I got to see the CounterPath (i.e. BridgePort Networks) Fixed Mobile solution in action.
It worked. Calls went seamlessly between desktop computers, mobile phones, with a one number solution, installed at the carriers network operation center. Unlike prior demos when BridgePort Networks was an agency client pre-acquisition, this was a real live deployment that is being sold by a carrier in Eastern Europe.
Now only if more carriers would realize the value proposition this has to offer:
1) The Internet becomes a giant roaming cloud.
2) Customers, especially enterprise customers, get a single solution for laptop and mobile calling.
3) The idea of Presence really gets delivered.
There’s a lot more to this, but it’s one of my favorite “new” technologies at the show…
We installed the Bridgeport FMC solution a few months ago and are in phase I of a multi-phase commercial deployment. We were happy with the company and product before the CounterPath acquisition and continue to be impressed with the capabilities and support!
Hi, there are many fixed-mobile convergence solution comming out yet.
Do you know which provider support CounterPath’s solution right now ?
It’s a nice prove of concept but if there is no provider supporting it, it’s useless.
In Germany there is a solution called Octopus Mobility Services sold as a service per month by T-Systems (T-Mobile). Works with all mobile devices! A soft-client for smartphones exists to support dialing out of the contact list too. Otherwise dial out our your contacts by DTMF post-dialing.