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Agito's offering, which includes the RoamAnywhere router and a client for dual-mode handsets, provides seamless handover between VoIP calls on the Wi-Fi network and cellular calls regardless of the carrier, relying on location-based services to know when to make the handoff rather than on signal strength.

Solutions that rely on signal strength might jump calls back and forth repeatedly in-building in areas where the WLAN signal is spotty due to RF irregularities, Roshan said. Agito allows IT administrators to take "RF snapshots" dubbed RoutePoints at ingress and egress locations, such as doors, to tell the router when to transfer the call from one network to the other.

"Once the employee enters the building, they walk through a RoutePoint and that triggers a handover that will establish the call on the Wi-Fi network and silently terminate the cellular call," Roshan said.

Using the same location-based services, customers can set up profiles based on their location, such as one profile for the office and another for home.

Agito plans to begin shipping two models of its RoamAnywhere router for general availability by the end of the year. The 2000 Series for up to 100 users will be priced at $9,995, while the 4000 Series for 1,000 users will be priced at $24,995.

For its part, DiVitas, which ships its own FMC appliance, has signed on Brightpoint as a distribution partner. Brightpoint will be bundling the DiVitas MMC appliance with Nokia E-series dual-mode smartphones.

Sourcing the dual-mode phones that work with its solution has been a challenge the company has set out to solve for its customers and channel partners, said Vivek Khuller, CEO and founder of DiVitas, Mountain View, Calif. Thus far, DiVitas has been supplying the handsets to its solution providers, he said, adding that it will be transitioning partners over to now source them through Brightpoint.

Brightpoint will be offering a DiVitas-Nokia starter pack, with includes one DiVitas Mobile Converged Appliance 1000, a five Mobile Convergence Client licenses loaded on five Nokia E61i dual-mode phones. The starter pack is available for a promotional price of $5,000.