It's funny what a little support can do for a product. Infonetics Research says WiFi phone sales increased more than 60 percent last year--682,000 units were sold worldwide--because vendors did more to support wireless VoIP.
"IP telephony has matured, and wireless LANs have also matured," says Infonetics analysts Richard Webb. "Companies started to build wireless LANs to put data on them, but now they are looking for other applications."
For more:
- Read the release [1] from Infonetics Research
Related articles:
Vodafone [2] swings behind VoIP
Mobile VoIP [3] key for next-gen networks
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/wifi-phones-60-wireless-lan-equipment-20-2007-cisco-dominates
[2] http://www.fiercewireless.com/ctialive/story/vodafone-swings-behind-voip/2008-03-06
[3] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/mobile-voip-key-next-gen-networks/2008-03-20