4 febrero, 2008 - 16:17
Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2008 – The hype surrounding fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and femtocells continues to grow, but it is likely that neither technology will live up to expectations, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). There is much interest in fixed-mobile service (FMS) enabled by femtocells and FMC among consumers, with the
promise of more convenience and lower costs, the high-tech market research firm says. Femtocells are micro-base stations designed for home use that support mobile connectivity over the broadband facility.
FMC uses Wi-Fi-enabled routers and handsets to carry mobile calls over a broadband connection.
"In-Stat believes that by 2010 the FMC and FMS/femtocell market segments will evolve to form a new fully-converged services market segment," says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. "Current unlicensed
mobile access (UMA) and IMS-based FMC services, which emphasize cheap phone calling, will be marginalized. Likewise, operators that deploy femtocell-based services using the same cut-rate calling value
proposition will be short-lived.
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