Turns Out, a Wi-Fi Enabled Phone is All You Need
April 2nd, 2008 by Meghan Clark
Just when you thought it was safe to buy a non-Wi-Fi-enabled phone, Telular announces the Wi-Path.
Give your cell phone a rest and put your SIM card in Wi-Path. From there you can hook up a router, a USB device, a fax machine or even an old-fashioned telephone.
The Wi-Path capitalizes on your mobile phone’s Wi-Fi capability, making a DSL or cable modem connection obsolete. Combined with the new $99 all-you-can-eat cell phone plans, the Wi-Path is certainly an attractive device.
We take a first look at it below.

The promised
According to a research report that will be released shortly by Freesky Research, there will be 4,000 picocells that deliver 802.11 (Wi-Fi) or 3G connectivity in airplanes between 2008 and 2011. Picocells can be thought of as a router that covers a small area, or a wireless access point.