The Wi-Fi in Your Handset (NYTimes)
Cellular providers are taking notice of consumer attraction to Wi-Fi, with companies such as T-Mobile making plans to offer Wi-Fi Cellphones. The phones would switch interchangeably between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, which carriers recognize is a service feature that is inevitably on the horizon.
An effort already exists between Skype and Google to provide Wi-Fi enabled communication in Spain. Domestically, Clearwire, Corp. is investing in a WiMAX infrastructure which would accelerate the access to wireless connectivity and Wi-Fi phone calling. Analysts expect cellular carriers and Internet providers alike to soon offer a Wi-Fi enabled phone service, equipped by Wi-Fi Headsets.