Telecom/Orange, T-Mobile US, Telecom Italia, TeliaSonera, British Telecom and others who
are looking to UMA to address the indoor voice market (i.e. accelerate or control fixed-to-
mobile substitution), as well as to enhance the performance of mobile services indoors.
way to achieve convergence and it shares significant synergies with other major initiatives,
including IMS deployments. By playing a valuable role in the evolution of mobile networks,
UMA finds its place in the long-term network plans of 3GPP-based operators.
MobILE nETWoRK
EVoLUTIon
Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) has earned its top-of-mind
position among many global operators contemplating deployment
of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services. While proponents
of UMA are embracing the depth and breadth of its advantages,
detractors argue UMA is only a short-term solution that will be
replaced by bigger-picture alternatives in a couple of years.