Calypso Wireless Granted Patent for Mobile-to-Wi-Fi Roaming

Calypso Wireless has been granted a U.S. patent ( # 6,680,923) covering the seamless roaming of voice, video and data between Wide Area Network access points, such as cellular towers (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA, WCMDA etc.) and short-range Internet access points (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.).


The technology enables mobile users to seamlessly switch back and forward between cellular and wireless IP networks, without losing connectivity via the WLAN. It could also provide significant savings to carriers in additional frequency spectrum and infrastructure equipment by offloading capacity to the WLAN and IP networks.


Calypso Wireless said it is already in negotiations with a leading OEM manufacturer to license its ASNAP (Automatic Switching of Network Access Points) technology. The company is based in Miami Lakes, Florida. http://www.calypsowireless.com/