Fixed mobile convergence: subscriber’s ultimate dream!
May 2008, Deepa Tyagi, egov
Surveying India's telecom sector, this article points out the great possibilities that it offers as well as the crucial issues that impede India's progress in this field. The author takes the example of fixed mobile convergence (FMC), which is considered as the telecom business of the future. FMC will enable the user to have a uniform service experience, both while on the move and at the home or office combining the convenience, freedom of movement and personalised services of the wireless world with the high quality and speed of fixed communications. However, as the article points out, even with a very high mobile subscriber growth-rate and huge untapped market, India at present has minimal influence on the global standardisation process. This situation is undesirable and India needs to have a greater presence in the international standards arena.