Calypso Wireless (fka CLYW)

[stitch_surfs]

According to the article cited:Calypso’s ASNAP server costs about $10,000, while the stand-alone client software has a one-off cost of $40 per phone. The company’s RV Tech-Intel WiFi phone, the C1250i, retails for about $400.

$40 Per phone??? Sorry guys will never happen. That's more than most phones cost. Even the incremental cost of $5 for additional radios (such as wifi) is a prohibitive expense. The margins just aren't there for the inclusion of any single part in a phone (except possibly the display) that goes for $40.

I don't know how anyone can think these guys can roll out something like this after all this time. I'm frankly amazed that anyone believes anything this company says at this point.

In any case we'll see what happens as bigger and bigger players roll out their UMA solutions (which themselves only have about a two year lifespan since they'll be replaced by IMS).

Incidentally, when networks upgrade to all IP networks, the need for UMA or any other solution disappears.

If CLYW is going to do anything at all time is running out. As to the idea that Pulver would use CLYW...I'll give him a call he's a friend of mine...


Cheers,

S.