Most users want to use just one phone with a common directory, a common voice mailbox and a common set of services when at home, at work or traveling. This phone will use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) over a broadband connection when at home or in the office, and will switch automatically to a mobile network when the user is on the move. Indeed, Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) is no longer a question as to whether it will become a reality. Currently, there is enough momentum, motivations, and technology maturity in the industry to realize FMC. The emerging technologies enable carriers to offer various converged multimedia services across any access technologies with seamless vertical mobility. As a result, most operators (cable, fixed, mobile, MVNO) are building plans around FMC deployment. The emerging maze of network architectures, wireless, and device technologies has created new technical as well as business challenges. It is known that the new converged architecture will be based on IP and Internet–like networks. New security challenges will require several changes to architecture of networks, devices, and services. The device itself will become more subject to attacks. Furthermore, it is now evident that each operator will be offering a mixture of wireless technologies (e.g. cellular, WiFi, WiMAX) and it is expected that future mobile devices will have multi–communication radios. These multi–mode devices pose new challenges in platform integration, battery consumption, performance, manageability, always on connectivity and seamless mobility across various radio technologies. From the infrastructure angle, there are also integration challenges of emerging radio technologies to the rest of the core network. At the 2006 Wireless/WiFi Convergence Conference to be held in Paris on May 16 to May 19, distinguished experts and key players in the convergence field will address technical issues. Moreover, carriers like BT, Orange, Vonage (etc) will discuss their commercial experience and technological choices. <b>Keywords:</b> Latest Developments in Converged Access Platforms and FMC Services: Value and Functionality over IP Networks<br>Describing the benefits of each architectural option:<br>– Seamless call hand–over and transparent mobile VAS in case of UMA<br>– Absence of call tromboning for enterprises for SIP<br>– Simple CPE solutions<br>– Integrated network–based solutions, etc.<br>Describing a seamless evolution path towards a SIP–based IMS architecture, spanning fixed and mobile networks.<br>– Real–time services,<br>– From full UMA to combined UMA–IWLAN then to full IWLAN–IMS architecture<br>– From IMR to full IMS architecture<br>– Discussing the continuity of services between full IMS voice and legacy 2G/3G radio systems<br>Security aspects e.g. authentication and ciphering for networks crossing the Public Internet WiMax solutions continuity of services with legacy networks and the impact they will have on the convergence market Bringing Converged UMA–based Services to Market – Effectively assessing the demand for UMA–based services
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WIRELESS/WIFI
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Paris
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France
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