Users no longer have to worry about whether to communicate by DSL, WLAN or UMTS. Innovative solutions can make the decision for them, selecting the optimal connection based on the desired performance, quality and cost. To achieve such ease of use, the different platforms involved must interact with each other in a way that provides customers with uniform, trouble-free service, regardless of their current location.
One for All
Such converged services require modern mobile and broadband communications to ensure interruption-free transition between access networks. At Deutsche Telekom’s Innovation Development Laboratory, new technologies are being developed and existing ones upgraded to ensure that they can work together effectively within the desired infrastructures. In addition, all functionalities are being mapped to an IP environment.