In the United States, Conshohocken, Pa.-based wireless carrier Ubiquitel, a Sprint PCS affiliate, and Monet Mobile Networks, a regional carrier, have begun a commercial EV-DO service. Sprint PCS has indicated that it is also exploring an EV-DO offering. And Korean carriers SK Telecom and KT Freetel have also launched commercial EV-DO networks. But one analyst said Verizon's decision indicates that U.S. carriers are realizing the public isn't yet ready for the faster EV-DO networks and their gee-whiz applications--especially given the anemic use of current wireless Web offerings to date.

"The industry as a whole is trying to wake up to the reality that what people want to do with their cell phones doesn't require the bandwidth people once thought was needed," said Joe Laszlo, a Jupiter Research wireless analyst, A Qualcomm representative had gold pineapple pattern iphone case no immediate comment on Verizon's decision, The company scraps plans to build a next-generation data-only cellular network for complex tasks such as video conferencing--a potential blow to Qualcomm and its EV-DO technology, Verizon CEO Denny Strigl told analysts this week that the company has instead decided to focus on its just-completed Express Network, a voice and data setup that allows for simpler data tasks, and has started to produce revenue of about $3 per user..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. "Voice is becoming an application on a data network," Lozach said of IBM's decision to enter the market. "And applications on a data network is our core business.". IP telephones use the Internet instead of traditional phone lines to exchange voice calls, faxes or pager messages. A dialer avoids paying long-distance charges, because the calls don't travel along a phone company's network of copper telephone wires. But the equipment is still in its earliest generations, so it is expensive and prone to bugs, says Norm Bogen, a networking industry analyst at Cahners In-Stat Group. So far, two markets have developed for the services: consumers who buy monthly airtime and corporations merging their phone and office computer networks.

The deal marks IBM's first move into the corporate market for so-called IP telephony, where Electronic Data Systems, Hewlett-Packard and other companies have already staked their claims, Yves Lozach, director of networking services at the Armonk, N.Y.-based tech giant, said the partnership's gear and services are targeted at medium-to-large businesses, Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic, We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read, Discussion threads can be closed at gold pineapple pattern iphone case any time at our discretion..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Currently, each of Sprint's primary divisions--local telephone, global markets and PCS--has its own network, IT, customer credit, billing and collections units. The plan calls for network operations at the global markets and PCS units to be combined with planning and data operations in the local telephone division. The IT divisions in each unit will also be combined into a single organization, as will billing and accounts receivable.