Abbreviated as
FMC or
F/MC,
Fixed Mobile Convergence is the term used to describe integrated
connectivity between fixed and
wireless
telecommunications network. Fixed Mobile
Convergence is used by carriers to provide a seamless switching between a
cellular and local networks for mobile users.
In the enterprise, the goal of FMC is to provide business users with one phone number for business
calls, while being able to access corporate applications and data in a variety
of ways, via a variety of networks. To be a seamless connection, FMC would
address network-based solutions, owned and run by the wireless operator;
on-premise software that essentially provides a gateway between corporate data
and the public network; and hybrids, third-party software built in partnership
with the carrier that adds a layer of mobility software between the enterprise
and the carrier.
See also "Familiar
Ring: Converging Mobile, Fixed Networks At Work" on internetnews.com.
