity wont be hotspot-based, but available everywhere. He went so far as to compare cafe-style Wi-Fi to the telephone boxes of yesteryear.

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