Friday, April 18, 2003

Cisco to Ship WiFi Phone I picked up this tidbit from a forwarded email, not sure of the original source: A Cisco executive on Wednesday showed a Wi-Fi mobile phone to channel partners at the Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas and said the device will begin shipping in June. The phone, which will carry the model number 7920, communicates only with IEEE 802.11b technology and is designed for use within enterprises rather than totally replacing a cell phone, said Charlie Giancarlo, senior vice president and general manager of switching, voice and carrier systems. However, Cisco is in talks with cell phone makers about the possibility of adding cell phone capability to such a device, which might carry the Cisco brand. 11:48:38 AM    comment []