Chapter 5. UMC - Current Market Solution Overview
This chapter describes the major solution architectures (enterprise- and carrier-centric) and discusses the design approaches of each and the state of commercial offerings. There are distinct differences in the requirements of each market segment but a common functional intersection of seamless roaming across the disparate wireless networks.
5.1. Market Drivers for Mobile Communications
One factor driving the demand for a more ubiquitous mobile communication system is the people of Generation Y: the 20- to 30-year-olds who prefer use of a cellular phone over use of an old analog “home phone” as their primary telephony service. In addition, statistics indicate that the total available market ...
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