Two weeks ago, carrier Multi-Links Telecommunications flipped the switch on a new phone network in Lagos, Nigeria, that's capable of handling hundreds of thousands of more calls at a time than existing cell networks and of downloading emails or...
Companies will also be able to roam and switch from different cellular networks to wireless local area networks depending on which is available and preferred by the employee, without losing the session.
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New phones are bridging a major standards gap between the world's cellular carriers, which could ease mobile communications for globetrotters and send upheavals through the wireless industry. Analysts said the phones, for now, are a niche product...
The service will allow users to roam seamlessly between their home cell and the mobile network. All Bluephone really does is offer cheap cellular calls when at home, and given that mobile call tariffs are coming down in price this is not going to...
Wi-Fi signals offer a lot denser coverage in some places than cell towers. And because Wi-Fi routers are often deployed closer together in cities than mobile phone masts are, it can also be more accurate than cellular-based location systems, he added.