Speaking of cellphones with WiFi, Nextel and Motorola are working on handset with integrated WiFi that would let you seamlessly roam from a wireless LAN to Nextel’s cellular network. But the really interesting tidbit is this:
Nextel also could work with providers of cable data services to send phone calls from the Wi-Fi network over the cable infrastructure instead of the traditional telecommunications network, West said. He would not comment on whether Nextel is in talks with any cable providers about the plan. Nextel might share with the cable provider the access fee that the user paid.
Voice over WiFi is coming, no doubt about it.
