Fixed/Mobile Convergence and Beyond

Acknowledgments

Writing a book takes time. It is especially challenging when the subject you are writing about is in constant flux. Hours of thought and reading go into ensuring that what is articulated is best said to convey the exact ideas. The topic of UMC is particularly challenging because it requires integration of so many diverse technologies to bring a unified solution to the market. The evolution of our social structures demands greater freedom in communication options. Proliferation of wireless technologies becomes the basis for that freedom—a freedom without geographic bounds.

Because of the extensive span of different technologies of UMC solutions, it is difficult for one person to fully grasp all the details of each contributing ...