| Apple iPhone: is there resale in it for Cisco? |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Friday, 23 February 2007 | |
  
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Cisco sells a range of IP telephony products but one area where it misses out is the space where RIM Blackberry and Palm Treo play. A glance at Cisco's product list in this area is a Nokia GSM handset that has 802.11 IP telephony capability - hardly an inspiring product. Needless to say, the Apple iPhone, with voice, internet access and 802.11n wireless capabilities would sit very well indeed in Cisco's kit bag of products to sell to corporate clients. Meanwhile for Apple, which has never been a player in the corporate space, the iPhone could be the key to unlocking a business bonanza from a previously untapped market. Cisco, a major corporate player, could be the facilitator of that process as a reseller of Apple iPhones in the corporate space. When viewed in those terms, an agreement between Cisco and Apple to "share" the iPhone brand takes on a whole new meaning.{moscomment} |
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