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Is the Market Ready
for Fixed Mobile Convergence?

December 2006

Participants:

  • Chaired by Sandra O´Boyle, Senior Analyst Current Analysis
  • Rakesh Mahajan, Director Mobility BT Global Services
  • Ed Vonk, General Manager, European VPN Users Association (EVUA)
  • Jerry Caron, VP Analysis, Current Analysis

 

Setting the Scene – Why FMC is Important
Track 1 (Sandra O´Boyle) 05:50
Track 2 (Rakesh Mahajan, Ed Vonk, Jerry Caron) 04:30

FMC Attraction – The World is Going Mobile
Track 3 (Ed Vonk, Rakesh Mahajan) 03:55

FMC Services – Hype vs. Reality
Track 4 (Rakesh Mahajan, Jerry Caron) 07:50

Role of the Pure Play Mobile Operators
Track 5 (Sandra O´Boyle, Rakesh Mahajan, Jerry Caron) 02:40

The Devices
Track 6 (Jerry Caron, Ed Vonk, Rakesh Mahajan) 05:15

Voice over Wireless LAN
Track 7 (Jerry Caron, Rakesh Mahajan, Ed Vonk) 06:00

Fixed versus Mobile Operators
Track 8 (Rakesh Mahajan, Jerry Caron, Sandra O´Boyle) 04:35

FMC: An Integation Task
Track 9 (Jerry Caron) 04:35

Standardizing
Track 10 (Ed Vonk, Rakesh Mahajan) 06:00

Mobility Dimension in RFPs
Track 11 (Ed Vonk, Rakesh Mahajan) 02:15

FMC: Addressing Mobility
Track 12 (Rakesh Mahajan, Jerry Caron ) 01:55

Dual-Mode Phones
Track 13 (Jerry Caron, Ed Vonk) 01:30

PicoCell Potential, or Not?
Track 14 (Ed Vonk, Rakesh Mahajan) 04:10

Consumer Market Challenges
Track 15 (Rakesh Mahajan, Jerry Caron) 03:25

Seamless Roaming: How important?
Track 16 (Jerry Caron, Rakesh Mahajan) 03:20

Controlling the SIM
Track 17 (Ed Vonk, Jerry Caron) 02:20

PicoCells: Where Will They Make Sense
Track 18 (Rakesh Mahajan) 03:00

WiMAX's Role
Track 19 (Ed Vonk, Rakesh Mahajan) 03:40

FMC: Is the Market Ready
Track 20 (Sandra O´Boyle, Ed Vonk) 02:00

FMC: Business Considerations
Track 21 (Ed Vonk, Jerry Caron, Sandra O´Boyle) 05:10

FMC: In Building Coverage Opportunity
Track 22 (Rakesh Mahajan) 02:20

FMC: Regulations and Complexity
Track 23 (Rakesh Mahajan) 02:30

FMC: Consumer Space, and Dual-Mode Devices
Track 24 (Rakesh Mahajan, Jerry Caron, Sandra O´Boyle, Ed Vonk) 08:30

Strategies for 3G
Track 25 (Jerry Caron, Rakesh Mahajan, Ed Vonk) 04:25

Single FMC Route?
Track 26 (Jerry Caron, Sandra O´Boyle, Rakesh Mahajan) 04:55

Standards
Track 27 (Jerry Caron, Rakesh Mahajan) 01:35

Conclusion
Track 28 (Sandra O´Boyle) 03:25

 

 

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Roundtable
Highlights

 

“What is new is IP.
IP enables you to find sombody anywhere.”
Listen
Ed Vonk, General Manager, European VPN Users Association (EVUA)

 

“FMC is not a simple thing... its not yet plug and play... its complex”
Listen
Rakesh Mahajan,
Director Mobility BT Global Services

 

 

“Every company, no matter how big or small they are, needs to support increasingly mobile workers.”
Listen
Jerry Caron, VP Analysis,
Current Analysis

 

“Enterprises are certainly ready for FMC, but there are a lot of challenges.”
Listen
Sandra O'Boyle,
Senior Analyst, Current Analysis