During a conversation about the networks of the future at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, IEEE Senior Member David Witkowski told RCR Wireless News a notable trend of technology convergence is occurring.
“In the past, Wi-Fi was Wi-Fi and cellular was cellular. The meat and the cheese didn’t touch, and everyone thought [that] was really good,” said Witkowski. These days, he continued, calls can go over Wi-Fi and cellular can provide smartphone speeds that mimic a Wi-Fi experience. Further, phones can automatically attach to Wi-Fi through Hotspot 2.0 technology without the user even noticing.
