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Billcoln, You are the one who is lying. Calypso never set the expectation that they promised sales of several billion dollars.
Stick to the facts, or prepare to go to jail.
wampuscat
Prove it! Better yet, call the Florida Attorney General or the SEC and request that they investigate. If your objective is to expose, then the best way to do it is contact the appropriate legal authority, and convince them to act. You are wasting your time here, but your real agenda is something else isn't it? To protect investors, right? Give us a break! At least bash in a new kind of way, your repetitive postings are getting old and are boring.
Regards,
wampuscat
According to MobileMag's Dave White, Calypso's phones are a "leap forward".
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C6423/
"The phone will mark a leap forward in cross-platform connectivity for mobile phones, allowing what the company promises is seamless switching between GSM and Wi-Fi. The phone will also offer video calling."
Regards,
wampuscat
Calypso Wireless is being mentioned with more industry leaders in more industry publications. The word is out about Calypso Wireless. The Fixed Mobile Convergence market is here.
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http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=5353
"Atheros, BridgePort, Convergin, Calypso, CSR, Qualcomm and UTStarcom are among the companies introducing FMC systems at the conference."
"Chipmaker CSR and Calypso Wireless will also be demonstrating converged handsets at the conference."
"Calypso will be showing a converged mobile phone, the C1250i, based on its patented ASNAP technology, Intel PXA application processor and Windows CE 5.0. The C1250i has the added distinction that it will connect via Skype for long-distance calls."
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It looks like Calypso Wireless C1250i ability to connect via Skype is a definite plus.
Even though our board's little negative sub-culture, is what it is, industry observers are not as negative as the dominant posters(ie. Chicken Little(trueMagoo), billcoln, etc.) on this board are.
Regards,
wampuscat
Chicken Little,
The joke is on you:
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One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer
said?"
One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy Sh!t! A talking chicken!'"
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Bash away magoo, and be happy!
wampuscat
The contacts that Akshay Sharma and Alessandro Valenti have in the industry are making a positive impact at Calypso now.
If only Calypso Wireless could get a proven industry veteran as CEO, this is the last missing piece. Calypso's technology has it place in the market, we just need a proven industry veteran as CEO. Sharma and Valenti need to provide effective leadership from their positions in the organization.
Regards,
wampuscat
Email Response from Akshay Sharma(New Q/A)
Chief Technology Officer of Calypso Wireless
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All,
Another Q/A to/from Mr. Sharma.
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"4. Who are your biggest competitors?
'--> Nokia, Motorola, etc. on the phones
--> UMA with Alcatel Spatial Wireless, Kineto Wireless on the Server side
--> 3GPP IMS include Nortel, Lucent, etc.
--> Client software supporting similar features include SIPQuest, etc.'"
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Regards,
wampuscat
Sorry Billcoln, but I don't know what you are talking about. Maybe that comment is only relevant to you.
Regards,
wampuscat
LG,
Back in 2003 and 2004 they failed miserably. Bad management, lack of business acumen, the list goes on. That is not to say that an organization cannot overcome its past failures and achieve success.
Didn't Hershey go bankrupt seven times, before he made it?
I have been here this long because I believed in this market solution, Robert Leon's vision, the patent, and because I was willing to take the chance. I don't like the fact that Davila is CEO and Mendosa is still in the picture, but that is the way it is. I can accept it, and hope they overcome their challenges, or sell and move on. Alot of posts, that bashers make, I do not disagree with, but to ignore the market demand for these types of solutions, and the size of the market may be very foolish. How many times have we seen technology companies with the right solution, at the right time, achieve worthy success? A lot. Can Calypso be one of those, yes, IMO. An investor has had to be patient on this one.
Either you have got the gut for it, or you don't.
Regards,
wampuscat
charlesfinney_99,
It has been a long road, but in order to offer a complete WIFI/cellular convergence solution, it had to take a long time.
But with Sleipner COMOB, RV Tec dual mode phones, and Calypso ASNAP, as well as new engineering talent, Calypso is now able to offer the market a complete converging solution.
If what is happening in the US results in a PO, the credibility that Calypso Wireless has lost, will hopefully be regained. Its definitely been crazy, and at times, agonizing, over the past two years, almost three, I'm sure for some of us longs, but I'm convinced that Calypso's solution is superior to others in the market. Other companies may offer parts of a solution that are competitive to Calypso in terms of cost or functionality, but Calypso offers a total solution, which IMO means that we can offer a very competitive, low cost enterprise converging solution. Throw in the legal muscle from the patent, and its all good. The market is here, early adopters are moving forward, as evidence through POs, and the comments of leadership of Calypso's customers.
