FMC的最新動向

Fixed - mobile convergence (FMC), and in particular dual-mode device services, were the big story of 2006. Now, a year later, it's time ask questions about the success of FMC to date. Have the promises of seamless solutions and pent-up user demand lived up to expectations? In this report we examine the FMC landscape and look in detail at the operator launches to date, and discuss whether FMC has delivered on its promises.

KEY MESSAGES

• UMA HAS LED FMC DEVELOPMENT TO DATE
• UMA HAS PROVIDED MOBILE OPERATORS WITH AN FMC ROUTE TO MARKET
• VCC WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND SCALABILITY OF FMC
• THERE HAS BEEN A HEAVY FOCUS ON DEVICE CONVERGENCE
• MOST FMC SERVICES ARE STILL CONSUMER ORIENTED
• CONVERGENCE MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE
• CONVERGENCE MEANS COST SAVINGS FOR USERS - DOESN' T IT?
• FMC SHOULD BE PART OF A LONG-TERM STRATEGY, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT IT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT REVENUE STREAM TODAY
• THERE ARE STILL MORE CHICKENS THAN PIGS IN THE MARKET

THE FMC LANDSCAPE

• PIGS AND CHICKENS - AN ANALOGY
  • THE PIGS
  • THE CHICKENS
  • PICKENS

FMC ACTIVITY TO DATE: WHO IS LEADING THE PACK?

• EUROPE: KEY OPERATOR LAUNCHES
• REST OF WORLD: KEY OPERATOR LAUNCHES

OPERATOR CASE STUDIES: EARLY MOVER IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

• BT: SEVERAL PILLARS OF CONVERGENCE
  • BT' S WIDER CONVERGENCE STRATEGY
  • FUSION - AN OVERVIEW
  • FUSION - CONSUMER COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION
  • FUSION TECHNOLOGY
  • COMPETITION FOR FUSION
  • BT' S ENTERPRISE FMC OFFERINGS
  • CORPORATE FUSION SITE
  • CORPORATE FUSION NET
  • FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE ENTERPRISE SPACE
  • OVUM VIEW
• ORANGE / FRANCE TELECOM: GROUP VERSUS OPERATING COMPANY (OP-CO) STRATEGIES
  • OVERVIEW
  • ORANGE CONVERGENCE STRATEGY: PARENT VERSUS OP-CO
  • OVUM VIEW
• T-MOBILE USA: USING FMC AS A DIFFERENTIATOR
  • OVERVIEW
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION
  • DEVICES
  • COMPETITION
  • OVUM VIEW
• SINGTEL: FMC A WHIMPER, NOT A BANG
  • OVERVIEW
  • COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION
  • DEVICES
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • COMPETITION
  • OVUM VIEW

FMC: LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE

• DUAL-MODE DEVICES: LEADING THE FMC PACK
  • DUAL-MODE DEVICE AVAILABILITY
  • NON UMA DEVICES
• OTHER FORMS OF FMC SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
  • DEVICE CONVERGENCE
  • SERVICE CONVERGENCE
  • IDENTITY CONVERGENCE
  • REMOTE ACCESS AND CONTROL

• FIGURE 1 PIGS AND CHICKENS
• FIGURE 2 TIMELINE FOR BT FUSION
• FIGURE 3 BT FUSION ARCHITECTURE
• FIGURE 4 MIO BOX GATEWAY CONFIGURATION
• FIGURE 5 UMA DEVICE ROADMAP (PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED), JUNE 2006 TO DECEMBER 2007
• FIGURE 6 FMC: A DISTORTED PICTURE

• TABLE 1 FMC LAUNCHES IN EUROPE: BT
• TABLE 2 FMC LAUNCHES IN EUROPE: NEUF CEGETEL
• TABLE 3 FMC LAUNCHES IN EUROPE: ORANGE
• TABLE 4 FMC LAUNCHES IN EUROPE: TELIASONERA
• TABLE 5 FMC LAUNCHES IN EUROPE: OTHERS
• TABLE 6 EXAMPLES OF FMC LAUNCHES OUTSIDE EUROPE