Next-generation IP service Assurance Outlook

Table of Contents

• Table of contents
• Executive summary
• Market forecast
• Scenarios
  • Scenario 1
  • Scenario 2
  • Scenario 3
• Segments and definitions
• Mobile broadband services
• Residential triple-play services
• ICT
  • IP/Ethernet aggregation
• Forecast by region
• Application segments
  • Probe systems
  • Fault and event management
  • Performance monitoring
  • Service management
  • Workforce management
• Market drivers
  • Services over IP
  • Competition in developed countries
  • Mobile data growth
  • Quality of service
  • Network transformation
  • Convergence
  • Merging of IT and telecoms services
  • IMS
• Market inhibitors
  • Resistance to organisation change
  • Consolidation
  • Closed markets
  • In-house development
• Business environment
• Market definitions
• Service assurance suppliers
• Recommendations
• Acknowledgements

List of figures and tables

• Figure 1: Next-generation IP service assurance revenue, worldwide 2007 - 2012
• Figure 2: Next-generation service assurance revenue by network and service type, worldwide 2007 - 2012
• Figure 3: Network, service and application domains
• Figure 4: 3G UMTS/HSPA domains
• Figure 5: IP service revenue by market segment, worldwide 2007 - 2012
• Figure 6: Mobile broadband subscribers by wireless technology, worldwide 2008 - 2012
• Figure 7: Mobile broadband revenue by wireless technology, worldwide 2008 - 2012
• Figure 8: Broadband subscribers by region, worldwide 2006 and 2007
• Figure 9: Next-generation service assurance revenue by region, worldwide 2007 - 2012
• Figure 10: Next-generation service assurance revenue by application segment, worldwide 2007-2012
• Figure 11: Supplier market segments

• Table 1: Major business segments and definitions
• Table 2: Comparison of service assurance suppliers