Those of you who visit this site regularly know how much I am a fan of FMC or Fixed Mobile Convergence. For those of you less familiar with the term, it's the alphabet soup way of saying you can make or receive your desk calls on your mobile. I've been a fan of this type of solution since I made the prediction that FMC would be the next killer application for enterprise mobility. Admittedly, that was back in January 2008. While there have been many advances since that time in the space, it's not had the broad adoption I expected to have by now. Maybe that will change with today's news.
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I know, I know...another inflamatory title to a post, but bear with me here people. Last year, I had suggested that Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) was going to be the next killer application for enterprise mobility during 2008. I wasn't right (see an analyst admitted he was wrong!), per se, but hear me out on this...
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If you've followed this blog for the past year, you'll recognize that the title of this post actually combines some of my favorite topics in the world of enterprise mobility: challenging the whole notion of productivity gains (and the hype brought by vendors) and fixed mobile convergence, which I said earlier this year would be the next killer application for enterprise mobility.
I had the pleasure last week to meet once again with Pejman Roshan, founder and VP of Marketing at Agito Networks, one of my favorite companies in the FMC space. It's not just that I believe Agito has a solid product, but I also enjoy my conversations with Pej. He and I don't always see eye to eye, but it's always a healthy, and respectful debate.
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This is a copy of an article that was recently published in Mobile Enteprise Magazine. Hope you enjoy it...
While wireless and mobile solutions have been around for decades, the accelerated adoption of these solutions only began in the enterprise when RIM and others pioneered the concept of pushing email to mobile devices.
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In case you didn't hear this, T-Mobile is set to announce tomorrow that it is following in the footsteps of AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and even Helio, in offering unlimited voice services for $99 per month. I think this is great news on multiple levels, including the further canabilization of the fixed line market....why pay $50/month for a landline and pay another $50 for a mobile phone? This is all great for the consumer, but I think there are even more exciting opportunities in terms of enterprise mobility around fixed mobile convergence.
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What a busy 30 days it's been. I'm going to blame the following for my less than regular postings. A few week ago, I was on a panel at the Mobile Business Expo at Interop in New York City. The week after, I was moderating another panel at the Mobile Enterprise Executive Summit in Orlando. Ten days or so ago, I was at the Avaya conference where I learned about their 2008 strategy. Now, this past week, I attended NEC Unified's first ever industry analyst symposium. It's fascinating to see how two companies who compete in very similar spaces are taking such similar yet different approaches to the burgeoning market of unified communications and its role in enterprise mobility.
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It's now the top of the 2nd inning of the second game of the World Series where my mighty Boston Red Sox are playing against the Colorado Rockies. As I relax in front of my TV, having just returned from the Mobile Business Expo at Interop, I began to reflect on the last three days. I had a great time, attending some very informative panels and had the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people working for innovative organizations in the wireless and mobile space. There were a couple of things during the event that really struck me.
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I know, I know. Probably not the catchiest title ever. Some might argue that it could be downright the lamest title ever for a post, but don't let the cheezy title prevent you from reading on. Earlier this week, Cisco launched its first enterprise grade 802.11N access point. While not the first vendor to deliver enterprise grade pre-N product, Cisco does claim its product is the only one to have been certified by the WiFi Alliance. I think seeing Cisco get on board with Draft-N product is a great thing on multiple levels.
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I've been reading more and more articles these days around 802.11n, with myriad surveys being touted about the intended adoption patterns of the yet to be fully defined technology. I almost feel compelled to be "Captain Obvious" and point out the fact that sooner or later, all companies will be adopting N. So why is the press and other research organizations spending so much time asking about when? Instead, I'll argue that we should focus more on what is preventing the adoption of N, as well as what people will be doing with the newfound power of N.
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