AT&T estimated that wireless data growth on its network expanded 4,932% between the third quarter of 2006 and the second quarter of 2009, thanks to iPhone users. The surge in wireless data consumption has forced the carriers to look at all the options which can reduce the load on their networks. Wi-Fi (aka WLAN) and in-building wirless networks are important in this regard. A recent WSJ article talks about companies – InnerWireless and SpiderCloud which provide in-building wirless networks solutions.
One Silicon Valley start-up, SpiderCloud Wireless Inc., is introducing technology next week to take over the job of delivering either cellular or Wi-Fi signals to the smart phones or laptops of workers in the office.
The performance improvement is so dramatic, SpiderCloud executives claim, that some customers might choose to dispense with desk phones—letting employees rely on cellphones alone.
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