UMA Today
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| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Consortium of mobile phone operators and vendors |
| Dissolved | c. 2011 |
| Type | Industry consortium |
| Legal status | Defunct |
| Purpose | Promote Wi-Fi calling technology |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Services | Advocacy, news letters, events and vendor coordination |
| Publication | UMA Today Magazine |
| Website | www |
UMA Today was an international consortium of companies that joined together to lead the adoption of 3GPP Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology around the world in the late 2000s.
History
The consortium was formed in 2005 by mobile phone operators and vendors to promote the UMA technology.
UMA was the commercial name for the global 3GPP Generic Access Network (GAN) standard for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC). UMA enabled secure, scalable access to mobile voice, data and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services over broadband IP access networks. By deploying UMA, mobile operators could deliver a number of compelling FMC services. The most well-known applications of UMA include dual-mode Wi-Fi/cellular phones. Some operators around the world embraced UMA as the foundation for their FMC strategies, including France Telecom/Orange, T-Mobile (USA), Rogers Wireless, TeliaSonera and Cincinnati Bell.
UMA Today published the UMA Today Magazine, hosted Webinars, sent news alerts to a subscription lists, and involved in other industry activity to promote UMA technology. In addition, UMA Today co-sponsored the UMA Innovation Awards with Orange/France Telecom in 2008 and 2009.[1]
By October 2010, T-Mobile USA announced it was using Kineto Wireless Smart Wi-Fi technology as the enabling technology for its Wi-Fi Calling service offer.
At its peak operator coverage, over a dozen networks had deployed UMA services, with more than thirty companies developing UMA-compatible products.[citation needed] While technology has since advanced, UMA Today laid foundational groundwork for seamless Wi‑Fi calling and dual‑mode handset services.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Orange and UMA Today Announce Second Annual UMA Innovation Awards". Reuters. February 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Archive of UMA Today official web site
- UMA Today blog. [dead link]
- BlackBerry Curve 8320 Wins UMA Innovation Award, Mobile Shop, Feb. 2009
- Orange and UMA Today Announce Second Annual UMA Innovation Awards
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