The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of replacing private, in-building
solutions, such as Digital European Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone
systems, with the new opportunities offered by low powered GSM solutions, such as
Private Mobile Office (PMO), that centre around the utilisation of existing 2G mobile
handsets.
Today, the communications industry is moving broadly towards Fixed Mobile
Convergence (FMC) and the wider scope for PMO solutions ismanifold. In this paper we
will, however, focus on one distinct operational scenario; the ‘island’ environment. This
can be defined as an environment that requires an effective communication system for
calls between staff, whilst being geographically or logistically remote from any ‘head
office’ or corporate communications infrastructure. Examples could include temporary
construction sites, warehouses, multi-site showrooms and even actual offshore land
masses themselves.
The paper will outline customer requirements and investigate how PMO can address
these concerns, both as a solution in its own right and also with direct comparison to
incumbent DECT communication systems.
