The fixed-mobile convergence state of the nation

Convergence & VoIP This newsletter is sponsored by ShoreTel eBook: IP Telephony from A to Z Get the book on VoIP, from vendor evaluation and selection to ensuring reliability and security. Whether you're considering a rollout or you've already deployed, you'll quickly get up to speed on the most important IP telephony issues and factors. Network World's Convergence & VoIP Newsletter, 06/20/07 The fixed-mobile convergence state of the nation By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick We’ve been holding our breath for a long time now waiting for signs of progress with fixed-mobile convergence. Luckily, we have extra large lung capacity since progress has been slow. And we’re also lucky enough to have accrued lots of frequent flyer miles because most signs of FMC progress can be best viewed in Europe. We predicted that both 2006 and 2007 would be the years where FMC would emerge as a technological dream. So today, we’d like to turn to two full-time experts in FMC for a reality check, and point readers to a Webcast that provides more details on what’s real and what’s not in FMC. Larry’s Current Analysis colleagues Mayur Sahni, senior analyst of Enterprise Mobility Europe, and Sandra O´Boyle, principal analyst of Business Telecom Services, recently delivered a Webcast that examined the drivers behind enterprise FMC. Their briefing takes a look at how various carriers are addressing the market and examines the enterprise FMC services offered in Europe today. A free online replay of their full presentation is available here. In the briefing, Sahni and O’Boyle discuss: Securing Data in Any Format, Wherever It Goes InfoWorld's Enterprise Data Protection Executive Forum, June 26 in New York City, is the premiere event for IT professionals looking to streamline their data protection strategy. Best practices, tactical guidance, reviews of new security requirements, and success stories from the experts are all designed to help you secure your data in any format, wherever it goes.. Register today at http://www.EDPExecutiveForum.com * The enterprise FMC services that are commercially available in Europe today. * The problems services solve and the opportunities they create. * What the carriers are doing to get themselves organized for FMC. * How the various types of service providers are approaching their FMC play, and why. * What needs to happen to deliver “any-to-any” enterprise FMC services. While we are still optimistic about FMC emerging with real solutions to business problems, it looks like we may still be waiting many more months before the service providers and their suppliers solve some of the problems that will make FMC a more widely attractive service. In the meantime, we’ll keep our guardedly optimistic view that FMC technology and solutions will continue to make progress this year both in the United States and in Europe, although we may need to wait a bit longer for U. S. carriers to catch up with the advances made across the Atlantic.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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Contact the author: Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Larry Hettick is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in voice and data. He is Vice President for Telecom Services and Infrastructure at Current Analysis, the leading competitive response solutions company. He can be reached at lhettick@currentanalysis.com This newsletter is sponsored by ShoreTel eBook: IP Telephony from A to Z Get the book on VoIP, from vendor evaluation and selection to ensuring reliability and security. Whether you're considering a rollout or you've already deployed, you'll quickly get up to speed on the most important IP telephony issues and factors. ARCHIVE Archive of the Convergence & VoIP Newsletter. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007