By Siemens Enterprise Communications

The adoption and use of the mobile device has grown exponentially since its invention little more than 20 years ago. It is expected that by the year 2010 almost 80% of the global adult population will own a mobile device. More significant than the huge growth in subscribers is the steady increase in mobile minutes of use (MOUs) often at the expense of traditional, lower-cost fixed telecommunications. The trend toward Fixed Mobile Substitution (FMS) is not driven by cost, but by convenience. Within the enterprise, as much as 40% to 80% of all mobile device usage occurs when workers are stationary and inside their place of work or their home. This “misuse” of mobile devices is more costly for everyone — the user, the enterprise and even the mobile network operator. To reduce the cost of FMS while supporting their user’s pursuit of convenience, mobile network operators and enterprises are evaluating and deploying Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions. The vision of FMC is simple: one device with one number, one address book and one voice mailbox, always using the lowest cost network for connectivity.

FMC uses dual mode devices to take advantage of less expensive, high-speed connectivity within the office, the home or a public hotspot location, while enjoying mobility outside on existing mobile phone networks.

HiPath MobileConnect from Siemens delivers a complete enterprise FMC solution. Together with Siemens’ line of IP PBX’s and VoWLAN optimized WLAN hardware and software, HiPath MobileConnect provides a number of features that increase an employees “reachability” and productivity within both inside and outside the office. In the longer term HiPath MobileConnect provides least-cost call routing to reduce telecom costs by as much as 40%. With the introduction of Siemens enterprise FMC appliance HiPath MobileConnect, the company is uniquely positioned as the only provider of a complete enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence solution.

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