I’m with Kineto, one of the companies mentioned in your FMC article. We are involved in the “carrier” FMC side of what Peter from Aruba was discussing.

Our solution is based on a standard known as UMA (www.UMAToday.com), or Unlicensed Mobile Access. It’s a specification for operators to deliver mobile services over Wi-Fi access networks.

Anyhow, it was mentioned that there aren’t any carrier solutions in production from Kineto. I wanted to point out that several operators around the world have UMA services deployed, include Orange in France, UK and Netherlands, Telia in Denmark, Telecom Italia, British Telecom and T-Mobile here in the US.

Dual mode phones and seamless mobility between GSM and Wi-Fi is coming a lot faster than many people think, and UMA is the technology driving it. I also think Aruba’s technology will be key for bringing UMA solutions into the enterprise.

Thanks for letting me clarify.

steve