Similar research earlier this year by the EIU for Nortel found a powerful convergence strategy involves running voice over wireless IP networks, combining two of the current buzzwords in the industry: VoIP and Wi-Fi.
At its simplest, the convergence argument states that running one network is cheaper than running two. Ben King looks at what's happened to the dream of convergence. Does this mean the business case for convergence doesn't stack up?
British executives think the ability of IP telephony to integrate voice, video and data could improve customer service and call centres, according to new research. The research, sponsored by converged communications provider Mitel Networks...
Each of these categories gained at least 1,700 jobs in July as well. According to the report, released on Thursday from staffing firm Robert Half Technology, 16 per cent of executives polled plan to hire full-time information technology staff in...
In particular convergence was seen as key to delivering good customer service across key channels such as mobile, text, video and web chat. But convergence brings major operational challenges with it and survey respondents cited implementation...
The idea of voice and data convergence is still lost on many small companies, nearly half of whom have little or no idea what it is. However, the larger the organisation the greater the understanding - with only 21 per cent of respondents...