Comments on: US, Korea, at odds over Wi-Fi http://www.p2pnet.net/story/881 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/881/comment-page-1#comment-716 Reader's Write Thu, 04 Mar 2004 07:41:12 +0000 #comment-716 WIPI from Korea has nothing to do with WiFi, but in fact is related ONLY to data platforms on mobile phones. Unfortunately a number of other blogs are picking up this P2PNet story and reproducing it in all it's incorrectness. So here's the real scoop on WIPI: WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) is a very attractive platform for mobile phone carriers. Similar to Qualcomm's BREW, it allows carriers to abstract the data services (ringtones, games, video, photos, mobile Internet, etc.) from the phone's proprietary OS, and instead treat all vendor's WIPI phones as a homogeneous platform (the old 'write once, run anywhere concept'). WIPI is also an open standard, not controlled by any one company, which is attractive to Korean wireless carriers who want to minimize royalty payments, many of which go to Qualcomm. Naturally, this aggravated Qualcomm, since a government requirement for WIPI would force BREW out of the market. Derek Kerton, www.kerton.com WIPI from Korea has nothing to do with WiFi, but in fact is related ONLY to data platforms on mobile phones. Unfortunately a number of other blogs are picking up this P2PNet story and reproducing it in all it’s incorrectness. So here’s the real scoop on WIPI: WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) is a very attractive platform for mobile phone carriers. Similar to Qualcomm’s BREW, it allows carriers to abstract the data services (ringtones, games, video, photos, mobile Internet, etc.) from the phone’s proprietary OS, and instead treat all vendor’s WIPI phones as a homogeneous platform (the old ‘write once, run anywhere concept’). WIPI is also an open standard, not controlled by any one company, which is attractive to Korean wireless carriers who want to minimize royalty payments, many of which go to Qualcomm. Naturally, this aggravated Qualcomm, since a government requirement for WIPI would force BREW out of the market.

Derek Kerton, http://www.kerton.com

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/881/comment-page-1#comment-715 Reader's Write Thu, 04 Mar 2004 07:39:23 +0000 #comment-715 WIPI from Korea has nothing to do with WiFi, but in fact is related ONLY to data platforms on mobile phones. Unfortunately a number of other blogs are picking up this P2PNet story and reproducing it in all it's incorrectness. So here's the real scoop on WIPI: WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) is a very attractive platform for mobile phone carriers. Similar to Qualcomm's BREW, it allows carriers to abstract the data services (ringtones, games, video, photos, mobile Internet, etc.) from the phone's proprietary OS, and instead treat all vendor's WIPI phones as a homogeneous platform (the old 'write once, run anywhere concept'). WIPI is also an open standard, not controlled by any one company, which is attractive to Korean wireless carriers who want to minimize royalty payments, many of which go to Qualcomm. Naturally, this aggravated Qualcomm, since a government requirement for WIPI would force BREW out of the market. WIPI from Korea has nothing to do with WiFi, but in fact is related ONLY to data platforms on mobile phones. Unfortunately a number of other blogs are picking up this P2PNet story and reproducing it in all it’s incorrectness. So here’s the real scoop on WIPI: WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) is a very attractive platform for mobile phone carriers. Similar to Qualcomm’s BREW, it allows carriers to abstract the data services (ringtones, games, video, photos, mobile Internet, etc.) from the phone’s proprietary OS, and instead treat all vendor’s WIPI phones as a homogeneous platform (the old ‘write once, run anywhere concept’). WIPI is also an open standard, not controlled by any one company, which is attractive to Korean wireless carriers who want to minimize royalty payments, many of which go to Qualcomm. Naturally, this aggravated Qualcomm, since a government requirement for WIPI would force BREW out of the market.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/881/comment-page-1#comment-714 Reader's Write Thu, 04 Mar 2004 04:27:50 +0000 #comment-714 this article is clearly not about WiFi. it's about the standards battle for wireless data on mobile phones. this article is clearly not about WiFi. it’s about the standards battle for wireless data on mobile phones.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/881/comment-page-1#comment-713 Reader's Write Thu, 04 Mar 2004 04:21:23 +0000 #comment-713 this story is clearly not about WiFi. It has to do with mobile phone wireless data standards. this story is clearly not about WiFi. It has to do with mobile phone wireless data standards.

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