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Published inJun 2023
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Shyam Varan Nath
Shyam Varan Nath
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Shyam Varan Nath

Specialist Leader - AI & Analytics, Deloitte
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Ananya Simlai
Ananya Simlai
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Ananya Simlai

Ananya Simlai is a Solutions Architect with primary focus on Wireless- 4G-5G Mobility Networks, Cloud Native and NFVI, she is a Trusted Advisor for service providers helping them address their technological challenges thereby enabling them to smoothly transition across technologies like 4G- 5G. She has been a speaker on 5G on international forums and also interacts with CTO teams to design their 5G story. She has published multiple papers on 5G and holds granted patents. She has been instrumental in designing, implementing and successfully rolling out one of the largest 5G mobile networks in the globe. She is currently working as an architect in Google and has previously worked in Vmware, Cisco, Altiostar Networks and Starent Networks.
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Oğuzhan Kara
Oğuzhan Kara
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Oğuzhan Kara

Oğuzhan Kara is a microelectronics engineer with 12 years of mobile technologies experience including 5G NR, VoLTE, LTE-A, O-RAN, IoT, AI and autonomous systems. He is an expert in Radio Access Network (RAN) design and network optimization. He worked as consultant for different mobile network operators such that AT&T, Partner (f.k.a. Orange in Israel), Hot Mobile, and Yota. In 2021, he founded his own telecommunications consultancy company based in London, UK and he is currently providing 5G consultancy services to Qualcomm and Vodafone.
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Introduction to FMC in 5G

FMC blurs the line between fixed and wireless mobile networks. Its goal is to create a seamless consumer experience by leveraging the best of fixed broadband and wireless networks. With FMC, a voice call can be transferred between a mobile or cellular network and fixed or broadband network without any interruption for the end user. Such services are also referred to as network-agnostic services. The biggest benefit of FMC to the consumer is convenience. It allows reaching a person by using a single phone number, irrespective of where that person is. For businesses, it helps to improve customer experience. Businesses can bring their point of presence closer to the target market. Wireless 5G provides agility, and FMC offers enterprise-grade capabilities that are traditionally limited to wired access. Some of the common FMC use cases are listed here:

  • Initiating a phone call from a home phone and then continuing the call on your smartphone as you walk...
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Shyam Varan Nath

Specialist Leader - AI & Analytics, Deloitte
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Ananya Simlai

Ananya Simlai is a Solutions Architect with primary focus on Wireless- 4G-5G Mobility Networks, Cloud Native and NFVI, she is a Trusted Advisor for service providers helping them address their technological challenges thereby enabling them to smoothly transition across technologies like 4G- 5G. She has been a speaker on 5G on international forums and also interacts with CTO teams to design their 5G story. She has published multiple papers on 5G and holds granted patents. She has been instrumental in designing, implementing and successfully rolling out one of the largest 5G mobile networks in the globe. She is currently working as an architect in Google and has previously worked in Vmware, Cisco, Altiostar Networks and Starent Networks.
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Oğuzhan Kara

Oğuzhan Kara is a microelectronics engineer with 12 years of mobile technologies experience including 5G NR, VoLTE, LTE-A, O-RAN, IoT, AI and autonomous systems. He is an expert in Radio Access Network (RAN) design and network optimization. He worked as consultant for different mobile network operators such that AT&T, Partner (f.k.a. Orange in Israel), Hot Mobile, and Yota. In 2021, he founded his own telecommunications consultancy company based in London, UK and he is currently providing 5G consultancy services to Qualcomm and Vodafone.
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