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Stumbled on this... today.


http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns341/ns396/ns177/ns278/networking_solutions_white_paper0900aecd803663e2.shtml

Hi Dude,

This is great in theory, but reality is that it's a fair way from being a commercial product. The main problem is that GSM power consumption is far lower than 802.11 - the net result is that when a user roams into an 802.11 environment, the battery life plummets.

In addition, there's all the limitations on 802.11 bandwidth, roam times, interference, etc... wait for the 802.11A versions in a year or two...

Rich

Hi Ricardo,
Thanks for the reply. Your observations from the field are much valued. This is where the rubber meets the road.

Theory is good but...in the field...

T-he
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Y-ou

Keep it coming: I am learning from the input.