Wi-Fi CATACLYSM FINDS TATARA ON TARGET

摘要

Wi-Fi profitability was an elusive concept even before Verizon Communications announced recently that it would offer free Wi-Fi access to its DSL customers. And while Verizon hasn't said whether it will ever attempt to make money off Wi-Fi as a standalone access medium, the implication thus far from major carriers is that they don't think they can. Steve Nicolle thinks carriers just haven't been shown a viable option for making Wi-Fi profitable. As a veteran of the Wi-Fi business for all of four months, but with 18 years under his belt working for carrier-focused telecom vendors such as Nortel Networks and Sigma Systems, Nicolle's perspective is more deeply rooted in the business realities of carriers than in the fascinating capabilities of a rapidly growing access technology.