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siptel takes positive steps to reduce carbon |
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siptel selected for new Avaya Service Expert status |
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siptel gains ISO 9001 certification, hot on the heels of “Investors in People” status |
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Siptel does their bit for the community and the environment |
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siptel is finalist in two categories at the European IT Excellence Awards 2010 |
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siptel awarded coveted “Investors in People” status |
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siptel wins five year support contract for prestigious London hospital |
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Siptel scoops win at Comms National Awards |
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Avaya unwraps Aura midsize solution for enterprises |
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Avaya launches IP Office Release 5 |
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European IT & office kit replacement plans still on track despite downturn |
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Avaya confirms agreements to purchase Nortel’s Enterprise Solutions Business |
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Plantronics launches VoIP headset system for contact centres |
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Swine Flu highlights need for business continuity plans |
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Avaya claims industry first with new Aura architecture |
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Avaya unveils new range of unified communications technologies |
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Snapshot: Ofcom 's Telecommunications Market Data Update Q3 2008 |
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Downturn spurs market for videoconferencing |
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Sales of smartphones to reach 300 million by 2013 |
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Nortel freezes pay, cuts jobs and forms a new operating structure |
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Speed of UK business broadband gathers pace |
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Ofcom publishes proposals to introduce 116 helpline phone numbers |
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Vodafone moves to de-risk mobile email roll-out |
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Westcon's Las Vegas incentive packs a punch |
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Avaya introduces zero per cent finance promotion |
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IT bosses predict shrinking budgets |
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Microsoft delivers another strong quarter as Vista accelerates |
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Avaya turns iPhone into business tool |
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Companies slow to adopt ‘greener’ IT infrastructure |
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Mobile broadband set to take market by storm |
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Home-based contact center agents rapidly becoming mainstream |
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Financial Institutions push up IT budgets this year |
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Hot market for managed services as firms suffer IT head aches |
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Spend on speech-enabled mobile field force solutions to triple |
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Global market for contact centers exceeds forecasts |
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Q3 PBX line shipments dominated by IP convergence |
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European Commission slams spam laggards |
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LLU in the UK lags far behind European countries |
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Remote working policies lack universal appeal, states report |
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Mobile WiMAX to surpass fixed WiMAX sales by 2008 |
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Research confirms North/South divide in IT staff salaries |
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High cost of telecoms and email misuse |
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Global PSTN voice revenues set to tumble |
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Risk for telecommunications operators |
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Global market for VoIP set for new growth |
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Emerging mass market for Unified Comms |
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Demand for IP Contact Centres 'set to rise' |
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Avaya scores with World Cup network |
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South East set to dominate Euro growth |
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IP Multimedia Subsystem Market 2005-10 |
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UK harvests Convergence potential |
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Avaya and RIM extend IP to BlackBerry on WLAN |
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Extreme Networks' BlackDiamond 8810 Switch Successfully Validated With Avaya's Market Leading IP Telephony Solutions |
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ScanSoft, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc have signed a definitive agreement under which ScanSoft will... |
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Avaya SIP Telephony Solutions Receive "Well-Connected Award" from Network Computing Magazine |
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Mitel Introduces New Multimedia Contact Center Integration for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 |
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Mitel and Microsoft integrate solutions |
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Avaya announces the successful converged solution installations in 6 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup office venues. |
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Avaya launches new enhanced software release on it’s IP Office platform |
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Extreme Networks to showcase an Open Converged Network at CEBIT 2005 |
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Extreme Networks Black Diamond Outperforms key competitors in major tests. |
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Avaya announces at CEBIT it will deliver advanced mobility capabilities powered by its Internet protocol-based software to the Nokia-developed Series 60 Platform. |
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Avaya and Cisco Seen In Tight VoIP Race according to Merrill Lynch |
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Call Centres Planning To Take On More Staff |
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Strong growth forecast for voice applications |
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VoIP set to gain from Y2K fears |
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First London (020) 3 number blocks released from 1 June 2005 |
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Ofcom publishes voice report |
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Intel connects Centrino with all Wi-Fi standards |
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Key Vendors Take IP Testing Further |
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Siptel wins new contract to supply another IP Telephony solution. |
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Small and Medium Businesses’ Needs for Mobility |
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IP Office Named Best In Test |
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Ofcom unveils new comms framework |
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IP Multimedia Subsystem market 2005-10
IMS (the Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem), the latest so-called ‘must have’ technology for telecom operators, will be widely adopted within the mobile operator community within five years, according to a new report, Delivering Strategic Benefits with IP Multimedia Subsystem(IMS), published by Analysys.
IMS is an open, standardised, relatively easily deployed network architecture that enables more flexible control and billing of multimedia services delivered by IP networks using SIP. Shrouded in technical complexity and hype, IMS is being heavily promoted by vendors as the “next big thing” for both fixed and mobile operators, promising diverse service opportunities and cost benefits.
According to the Analysys report, while vendors of IMS are eager to point to the immediate service opportunities to justify its short-term deployment, the examples currently proposed do not, in themselves, provide strong justification for IMS deployment. Consequently, warns Analysys, operators should avoid being distracted from their core revenue opportunities in voice and messaging into making rushed decisions about implementing IMS in order to launch as yet unproven services such as push-to-talk, mobile VoIP, video sharing, IP Centrex and instant voice messaging.
“Many services are relatively weak or unproven, and in some cases proprietary solutions may provide quicker, cheaper or better-tested alternatives,” says co-author Dr Alastair Brydon. The report cites a number of weaknesses in short-term services enabled by IMS, including uncertain demand, risk of revenue cannibalisation, quality of service, interworking and handset availability. “Operators should maintain their focus on the most attractive service opportunities, not just those enabled by IMS,” says Brydon.
The report is more upbeat on the prospects for IMS in the slightly longer term. “IMS presents operators with valuable capabilities to support enhanced services, and service and network convergence,” says co-author Dr Mark Heath.
For mobile operators there is a strong, longer-term business case for deploying IMS in order to support a wide range of mobile services flexibly and cost effectively. “IMS will enable enhancements to basic 3G circuit-switched voice services, such as presence information, advanced voice and text messaging capabilities and improved ease of use. These will help to position mobile voice services as significantly superior to PSTN services, to accelerate fixed mobile substitution,” says Heath.
IMS can also support service convergence, with a common set of services across fixed and mobile networks, and network convergence, providing cost savings with a single core IP network. “While we see a number of early movers, such as BT, France Telecom and Sprint, widespread service and network convergence is unlikely within five years,” says Heath. “Complex technical, commercial and regulatory issues need to be addressed and early movers may need significant customised developments.”
The new report studies specific mobile, fixed and converged services proposed by IMS vendors, assessing their market potential and barriers. It also considers the role of IMS in supporting strategic initiatives, such as fixedˇmobile substitution, converged broadband-to-mobile services and integrated all-IP networks.
The report provides specific recommendations to network operators, to guide their decisions on IMS deployment, and to equipment vendors, to strengthen their propositions.
