Mon Aug 30, 2004 - Carmen Nobel - Yahoo News

IT managers eager to hear more about forthcoming phones and services that will allow users to roam between Wi-Fi and cellular networks may be in for a long wait.

While Motorola Corp., Avaya Inc. and Proxim Corp recently announced joint plan to offer enterprise users a converged wireless device and the infrastructure to support it by year's end, notably missing from the announcement were supporting carrier announcements.

While some carriers are offering separate Wi-Fi services, not one has announced a specific plan for corporate roaming services.