Toshiba vs. Cometa for WiFi Uber Operator. Toshiba Ships Hotspot Hardware
[via 802.11 Planet]
News item about Toshiba getting ready to ship their “hotspot in a box” offering. Great quote from their general manager:
“Think of us as being like Cometa,” says Marston, “but cheaper and with a six month lead on them.”
Could be that this kind of agile product marketing and distribution could work. Highlights:
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$200 wholesale for integrated box
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Works with DSL and dynamic IPs
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Fully integrated with Toshiba NOC for management/adming/billing
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Accenture is building and servicing the NOC center
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Part of iPass WiFi roaming network
What they need are some large integrators, operators and resellers to land them in some significant retail locations/channels to get the kind of critical mass they claim they will have (10,000 hotspots by years end). [Jeremy Allaire's Radio]