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Huge Demand for iPad Means Increase in Demand for Mobile Internet
Posted by: Jenny in internet phone, iphone, mobile on May 3rd, 2010
iPad Release Creates More Demand for Mobile Internet
What’s the use of iPad with out internet connection? You cannot access applications and digital content with out internet connection. The release of iPad in the market has certainly increased the demand for mobile data services.
With the success of iPad, competitors will surely release their own version of iPad which will cater to people from all walks of life. In few months time, competing companies will have the almost same product with almost similar features and with the rates much appealing to the market.
This is the much awaited scenario by mobile providers; people using iPad have no choice but to get their Mobile Data package. “These factors will drive demand for data access, and the iPad along with similar devices provide a compelling new opportunity for mobile operators to increase data subscriptions and hence revenues,” As per Jan ten Sythoff from cellular-news. They cannot deny the fact that the existence of VoIP technology had knocked them down, and the release of iPad has given them so much favor to recover the lost revenue.
Free WiFi = Free calls?
If you get the chance to own a smartphone capable of WiFi like
You can make free calls with any SIP software that you download from the net. Some of them already have native SIP software e.g. on Windows Mobile 5 or 6
Some interesting SIP compatible software is Fring. Only problem with Fring is inbound calls and dome delays.
Watch out that all of those smartphones will not offer the compatibility with SIP softs.
Extract for Cellular news:
“The fastest growing segment in the market by far is the dual-mode WiFi/cellular VoIP phone, with worldwide units shipping at a phenomenal rate: Infonetics forecasts a 5-year compound annual growth rate of 198% between 2006 and 2010.”
What is dual mode? We can say Smartphone with WiFi and compatible SIP capability. But we have to write about the real first dual mode GSM/VoIP : Pirelli.
Pirelli is not only a great annual calendar or tires, this Italian firm has created one of the first VoIP phone where you could put a SIM card and use it with mobile operator.
Anyhow, how to make free calls on a wifi…to be followed
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