Regards,
wampuscat
sugarpea29,
ASNAP has not gone anywhere. Just because you do not understand how ASNAP fits into Calypso's complete convergence technical solution, you should not conclude that ASNAP is gone. Sleipner's COMOB software compliments ASNAP. I imagine that the SIP functionality that COMOB has, is what led to Calypso's acquisition of Sleipner, among other reasons.
I was hesitant in posting that Q/A because I knew that some posters would take the view point you offered. I have inserted an earlier post that I made including a response from Mr. Sharma. Read the post, and you will begin to understand why Calypso's ASNAP/COMOB solution is superior to UMA, or 3GPP IMS.
Regards,
wampuscat
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Email Response from Akshay Sharma
Chief Technology Officer of Calypso Wireless
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All,
Recently, I emailed Mr. Sharma some questions. He replied, and I have decided to post one of the questions and his response. I know that the bashers will criticize this from all angles, but I make this post in order to provide some perspective to the longs, relative to other competitive offerings.
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"2. Could you state what you believe to be the competitive advantages of the ASNAP technology over UMA
'--> I have a whitepaper on the Seamless mobility describing the advantages of ASNAP over
UMA and 3GPP IMS, on the Calypso website.
--> UMA is voice-only GSM over WiFi where the UNC (UMA network controller)
looks like a legacy 2G base station to the existing GSM carrier. It does not do anything more
than legacy voice features from the 1990's (no real video, or VoIP with IP PBXs, etc.). SIP-based
IMS gives you VoIP, IP-PBX interworking, as well as SIP-based video. But IMS requires a carrier
network overhaul that would cost Billions$$$. I architected a 3G Rollout with UMA and IMS with a
large US carrier and can tell you it is not easy. The ASNAP approach is the best of both
worlds, as it uses SIP for newer applications, IP - PBX and VOIP interworking, SIP video, etc.,
and uses simple ISDN interfaces to existing PBXs or existing telephone switches. In summary,
ASNAP uses the advantages of UMA (network coexistence), and the advantages of IMS, SIP.
I was involved in ISDN standards in the late '80s and early '90s when I was with Nortel, and later I directed VoIP teams that helped define SIP standards.'"
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Regards,
wampuscat
There is at least one field trial happening in the US right now.
Regards,
wampuscat
Email Response from Akshay Sharma(New Q/A)
Chief Technology Officer of Calypso Wireless
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All,
Recently, I emailed Mr. Sharma some questions. He replied, and I have decided to post another one of the questions and his response.
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"5. Did Calypso have to have the CoMob software?
'--> I understand the question to mean: "Is a client software required on the phone ?"
The phone needs intelligence to determine the link quality, voice quality, WiFi aspects,
cellular aspects, and sessions occurring to determine how to optimally handle the calls
(i.e. keep it GSM or switch to WiFi, or the reverse). This is what CoMOB does. It also
does other applications as well.'"
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Regards,
wampuscat
Chicken Little,
"After all this is an altruistic converage with no financial reward for my efforts!"
This sounds something like, 'the sky is falling'!!
"Stupid is, as stupid does!"
Bash away Magoo, and be happy!!
Regards,
wampuscat
Name one company that took less than 5 years.
wc
tenac,
Your point is correct, and that is Calypso Wireless R&D time is within the norm. Bashers, can criticize Calypso for having no revenue since they have been in an R&D mode. It is not a valid criticism, because most companies start with an idea and no revenue. They, of course then, raise capital, conduct product development, market, etc., etc...
It is very rare for a basher on this board to make a post which shows any in depth analysis. Over the past year probably 80% of the bashers' posts is the same stuff repeated over, and over. For sure, Calypso has not delivered on the high expectations that they have set, but over the past year they have made significant progress, and are ready to go to market. Successful field trials by potential Calypso Wireless customers proves this assertion.
Regards,
wampuscat
Identity of trueMagoo has been revealed.
Guess what, the sky really isn't falling, chicken little!
Cockle-doodle-doooo, trueMagoooo!!!
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/chickenlittle/index_flash.html?site=2
or,
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/chickenlittle/
Regards,
wampuscat
Email Response from Akshay Sharma
Chief Technology Officer of Calypso Wireless
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All,
Recently, I emailed Mr. Sharma some questions. He replied, and I have decided to post one of the questions and his response. I know that the bashers will criticize this from all angles, but I make this post in order to provide some perspective to the longs, relative to other competitive offerings.
