Vitendo Systems, Inc., offering technology foe Fixed-Mobile Convergence (
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vFone 4.0 is available immediately on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
“In the battle for capturing the indoor traffic, we believe that FMC-enabled cellular operators are in a perfect position to capture an increased share of the customers total monthly spend and start generating new revenue based on convergence,” Bernard Debbasch, Vitendo's President and CEO said in a press release.
He further added, “the UMA

Softphone is a perfect platform to accelerate any FMC deployment and allow cellular operators to compete with peer-to-peer offerings that will stay 'unconverged' for the foreseeable future.”
vFone 4.0 offers the familiar look and features of a cell phone, allowing end users to make-and-receive calls and send-and-receive SMS from their laptops/desktops. A skinable user interface also allows OEM's to customize the look and feel of vFone to match their branding needs.
Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) | X |
| Unlicensed Mobile Access Approach
- Cellular carrier-centric approach
- Call control contained in cellular network even with WiFi
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Internet Protocol (IP) | X |
| IP stands for Internet Protocol, a data-networking protocol developed throughout the 1980s. It is the established standard protocol for transmitting and receiving data
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