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		<title>Von Europe: Fixed Mobile Convergence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Starck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m at the <a href="http://www.voneurope.com/">Von Europe</a> listening to presentations on fixed mobile convergence (FMC). Current topic is &#8220;quad-play&#8221;, the new holy grail for operators. Quad-play is what you get when you combine TV, fixed phone, mobile phone and broadband access&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m at the <a href="http://www.voneurope.com/">Von Europe</a> listening to presentations on fixed mobile convergence (FMC). Current topic is &#8220;quad-play&#8221;, the new holy grail for operators. Quad-play is what you get when you combine TV, fixed phone, mobile phone and broadband access in one package. </p>
<p>In my world that translates to &#8220;internet, internet, wireless internet and &#8211; you guessed it &#8211; internet&#8221;. Voice and TV will be applications running on top of internet. What I need from my operator is a fast and stable IP connection. No more, no less. We&#8217;re not there quite yet, though, so in the mean time we will have to pay for different data transportation technologies for different mediums. </p>
<p>FMC is also a way for operators to prevent their customers from switching provider. The more you buy from one vendor, the less likely you are to change. </p>
<p>FMC is <em>not</em> Mobile 2.0. <em>Internet</em> Mobile Convergence is. The telecom world thinks that IMS (as in IP Multimedia System) will provide this bridge. Some other thinks that IMS is a bloated, over designed and unnecessary technology. I think the latter ones are correct.</p>
<p>Never the less, different technology worlds and markets <em>are</em> converging. Internet is the driver and quad-play is a temporary transition stage. No matter what the operators tell you.</p>
<p><strong>Updated</strong>: Nicolai was <a href="http://www.wadstrom.net/2007/06/11/live-at-von-europe-2007-quad-play/">also there</a>.</p>
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