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Lowe Taken to Task over Wi-Fi
By Mark Evans | July 18, 2006
WiFi News Net (hat tip to Rob Hyndman) takes Richard Lowe, Nortel’s president of president of Mobility and converged core networks, over an editorial he wrote about Wi-Fi vs. 3G on CNet.com. It’s a strange piece because Lowe starts by rejecting the idea Google will “first and best in delivering the next generation of communications–video, games, entertainment and other highly sought-after content”, before going on to compare the pros and cons of 3G and Wi-Fi. Not surprisingly, 3G is a superior technology. That’s all fine and good but there a few statements that are puzzling. For example, Lowe asserts that unlike Wi-Fi, 3G offers the user “no limit to whom or where you can call, e-mail or otherwise communicate with in the cellular world.” You’ll probably get an argument from people using Wi-Fi networks to access the Internet to e-mail and make phone calls using VoIP. Anyway, it’s an interesting read. Clickety Clack has some thoughts on Lowe’s piece.
Topics: Executive Suite, Wireless |