Mobile system promises free calls

[rpm]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6987784.stm

Free calls using a P2P system...interesting

Swedish company TerraNet has developed the idea using peer-to-peer technology that enables users to speak on its handsets without the need for a mobile phone base station.

 

[Conspirator]

Sounds like a great idea. But how are they going to do the routing of the calls if there is no central "map" of where the other phone is?

This collaborative routing of calls means there is no cost to talk between handsets.

That's gonna be popular with the Telecoms...

However, Mr Carlius admitted that this has created big problems with having enough available frequencies.

Thats bad news for a busy CBD.

 

[Syndyre]

Sounds great in principle, I guess they'll have to have some sort of routing table similar to what Gnutella and other P2P networks use? The biggest problem is the frequencies I guess and that the major networks are unlikely to sell phones with this feature as it effectively bypasses them.