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Articles tagged with: Fmc
Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom Orders Next-Gen IMS Platform
Nokia Siemens Networks has sealed a deal with Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom for its Next Generation Network IMS (NGN IMS). This is the first contract award from Chunghwa for its five-year NGN plan. Nokia Siemens Networks will deliver to Chunghwa infrastructure and services as part of its IMS Core solution, and will also provide its consumers and business customers VoIP and fixed softswitching solutions. These should enable Chunghwa to be the first operator in Asia-Pacific to introduce IMS-based VoIP services. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, voip, chunghwa-telecom, nokia-siemens-networks, next-generation-network, ims, Taiwan
Wi-Fi in handsets - bright future or dismal prospects?
The industry hype and level of discussion surrounding fixed-mobile convergence (fmc) would lead most casual industry observers to believe that in the near future all handsets will feature Wi-Fi capabilities, and that everyone will use their cellular handsets to make voice over IP (VoIP) calls in the home and the office. more
Related Tags: skype, voip, starbucks, o2, ims, femtocells, hotspot, hotspots, wlan, chipset
Which Operator will be the First to Launch Femtos in Europe?
Trials of Femto's in Europe have already started and IMS Research says that they expect that the first deployments will start in the first half of 2008. Following Sprint Nextel's limited launch for its Airave product from Samsung, announced this September, questions have been arising as to which operator will be first to launch in Europe. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, huawei, sprint-nextel, o2, capex, telefonica, lte, softbank, ims-research, ims, femtocells, opex, telefonica-o2
SIP Services Will Generate $150 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2012
IP Networks deployed by fixed and mobile operators will lead to mainstream Voice over IP and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) services, driven by the increasing popularity of "smart" devices such as PDAs and smartphones. ABI Research principal analyst Ian Cox explains, "New affordable price points and ease of use will allow consumers to benefit from SIP services such as instant messaging, video sharing, and conferencing, which will join VoIP as it takes over from circuit-switched voice." more
Related Tags: text-messaging, voip, abi-research
Unnecessary Mobile Costs Hit British Businesses
British businesses may be leaking money through inefficient use of work mobile phones, according to a new survey from Inclarity, the hosted Voice over Internet (VoIP) provider. The research, conducted in September 2007 in conjunction with YouGov, polled 2,003 people across Britain and revealed that 31 per cent of employees who work in an office make work-related calls from their mobiles when in the office more than two or three times a week. Of those, 65 per cent make work-related calls from their mobile phones more than two times a day. more
Related Tags: skype, voip, fixed-mobile-convergence, UK
FMC market forecast to top $46 Billion in 2010
The worldwide fixed-mobile convergence (fmc) market, including UMA network controllers, multi- access convergence gateways, and dual mode cellular/WiFi phones, is forecast by Infonetics Research to soar to $46.3 billion in 2010. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, infonetics-research, ims
Dual-Mode Handsets Could Be a Distraction from the Real Convergence Opportunities
A number of operators have already launched dual-mode UMA services, and on Friday 28 September 2007 TeliaSonera launched its Home Free service in Sweden. more
Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, teliasonera, bt, wlan
Consumers Adopting Dual Mode Phones for Fixed Mobile Convergence While Enterprises Lag Behind
Led by consumer demand, fixed mobile convergence (fmc) is taking off around the world, even as businesses watch from the sidelines, says a new study from Insight Research. According to the new market research report, over the next five years fmc will generate more than $35 billion in revenue for service providers and hardware vendors. fmc service allows the same handset to access telecommunications services through both fixed and cellular networks. The handset, which can toggle between fixed and mobile calling, can also leverage WiFi hotspots, voice over IP (VoIP) technology, and voice over wireless local area networks (WLANs). more
Related Tags: voip, fixed-mobile-convergence
Fixed-Mobile Convergence Hype is Fading
According to a recently published Yankee Group note, enterprise adoption of fmc remains low. Only 2% of enterprises have deployed fmc. This number is even lower in the US and Canada. Competition from alternative mobility initiatives, technological immaturity and reduced priority placed on voice communications by IT decision-makers have contributed to this perception and low adoption rate. In addition, 29% of IT decision-makers surveyed byYankee Group consider the technology nice to have, but not a critical application on their IT/networking road map. more
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Huawei Selected by Warid to Deploy IMS in Uganda
Huawei says that Warid Group, the fast-growing mobile service provider in South Asia and Africa, has selected it to deploy an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) system in Uganda. Huawei will construct the IMS core network and integrate it with the WiMAX access network, helping Warid to offer VoIP and IP-based multimedia services. more
Related Tags: voip, core-network, vas, huawei, ims