Story: VoIP lobby group formed over 999 issue

Posted by: 1000272134 (Thursday 20 December 2007, 4:37 PM)

VOIP must support 999

I agree with the coalition that at the moment the use of VOIP is complementary to "normal" PSTN telephone services. However, at the rate of progress this could change very quickly, consider the technologies coming along
- WiMax - with its high bandwidth long range connection (70km)
- Linux on Mobiles / Existing smartphones and even Wifi PDAs

WiMax being a data technology which has voice support built in it is ideal for mobile devices (except for the current lack of mobile networks or devices and high power drain - just like 3G phones at launch then).

So, a PDA with a Wimax connection and Skype could be the new mobile phone and it is good to see the regulators have the vision to see that VOIP is likely to become the telephone network of tomorrow.

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