This blog is dedicated to technologies, solutions and ideas that Make Wi-Fi Smarter. UMA/GAN, the 3GPP standard for providing for secure, scalable access to mobile voice, data and IMS services over IP, is being utilized with Wi-Fi to help operators grow their market positions.

Interestingly, one of the concerns Ben had about this transition, the ability to get coverage in the office, is addressed with UMA. And the phones Ben referred to for such a service? RIM Blackberries.

At UMA Today, we don’t believe the desk phone will go the way of the dodo (ie, completely disappear off the face of the earth).

We believe the desk phone will be relegated to a position in the office hierarchy similar to a fax machine.It’s still there, it’s still plugged in and ready for use, but employees just don’t use it much at all anymore.

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I’m Steve Shaw with Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of solutions that enable smart offload for smartphones. Our technologies make Wi-Fi smarter so mobile operators can lower costs and improve performance of mobile services.