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Articles tagged with: Fmc and Voip
Femtocell - a Revolutionary Residential Gateway for Fixed-Mobile Substitution
Much has been said about femtocells in recent times. Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst M. Kumaresan believes that femtocells have the potential to revolutionize 3G services by enhancing user experience within an indoor environment, while serving as a major revenue proposition for mobile operators. more
Related Tags: ethernet, 3g, sim, base-station, mobile-data, arpu, ict, itu, driving, personal, femtocell, landline, base-stations, femtocells
Mobile substitution to have bigger impact than credit crunch on fixed voice spend in enterprises
The financial crisis may be putting the squeeze on business budgets, but mobile substitution will be a far bigger threat to fixed enterprise voice spend in Western Europe in 2009. Analysys Mason predicts a decline of 15% in fixed voice spend next year as a result of mobile substitution. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, microsoft, rcom, analysys-mason, presence
Carriers name Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens top IMS vendors
A new study by Infonetics Research that provides an in-depth view of service provider thinking and plans for IMS equipment and services, including service provider perceptions of leading IMS vendors, names Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Nokia Siemens as the "top IMS equipment manufacturers." According to the study, roughly 3/4 plan to offer fixed VoIP over IMS by April 2009. more
Related Tags: huawei, alcatel-lucent, nortel, ericsson, infonetics-research, nec, ims, siemens
Fixed Mobile Convergence Market Set to Expand to 250 Million Users by 2012
Operators are now rolling out converged services on fixed and mobile networks, converting trials to commercial deployments. 2008 will see another spate of trials, as femtocell technology begins to become available. more
Related Tags: abi-research, femtocell, 3gpp, femtocells, indoor-coverage
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, 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, starbucks, o2, ims, femtocells, hotspot, hotspots, wlan, chipset
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, 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, fixed-mobile-convergence, UK
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: fixed-mobile-convergence
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: core-network, vas, huawei, ims