UPDATE: This opinion piece appeared in the December 2007 issue of Telecoms Europe. See the article on page 23-24 at http://www.mcubedigital.com/interactive/telecomseurope/25122007/
The battle lines are becoming blurred in today’s telecoms market. Fixed line operators are moving into mobile operator territory with Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) while mobile operators are fighting to take over fixed line ground [...]
France Télécom’s mobile arm Orange France has launched a new telephone which combines fixed line and mobile services along with the convenience of a low cost internet connection.
Dubbed Unik, the converged service handset – similar to models already launched by FT rivals Iliad and neuf Cegetel – allows the user to make free local [...]
UK carrier will introduce a corporate service that links the fixed and mobile networks.
September 14, 2006
Source: http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=18558&hed=BT+Dials+Phone+Convergence
British Telecom, the United Kingdom’s largest telecommunications company, said Thursday it will introduce BT Corporate Fusion, a fixed-mobile convergence service targeted at large corporations.
The telecom company, which is in the process of a $17-billion upgrade of its U.K. network, [...]
