http://www.Guide2MarketingSuccess.com/?s1=Zer01 ZER01's service uses technology developed by its parent company, Unified Technologies Group Inc. The accomplishment was not trivial. VoIP over the fixed Internet is challenging enough; mobile VoIP has to deal with the
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inconsistencies of wireless connections as well. These include significant potential for lag or delay, along with differences in throughput among the various types of services. The proof is in the results: ZER01 can deliver calls not just over GSM 3G data connections but also over slower links such as GPRS and EDGE. Piilani said the calls often sound better than with cellular voice services. The real proof, of course, will be users' verdicts once the service goes commercial.
The other radical aspect of ZER01's approach is its open network. The carrier doesn't subsidize handsets, and so will let any GSM device connect to and use its service. The client software is currently available only for Windows Mobile devices, but ZER01 is working on versions for Android, BREW, iPhone (jailbroken), Java, RIM and Symbian devices, Piilani said. Also remarkable is that the service includes truly unlimited data service for Web access, email or any other use. By contrast, cellular carriers' "unlimited" data plans, which involve hefty fees on top of the monthly voice charges, are not really unlimited because of so-called "acceptable use" policies, according to Piilani.
The new service could radically alter the U.S. mobile landscape in two ways. First, the low price is a direct result of the fact that VoIP is inherently cheaper than traditional voice services, wireless or otherwise. Thus even though ZER01 is paying cellular carriers for the wireless data links, it can still make money charging under $70 a month (with a one-time $30 activation fee), and even throw in unlimited international calling to 40 or so countries (to nonmobile numbers) for another $10 a month. Such economics will inevitably infl
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