Although in
public the momentum behind IMS appears to have slowed, there is plenty of
activity behind the scenes, and several likely operator announcements in 2008.
IMS enters 2008 on the downslope of the typical technology hype curve. A comment
from Bill Goodman, Verizon's director for Multimedia Services Architecture, in a
recent interview with 'Network World', captures the current mood. IMS is, he
said, "on the cusp of being viable in 2008." The publicity dow…
Service providers
addressing enterprise markets should leverage IMS to provide advanced
communications services, says Ovum enterprise specialist Claudio Castelli. These
are early days for IMS-based services and applications, and the enterprise
sector is no exception. This is hardly surprising because the enterprise market
generally demands greater levels of service sophistication, quality and
reliability. Right now telecoms service providers are just getting their
head…
This first report analyzes and forecasts the key IMS Components and User
Equipment (UE). The publication evaluates IMS based on its evolution and
business drivers with an emphasis on its role of plugging gaps in existing
networks. The report also covers the challenges faced by IMS migration. The
report also discusses the architecture of the components and UE along with
insights regarding components and UEs of existing networks that have served as
baseline and predecessor for IMS network elements. Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP), the backbone of IMS, is also covered. The report is particularly
distinguished with its analysis of key IMS vendors, providing vendor background,
their IMS strategies, and product and solution evaluation. Finally, the report
includes detailed market forecasts for IMS Components and UEs including regional
market segmentation.
