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Fixed mobile convergence struggles for mainstream acceptance, says In-Stat

FIXED MOBILE convergence (FMC), the transparent and seamless hand-off of active voice calls between cellular and Wi-Fi networks using a dual -mode phone, has yet to capture the interest of business end-user, says research from In-Stat.Business FMC Adoption Remains a Challenge in an Increasingly Mobile World says that FMC provides a viable bridge to address the gap between legacy wireline capabilities, wireless networks, cellular services, as well as evolving VoIP and unified communications capabilities, and can be a powerful enabling tool for businesses."A wide sweep of industry announcements trumpeting FMC capabilities have been made in 2009, however, our analysis shows...