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Is UMA coming to the enterprise?

Joanie Wexler By Joanie Wexler
It looks as though T-Mobile is considering a formal expansion of its consumer-centric Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service to business customers. It has conducted formal UMA Wi-Fi-to-cellular hand-off testing with enterprise-grade Wi-Fi vendor Meru Networks and has UMA services running in at least two organizations. Read full story

Joanie Wexler is an independent networking technology writer/editor in Silicon Valley.

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