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"2. Could you state what you believe to be the competitive advantages of the ASNAP technology over UMA
'--> I have a whitepaper on the Seamless mobility describing the advantages of ASNAP over
UMA and 3GPP IMS, on the Calypso website.
--> UMA is voice-only GSM over WiFi where the UNC (UMA network controller)
looks like a legacy 2G base station to the existing GSM carrier. It does not do anything more
than legacy voice features from the 1990's (no real video, or VoIP with IP PBXs, etc.). SIP-based
IMS gives you VoIP, IP-PBX interworking, as well as SIP-based video. But IMS requires a carrier
network overhaul that would cost Billions$$$. I architected a 3G Rollout with UMA and IMS with a
large US carrier and can tell you it is not easy. The ASNAP approach is the best of both
worlds, as it uses SIP for newer applications, IP - PBX and VOIP interworking, SIP video, etc.,
and uses simple ISDN interfaces to existing PBXs or existing telephone switches. In summary,
ASNAP uses the advantages of UMA (network coexistence), and the advantages of IMS, SIP.
I was involved in ISDN standards in the late '80s and early '90s when I was with Nortel, and later I directed VoIP teams that helped define SIP standards.'"
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Regards,
wampuscat
Yawn! Bash away Magoo, and be happy!
wampuscat
now, now, trueMagoo, not everything in this world is a conspiracy. Take the $5 I just made for you, and have a beer on me!
Bash away trueMagoo, and be happy!!!!
Your buddy,
wampuscat
trueMagoo,
You are an amusing poster! I enjoy reading your bashes! But, the finer points involving the technical pros and cons of converged solutions are best left to the experts like Akshay Sharma.
Bash more trueMagoo, and be happy!
Regards,
wampuscat
usc,
From Mr. Sharma's response I believe there are several positives to be appreciated.
1. The technical strategy that Calypso Wireless has pursued is very viable. It offers more functionality, and is in all likelihood, significantly cheaper than at least one of the mentioned competitive strategies. Billions cheaper.
2. Converged solutions are a tough nut to crack. I do not think a company can just put together a project team and in 12-18 months have a comprehensive converged solution, but I will not underestimate the industry giants either. IMO, we have a solution that many companies will consider. As a matter of fact, are considering.
3. Mr. Sharma is definitely an industry ace! I am sure he considered the prospects of success with Calypso, and decided that it was worth his time.
Bottom line: If the ASNAP technology and Calypso Wireless is good enough for somebody like Akshay Sharma, then its good enough to remain invested in, and yes, even buy more Magoo!
Regards,
wampuscat
Email Response from Akshay Sharma
Chief Technology Officer of Calypso Wireless
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All,
Recently, I emailed Mr. Sharma some questions. He replied, and I have decided to post one of the questions and his response. I know that the bashers will criticize this from all angles, but I make this post in order to provide some perspective to the longs, relative to other competitive offerings.
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"2. Could you state what you believe to be the competitive advantages of the ASNAP technology over UMA
'--> I have a whitepaper on the Seamless mobility describing the advantages of ASNAP over
UMA and 3GPP IMS, on the Calypso website.
--> UMA is voice-only GSM over WiFi where the UNC (UMA network controller)
looks like a legacy 2G base station to the existing GSM carrier. It does not do anything more
than legacy voice features from the 1990's (no real video, or VoIP with IP PBXs, etc.). SIP-based
IMS gives you VoIP, IP-PBX interworking, as well as SIP-based video. But IMS requires a carrier
network overhaul that would cost Billions$$$. I architected a 3G Rollout with UMA and IMS with a
large US carrier and can tell you it is not easy. The ASNAP approach is the best of both
worlds, as it uses SIP for newer applications, IP - PBX and VOIP interworking, SIP video, etc.,
and uses simple ISDN interfaces to existing PBXs or existing telephone switches. In summary,
ASNAP uses the advantages of UMA (network coexistence), and the advantages of IMS, SIP.
I was involved in ISDN standards in the late '80s and early '90s when I was with Nortel, and later I directed VoIP teams that helped define SIP standards.'"
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Regards,
wampuscat
abew4me,
I believe that TI thinks that somehow down the road they will be able to make money by having a productive relationship with Airbee Wireless. How much money they can make can be debated in detail here. I don't know what TI is going to do, I can only look at what they have done, and ABEW, and invest accordingly. It is my hope that Airbee Wireless will be the sole provider of Zigbee software to TI, but no one really knows. I feel safe in saying that TI was impressed enough with Airbee Wireless software to start a business relationship with them. What fruit the relationship yields will be known in a couple of years?
