Eric, I'm much obliged to you for putting that presentation together and for presenting it here. Thanks.
Notably, among the developed nations of the world, we're among the last to be getting a whif of this service, beta as it might be. Does the T-Mobile UMA platform represent the first of what might become another regime of parallel universes, likse iTunes and Zune discussed on this board earlier today? One being provided by T-Mobile, antoher by Cingular, and the others by Verizon and Sprint-Nextel whenever they get around to it?
At one point the author notes: "It's worth noting, however, that UMA does not require anything special to get going, and will work on any WiFi connection."
Is that true in every sense? Or, will the user be bound to using T-Mobile hot spots and his @Home Hot Spot, exclusively? I think the intent was that any WiFi router could be used at home. What is your take on this?
Another area that I question is the number of user-initiated actions that can be billed as a "dip" function. By "dip," I mean anytime the service provider's data bases are dipped into in order to log and/or effect a change. Like, anytime one toggles between a hot-spot connection to one based on the cellular network, or vice versa.
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I recently sat through a webinar that generally spells out the nuts and bolts of how these features work behind the scenes, although it might be viewed as a sideways approach to the subject, since it actually dealt with the implications of IMS vis a vis VCC and UMA. From Telephonyonline.com
telephonyonline.com
VCC vs. UMA: Two Technologies or Two Different Services?
Telephony’s Webcast delves inside the topic of fixed/mobile convergence and uncovers what role VCC and UMA play in the transition to converged networks. Panelists include:
* MODERATOR: Dan O’Shea, Editor-in-Chief, Telephony
* Jean-Louis Fuccellaro, Seamless Mobility Manager, France Telecom/Orange
* Ali Kafel, Vice President, Telecommunications, Stratus
* Mehul Shah, Manager, Strategy & Technology Group, inCode
To register and watch: accelacomm.com
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