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Converged Architecture is generally viewed as the enabler of business-class IP-telephony and access to applications where and when they are needed, over a scalable and distributed architecture based on a standard operating system and infrastructure. A converged infrastructure enables integration of core business applications with communication systems, yielding substantial cost savings in communication charges and maintenance.
However, convergence in the true Mobile Enterprise is more than this; it is also about convergence of fixed and mobile telephony and services and the ability for the end-users to always access the head-quarters and work anywhere over the available infrastructure.
A truly converged architecture supports the Mobile Enterprise end users wherever they are, on whichever terminal, over whatever infrastructure, under the assumption that a telephone of some description is available, that the user has some means of getting IP connectivity to corporate Head Quarters and that this terminal with IP connectivity is equipped with an Internet Browser.
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