I do wonder whether Airbee Wireless will be able to prevent stock dilution, until revenues start coming in. The second half of 2006 is crucial for ABEW, IMO. IMO, they need revenues then, to prevent dilution. Also, IMO, I think that there is a chance that ABEW will get bought out. The Zigbee market should be pretty big, and the big players are going to want as much of it as they can get. Margins on software are very high. Also, Airbee has established relationships with various companies. IMO, these relationships also add value now for ABEW.
Regards,
wampuscat
choo choo trader,
I am just repeating what I was told by a source that is in the industry, and that I consider reliable. But, the source should not be considered objective. Take my statement for whatever you think it is worth, but do your own due diligence.
I have no links to provide you. But, perhaps you should study Chipcon/Figure 8 PRs and other relative information, and start from there.
Remember, this new market segment is in the very early stages. I think the big positive here, relative to Texas Instruments, is the market positioning that TI is doing. TI obviously believes that a Zigbee market will come, and considers said market substantial enough to start making investments in it. TI is a market leader, seeing what it is doing is probably not a bad leading indicator. But, no one has a crystal ball, nor can anyone predict the future. One of the moves that TI has made is the establishment of a relationship with a company called Airbee Wireless. I believe I know why they did that, what do you think?
Regards,
wampuscat
abew4me,
That is correct Figure 8 Zigbee software was designed to work on Atmel chips only. Texas Instruments cannot use Figure 8 Zigbee software on their chips, no matter how badly they would have wanted to. There in is the obvious reason why TI had to go to another company for their Zigbee software solution. TI selected Airbee Wireless for various reasons. The primary reason being that Airbee Wireless Zigbee software is designed to work on anybody's chip, including TIs. This is the inherent value proposition with Airbee Wireless versus all other Zigbee software wannabees, ABEW's software can work on anybody's chip.
If one wants to be an ABEW investor, they will have to be patient. IMO, market adoption of Zigbee will not be as quick as an ABEW investor would hope, but the market will come. ABEW is at least a front runner, perhaps, even the leader.
Bottom line: The various business cases for companies to embrace Zigbee technology is most likely good. But, an investor will have to be patient. It will be fun to watch this investment over the next three years.
Regards,
wampuscat
tenac,
Still here. Don't sweat the bashers, they are just trying to take advantage of others. There is a good, healthy market that Calypso will be able to sell its products into.
Regards,
wampuscat
nlightn, Your posts are very humourous, in that you try to imagine what others should be thinking and feeling, and then present those thoughts to the board. Another simple tactic, but its in vain, and that is where my amusement of your posts lies. Also, using chart theory to explain stock behavior and investing decisions at this level, is a waste of time. A wee bit foolish, actually. Continue, wasting your time, if you are so inclined.
No misplaced anger, here, just thought I would respond back at you in the same way that you attack others here. In the end, I know you don't care.
I have a word for you. It describes much of what you post, and is most relevant.
Supposition
n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis] 2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption, supposal] 3: the cognitive process of supposing [syn: supposal]
Bottom line: Always try and find the facts, pro and con, and decide accordingly.
Regards,
wampuscat
One other thing trueMagoo, it takes years to build a company from scratch. The more complex the problem to be solved, then the longer it takes.
You can either accept the risk, and take the good with the bad, or you can't.
But, let's not kid our selves here, how many shares do you really own? For sure, there is more money to be made on a move up from .50 to 1.50, than there is from some other type of play, relative to a move from .50 to .001. Unless, of course, if your a paid basher.
Regards,
wampuscat
trueMagoo, One day you will make a post that really makes sense, but that day isn't today. Criticizing a development stage company for having no revenues is like criticizing a developer while the house is being built that it isn't finished...
"Stupid is as stupid does." Forest Gump
Regards,
wampuscat
nlightn, You post as if you are a know it all. Your posts are interesting sometimes, relative to the tactic in your posting. In this post you attempt to associate the troubles of another company with Calypso, in an attempt, I guess to make Calypso look as having the same problems as they do. In a way you have a case, but what you have never acknowledge is the progress/advances that Calypso has made. Why? Probably, because you are buying up the stock at these levels as fast as you can. Since you don't want other traders reading a fair unbiased message board, and then buying up shares at these bargain prices; or, maybe you and some of the other bashers are trying to convince others to sell.
Why? Your a self-confessed swing trader.
I have no problem with that. Trading philosphies as that are part of what makes the market, but it doesn't mean that you are as smart as you like to make yourself out to be. You really think you can predict the future, don't you? Sad.
Questions:
If Calypso Wireless has missed its window of opportunity why do companies like Microsoft invite them to their event to showcase their technology?
