An interesting thing happened in 1999. The unit price of a long-distance voice call to consumers, which had been falling since the early 1980s, finally crossed over the cost curve and long-distance ...

Next-generation technologies for various types of networks are allowing operators to push forward with fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and even fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) strategies. A range of ...

Third-generation mobile operator 3 has slammed the idea of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), labelling the technology a niche product. Speaking today at the Mobility Summit in London, 3 strategy ...

Fifteen years since iPhone begat the modern smartphone, mobile now sits at the center of almost every interaction we make. It’s been 15 years since the iPhone gave rise to the modern smartphone, and ...

Although RIM is not the first vendor to support VoWiFi, its announcement is important because it has long been the "gold standard" in the enterprise. Although RIM is not the first vendor to support ...

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has unveiled the latest in mobile convergence devices -- the SPH-P9000 Deluxe MITs, which it says is a "true convergence device" capable of voice and multimedia data ...

The term “convergence” covers many dimensions of networking. Users seek convergence of voice and data applications on a single network and device. They would like this over multiple flavors of ...

20 May 2006Fixed line and mobile calls can be made from one handset Dubai - The Etisalat Academy, a business unit of Emirates Telecommunication Corporation - Etisalat, is organizing the first regional ...

First off, a happy new year to all! I am very pleased to be back as a columnist for 2007, and I’m looking forward to another year of rapid innovation in wireless. There are more exciting developments ...

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the world welcomes commercial 5G rollouts and the many resulting benefits, industry has begun to earnestly explore the next generation of ...