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Cheat Sheet: Femtocell
Cheat Sheet Then rival T-Mobile has something similar on offer, though it uses UMA technology, so we're talking about dual-mode handsets there, and then big boy AT&T has its plans too. I'll avoid the Austin Powers gags. [25 Sep 2007]
BT fuels Fusion offering with two dual-mode handsets
News The HP iPaq 514 Voice Messenger is a dual-mode UMA (unlicensed mobile access) Windows Mobile 6.0 handset, to be launched by BT in "mid 2007", according to an HP statement. BT has inked deals with HP and Taiwan's HTC for the supply of converged... [12 Feb 2007]
The techs SMEs need for converged telecoms
Comment UMA The two most significant are Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). UMA was the first widely available architecture and was used in early products such as BT's Fusion. [04 Jan 2007]
When mobile meets the landline
Comment Despite BT's difficulties with Fusion, operators in other countries have not been deterred from using UMA - though they have ditched Bluetooth in favour of wi-fi. Both Orange's and TeliaSonera's services use the UMA standard with dual-mode GSM and... [13 Dec 2006]
Generic Access Network, GAN (Former UMA)
White Paper Generic Access Network (GAN) is a technology that enables GSM and WCDMA service to be delivered over broadband access network and WLAN, at homes or in offices. End users will enjoy the same service as in the wide area network. [10 Nov 2006]
T-Mobile cooks up wi-fi blend on the fly
News The phone automatically detects wi-fi hotspots and uses a technology called unlicensed mobile access, or UMA, to seamlessly switch calls to the wi-fi network from the cellular network. T-Mobile USA has begun offering a service that allows people to... [25 Oct 2006]
Fixed-Mobile Convergence
White Paper Fixed-mobile convergence allows network and service operators to make more efficient use of existing access technologies (GSM, DSL, WiFi), as well as taking advantage of the roll-out of new access technologies such as 2.5/3G, DSL, WLAN, Bluetooth... [23 Jun 2006]
Radioactive: Mobile VoIP - not so disruptive
Comment Other mobile VoIP clients, which are not based on UMA, tend to be internet-based and offer very little in the way of quality assurance. In February at the 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, Nokia launched a new handset, the 6136, which features integrated... [20 Mar 2006]
Nokia reveals VoIP-cellular hybrid
News Nokia revealed today it has been conducting a number of trials with operators, including BT, to test the viability of mobile VoIP using UMA (unlicensed mobile access) technology. Nokia today launched the second handset to use UMA technology, the... [13 Feb 2006]
Voice over wireless data networks - a good bet
News While many in the mobile and telecoms industry promote unlicensed mobile access (UMA), it may not be the best long-term solution as it does not fully support the SIP standard often used for VoIP, push-to-talk and messaging and is not aligned with... [23 Aug 2005]
Samsung and LG to go Wi-Fi for all-in-one handsets
News Both Samsung and LG are working with Kineto to include the firm's UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology in future converged Wi-Fi and cellular handsets. LG have also announced they plan to use Kineto's UMA-compliant handset client software in... [13 Jul 2005]
BT Fusion: watershed or washout?
The UMA group is being wrapped up, but its standards for converged mobile communications will live on within 3G The launch of BT's converged mobile and fixed line handset has been heralded as a turning point for the industry but some industry... [15 Jun 2005]
BT set to launch Bluephone
News Bluephone is based on a technology called Unlicenced Mobile Access (UMA), which lets users make mobile calls using their own Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems and broadband connections. Because UMA allows an operator to charge these calls over Wi-Fi and... [10 Jun 2005]
BT on the verge of launching Bluephone
Bluephone is based on a technology called Unlicenced Mobile Access (UMA), which lets users make mobile calls using their own Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems and broadband connections. Because UMA allows an operator to charge these calls over Wi-Fi and... [09 Jun 2005]
Bluephone continues despite standards group's demise
Progress to integrate Wi-Fi and mobile phones will not be affected by the reported closure of the operator-backed Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) group, said analysts on Monday. The loss of UMA, reported by Wi-Fi news Web site Unstrung, is unlikely... [23 May 2005]
