New UMA Products Enter the Market

A few new companies have entered the UMA marketplace in recent months, which helps to drive the market forward.

Acme Packet announced solutions for the fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) security gateway market with the introduction of its Net-Net Multiservice Security Gateway (MSG). The Net-Net MSG securely wires subscribers to their mobile voice and data services over untrusted hybrid wireline/wireless access networks using IPsec tunnels. It is configurable as a standalone product to fulfill the requirements of a 3GPP UMA Security Gateway (SeGW) and a 3GPP I-WLAN Tunnel Terminating Gateway (TTG).

Then, Bridgewater Systems announced its industry-leading AAA Service Controller supports 3GPP compliant fixed mobile convergence (FMC) deployments based onUMA, VCC and Wireless LAN (WLAN) architectures.

As UMA continues its growth, more companies will enter the market. We'll be watching. Visit umatoday.com for more information about UMA and the products and services propelling the market forward.