Fixed Mobile Convergence news from FierceBroadbandWireless
NewsVerizon plans femtocell rollout this year
Verizon Wireless CTO Tony Melone said at the CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show last week that the carrier would begin offering femtocell products and service plans sometime this year. The announcement Read more...
Sonera looks to migrate fixed users to wireless
TeliaSonera's Finnish division, Sonera, has publicly admitted that it will begin migrating end users from its fixed network to its wireless businesses in rural areas. Sonera is seeking regulatory Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Study: Femtocells to dominate FMC market by 2010
A new report about the femtocell market from Forward Concepts says femtocells will capture the dominant fixed mobile convergence (FMC) market share by 2010. UMA will ultimately transition to Read more...
3GPP adds 3G support to UMA standard
The 3GPP standards group has approved a specification update that will see 3G support added to the UMA/GAN standard. This Read more...
T-Mobile UK bundles unlimited WiFi with 3G plans
Could T-Mobile UK's move be replicated in the U.S. once T-Mobile USA rolls out its 3G network? T-Mobile UK announced that it is bundling unlimited WiFi access with its Web'n'Walk Plus and Max 3G Read more...
Prediction: Femtocells still have a long road in 2008
On the flip side, femtocells are just entering the over-inflated-expectations phase of the "Hype Cycle." These router-sized mobile home base stations hold a lot of promise for operators: reduced Read more...
Nortel, Qualcomm test new FMC solution
Nortel and Qualcomm announced they have tested a solution that that offers the ability to move between WiFi and cellular networks. The two say the solution will help accelerate fixed-mobile Read more...
XO, Sotto Wireless launch trial enterprise FMC
XO Communications and Sotto wireless announced a trial of a fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) solution for businesses in Seattle. The XO-Sotto FMC solution, called Unwired Office, combines XO's Read more...
Femto Forum attracts big guns
The Femto Forum, a new industry group formed in July that is pushing femtocell technology, announced a big jump in its membership. The group, which started out with just seven companies, now has 40 Read more...
Aruba jumps on 802.11n bandwagon
Enterprise WiFi infrastructure provider Aruba Network, the last major 802.11n holdout, announced its is entering the 802.11n access point game. The vendor announced a new generation of multi-service Read more...
| Press ReleasesAgito Networks Raises Second Round of Funding to Fuel Enterprise Mobility Product Market ExpansionSUNNYVALE, Calif. – June 30, 2008 – Agito Networks, Inc.™, the award-winning company delivering new
technology in enterprise mobility, today announced that it has closed
its Series Read more... Euro Disney opts for VoIP and fixed mobile convergence to upgrade its telephone infrastructure using Orange Business ServicesOrange Business Services announces the signature of a contract with Euro Disney Associés S.C.A., operator of Disneyland® Resort Paris. Under the terms of this contract, Orange Business Read more... Comverse and Blueslice Partner for Enhanced IMS Subscriber Management Across Multiple DevicesComverse and Blueslice Partner for Enhanced IMS Subscriber Management Across Multiple Devices June 02, 2008 | WAKEFIELD, MA and MONTREAL, CANADA | Print Read more... DOCOMO to Offer High-Speed Mobile Data/VoIP for Home Broadband NetworksNTT DOCOMO, INC. and its eight regional
subsidiaries today announced a service that will enable DOCOMO FOMA(TM)
third-generation handsets to connect to home broadband networks via
wireless LAN Read more... Agito Networks Announces Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence Infrastructure Passport Program for Interop Las Vegas AttendeesSUNNYVALE, Calif. – April 23, 2008 – Agito Networks, Inc.™, the award-winning company delivering new technology in enterprise mobility, today announced details of the Enterprise Fixed Mobile Read more... |