DocumentCode :
1045142
Title :
Which way to convergence?
Author :
Craig, Jessica
Volume :
5
Issue :
5
fYear :
2007
Firstpage :
34
Lastpage :
39
Abstract :
At the 2005 GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the telecommunications world was introduced to the concept of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), which is the ability to seamlessly transition calls between unlicensed Wi-Fi networks and licensed carrier networks. Based on the 3GPP/3GPP2 IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network architecture standards, FMC was touted as a hook to lure consumers and enterprises away from the incumbent cellular providers to landline-based Wi-Fi service providers, or for integrated carriers to stay competitive against the emerging Wi-Fi service providers.
Keywords :
IP networks; mobile computing; multimedia communication; standards; wireless LAN; IP multimedia subsystem; Wi-Fi networks; Wi-Fi service providers; carrier networks; fixed-mobile convergence; network architecture standards;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications Engineer
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1479-8352
Type :
jour
Filename :
4437495
Link To Document :
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