fmc in comment and analysis
Peter Cochrane's Blog: New niche for 3G?
Comment F is for FMC Written poolside at my hotel in Rome and dispatched via a 3G HSDPA data service. The economic downturn and collapse of the dollar have resulted in a lot of my business migrating out of the US into the EU and south-east Asia. [05 Aug 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment F is for FMC Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. [30 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment F is for FMC Soon, even a window seat above the Atlantic will no longer be beyond the reach of the chirping mobile phone. What's the tech behind that change and just how welcome is it, asks Anthony Plewes. [26 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment F is for FMC High-speed wireless networks are meant to make life easier for business travellers. But now the problem for mobile workers is how to tap into all that increased connectivity, says George Malim. [12 Jun 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Tuesday
Comment F is for FMC It's day one proper of the Congress and the queues just got tails. Long tails. I arrive at the Fira early to struggle through the be-suited throng and get my seat at the big name keynotes. [13 Feb 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Getting thinner fast
Comment F is for FMC During the past 15 years I have seen one generation of laptop after another get faster and more expansive with a consequential loss of facilities that just seems to go unnoticed. First it was the floppy drive, then the IrDA port... [28 Jan 2008]
Tech Visions: Wireless sale of the century
Comment F is for FMC The auction of the last great chunk of US broadcast spectrum gets under way in the new year. This event could turn out to be a defining moment for the future of mobile computing, says Silicon Valley-based Howard Greenfield. [17 Dec 2007]
How mobile is your corner shop?
Comment Cheat Sheets Mobile location-based services FMC 3G Forget clipping vouchers out of magazines - why not get coupons sent straight to your mobile phone? Convenience stores are getting involved with a mobile phone-based... [13 Apr 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: What we can learn from the death of T-One
Comment Just as a wave of new converged fixed-mobile services are being announced in the UK, Germany's biggest telco has killed off its own FMC product. Jo Best takes a look at what FMC services need to survive. [27 Mar 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 3: Speed and a GSM wristwatch
Comment Perhaps I'm being unfair to him - he did reveal the company has notched up 80,000 connections to its FMC service, currently beating BT's offering, so he says, despite only being on the market for a fraction of the time. [14 Feb 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment There are certain verticals that are very much looking at FMC. FMC Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) to many is synonymous with dual-mode handsets. However, it's a broad church and for the purposes of this section, FMC means the converging... [09 Feb 2007]
The techs SMEs need for converged telecoms
Comment But what are the components and technologies necessary for a small business to take advantage of FMC? The first requirement for being able to use an FMC solution is a broadband connection. Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) is quite a simple idea - it... [04 Jan 2007]
When mobile meets the landline
Comment There are no regulatory hurdles that BT needed to jump, so if an FMC service was going to work anywhere it was going to work in the UK. Europe's giants have been beavering away at combined fixed-line and mobile services - commonly known as fixed... [13 Dec 2006]
Unwired: The tiny screen problem
Comment F is for FMC It's usually labelled 'Device Convergence' but perhaps we should call it by its proper name: 'Doing more stuff on fewer, cleverer toys'. Unwired's Richard Leyland explains. It's a major battleground for technology vendors in both... [12 Dec 2006]
Upwardly Mobile: The operators' new clothes
Comment It's a different take on FMC, where users get discounted rates when they use their mobile at home. Yes, it's looking at FMC but hasn't got any firm plans. In the fast-moving mobile market, 'follow the leader' isn't good enough anymore. [03 Dec 2006]
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