Comments on: Reuters says FMC “years off” http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/05/23/reuters-says-fmc-years-off/ Mobile Unified Communications Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: HervĂ© http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/05/23/reuters-says-fmc-years-off/#comment-320 HervĂ© Wed, 30 May 2007 21:59:42 +0000 http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/05/23/reuters-says-fmc-years-off/#comment-320 "it doesn't mention (...) the BT/Vodafone Fusion service and the FT/Orange Unik service. There are several other UMA deployments that would have made the outlook seem less gloomy" Mmm, we must not have the same sources as I constantly read and hear that both these services are not seeing any take up despite the massive marketing blitz. I would be interested to see real numbers that demonstrate these services are successful. I otherwise agree with Reuters, FMC is still too complex and therefore way off mass market adoption. “it doesn’t mention (…) the BT/Vodafone Fusion service and the FT/Orange Unik service. There are several other UMA deployments that would have made the outlook seem less gloomy”

Mmm, we must not have the same sources as I constantly read and hear that both these services are not seeing any take up despite the massive marketing blitz. I would be interested to see real numbers that demonstrate these services are successful.

I otherwise agree with Reuters, FMC is still too complex and therefore way off mass market adoption.

]]> By: Michael http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/05/23/reuters-says-fmc-years-off/#comment-342 Michael Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:10:29 +0000 http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/05/23/reuters-says-fmc-years-off/#comment-342 FMC is a tough sell for consumers the way it is being presented currently. There are two possible selling propositions: it could be cheaper than pure cellular, or it could give better coverage. Better coverage would appeal only to people who are in bad coverage areas, and they can always try another carrier, so we are left with cheaper, which doesn't appeal to the carriers. FMC has a better chance being sold to businesses initially, since it has several additional attractions, like PBX features anywhere in the world. Still, in the USA T-Mobile had positive enough results from the Seattle trial to roll it out nationally. FMC is a tough sell for consumers the way it is being presented currently. There are two possible selling propositions: it could be cheaper than pure cellular, or it could give better coverage. Better coverage would appeal only to people who are in bad coverage areas, and they can always try another carrier, so we are left with cheaper, which doesn’t appeal to the carriers.
FMC has a better chance being sold to businesses initially, since it has several additional attractions, like PBX features anywhere in the world.
Still, in the USA T-Mobile had positive enough results from the Seattle trial to roll it out nationally.

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