Why do companies like Servinova, a Cisco Systems certified partner, issue Purchase Orders to Calypso Wireless to buy their products?
Why didn't the stock price go to 0.001 over the summer?
nlightn, your rhetoric does not make any sense. But, you know this, you are just trying to find any way to induce people to sell so that you can capitalize on such a buying opportunity.
Why? Your a self-confessed swing trader.
Oh, and this quote, "you have not realized the implications of the truth that is right in front of you." What a pathetic, worthless comment.
You want some truth?? Here you go. There hasn't been any Form 4s filed since July! What does that tell you about insider selling? There isn't any. There hasn't been any insider selling in four months! Why? Probably because the business is about to grow. What happens after that? The stock price goes up! Go figure...
Bottom line: The market for converging WIFI/Cellular technologies is arriving, it hasn't come and gone. The market will be huge, big enough to allow little Calypso Wireless to be a success.
Regards,
wampuscat
Multispectral Solutions, Inc., the 2005 Ultra Wideband Technology Product Innovation of the Year winner from Frost and Sullivan, is located only ten miles from Airbee's headquarters. I wonder if there is some sort of relationship in place between the two, considering their close proximity. Maybe ABEW will buy them out one day.
Regards,
wampuscat
nlightn, No, you do the math. In actuality you do not have to do any math at all. Simply compare Robert Leon's Form 3(Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities) filed on 12/16/2004 with his latest Form 4 filed on 07/29/2005.
In the Form 3 it states his initial ownership level of 1,942,896 shares.
In his latest Form 4 it states his ownership level at 1,723,000.
These documents are shown on the SEC website.
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001311368
The last time Robert Leon sold any shares, according to verifiable public records, was 07/28/2005.
It is true that Robert Leon filed a Form 144 back on 08/09/2005 but that does not prove he has sold anymore than what was reported on 07/29/2005.
Your attempt to confuse board members with the filing of Form 144s(Notice of Proposed Sales) with actual stock sales is very obvious and clear.
Bottom line: I challenge you to provide verifiable documentation within the public domain that proves that Robert Leon's current share count is below the amount stated in his Form 4 filed on 07/29/2005.
Regards,
wampuscat
Robert Leon still owns over 88% of the shares that he was originally issued. Reports by some posters on this board that he is selling as fast as he can are making a complete misstatement of the truth. Information provided from SEC filings.
Robert Leon Original Share Count 1,942,896(100%)
Robert Leon Current Share Count: 1,723,000(88.7%)
Total shares sold: 219,896(11.3%)
Robert Leon has submitted Form 4's nineteen times reporting an average amount of shares sold of 11,573. Robert Leon's first share sale was on 12/08/2004; his last share sale was on July 28, 2005. At this current sell rate it will take him at least another seven years before his shares are gone.
Bottom line: Robert Leon looks like a long to me, as he should be, as one of the co-founders of Calypso Wireless.
Regards,
wampuscat
trueMagoo, You need to call Cisco and Servinova, and tell them that Calypso will be out of business very soon. I'm sure they will be surprised to hear this, and that they will listen to you and stop all testing, etc. with Calypso immediately.
It's time for some football.
Have a good weekend,
wampuscat
trueMaggo,
Honestly, you don't argue as well as you use to(not that I ever did.) I appreciate your passion, but your text within point #4 is almost not worth responding to.
I'll let Malloy/Malloy and Pizzi handle all of the legal strategies surrounding the issues relative to potential patent infringement and whatever action that needs to be taken and when.
Regards,
wampuscat
Any litigation regarding patent infringement will be handled on a contingency basis. This is old news, at least for me anyway. Your statement is irrelevant, regarding Calypso's ability to finance such a effort.
Regards,
wampuscat
The entry of competitors into this space is all good news for Calypso, IMO. It validates Calypso's vision, which was well ahead of any of the major corporations that are now rolling out their own versions of converging solutions.
For sure, all of this will end up in court, IMO. I am not a lawyer but I don't see a need at this time for Calypso to file patent infringement lawsuits, because Calypso does not have a way to measure their potential damage claim. When announced deals stating the revenues from converging solutions are available, that is when Calypso can make a claim for damages. I am not a lawyer, but that is how I look at it, IMO.
Bottom line: 2006 is the year marking the beginning of converged solutions. Calypso is well positioned in the market.
Regards,
wampuscat
Calypso will be holding a summit in the Miami area within the next couple of weeks for companies interested in their products and solutions. Interest in Calypso's products has seen a solid and significant increase over the past two months.
Regards,
wampuscat