Table of Contents
Executive Summary
- E1 Steadily IMS is gaining ground
- E2 IMS is offering a variety of benefits and opportunities for early
adopters
- E3 Challenges and Issues with IMS
- E4 Development of IMS Handsets
- E5 IMS Business Model
- E6 IMS' Impact on the Telecom Value Chain
- E7 Conclusions and Key Findings
1. Introduction
- 1.1 IMS Defined
- Figure 1: IMS a Layered Architecture
- 1.1.1 IMS: Envisaged by 3GPP
- 1.1.2 IMS is Access Agnostic
- 1.2 Business Case for IMS
- 1.2.1 Short and Long Term Business Objectives
- 1.2.1.1 Convergence
- 1.2.1.2 Need for Differentiation
- 1.2.1.3 Success of the Internet
- 1.2.1.4 IP Telephony
- 1.2.1.5 Telecom Market evolution
- Figure 2: Telecom Market Evolution
- 1.2.1.6 Why IMS is Critical for the Operators' Growth Strategy?
- Figure 3: IMS Business Case
- 1.3 Aim of the Report
- 1.3.1 Holistic Framework for formulating IMS strategies
- Figure 4: IMS Framework
- 1.4 Report Structure
- 1.5 Report Scope
- 1.6 Methodology
2. Understanding IMS
- 2.1 Next Generation Networks (NGN)
- 2.2 Mobile IP
- 2.2.1 All IP Networks
- 2.2.2 Transition from Circuit to Packet Switched Networks
- Figure 5: Transition from Circuit to Packet Data
- 2.2.2.1 Stage One: 2G (Circuit based)
- 2.2.2.2 Stage Two: 2.5G (CS augmented with PS enablers)
- 2.2.2.3 Stage three: 3G and beyond (mostly PS-based networks, some CS)
- Figure 6: Stages in Transition from Circuit Switched to Packet
Switched Networks (2009)
- Figure 7: Present and Future Networks
- 2.2.2.4 IMS: An All IP Networks/Next Generation Network
- Figure 8: Traditional GSM Networks (Stovepipe Approach)
- Figure 9: Horizontal Layered Architecture in IMS
- 2.3 IMS Architecture
- 2.3.1 Core Elements of IMS network
- Figure 10: IMS Architecture
- 2.3.2 Enhanced Service Delivery with IMS
- 2.3.3 Flexibility in IMS
- 2.3.3.1 Gateway or the Transport & Endpoint Layer
- 2.3.3.2 The Session Control Layer
- 2.3.3.3 The Application Server Layer
- 2.4 Media Gateways
- 2.4.1 Home Subscriber Services
- 2.4.2 Summary of IMS Network Architecture
- Table 1: IMS Complete Service Delivery Proposition
- 2.5 IMS Handset Architecture
- Figure 11: High Level IMS Client Architecture
- 2.6 Key Features of IMS Technology
- Table 2: Features Offered by IMS (R5)
- 2.7 Protocols Used in IMS
- 2.7.1 Session Initiated Protocol (SIP)
- Figure 12: SIP Components
- 2.7.1.1 SIP' s Routing Decisions
- 2.7.1.2 Problems posed by SIP
- 2.7.1.2.1 QoS
- 2.7.1.2.2 Fraud/Privacy
- 2.7.2 Session Description Protocol
- 2.7.3 RTP (Real Time Protocol)
- 2.7.4 Diameter
- 2.7.5 H.248 Megaco
- 2.8 Fixed to Mobile Convergence (FMC)
- 2.8.1 Convergence Trends in the Telecoms Market
- Chart 1: Broadband Customer Growth (2009-2015)
- 2.8.1.1 Fixed Network Operators and their Interest in IMS
- 2.8.2 What is FMC?
- 2.8.2.1 What FMC will offer?
- 2.8.2.2 Market Demands for FMC
- Table 3: Key FMC Deployments So Far (2009)
- 2.8.2.3 Fixed Line Operators Interested in Wireless Solutions
- 2.8.2.4 IMS and Fixed-Network VoIP Service Providers
- 2.8.2.5 IMS and Cable Service Providers
- 2.9 Making IMS Foolproof
- 2.9.1 Interoperability
- 2.9.2 Interoperability of SIP and SS7 Signalling
- 2.9.3 Compatibility
- 2.9.4 QoS Issues
- 2.9.5 Service Assurance and Risk Management
- 2.9.6 Security
- 2.9.7 IPv4 to IPv6 Conversion
- 2.10 Fundamental Technology Threats to IMS
- 2.10.1 Business Issues
- 2.10.2 Interoperability with Legacy Networks
- 2.10.3 IMS Client Issues
- 2.10.3.1 Are there any alternatives to IMS Handsets?
- 2.10.4 Web 2.0 and IMS
- 2.10.5 IMS and SDP
- 2.10.5.1 Interplay Between SDP, IMS and Web 2.0
- 2.10.6 IMS must support non-SIP Applications
- 2.11 Standards and Regulations
- 2.11.1 3GPP: Establishing IMS Requirements and Architecture
- 2.11.1.1 How 3GPP Works
- 2.11.1.2 Release 99
- 2.11.1.3 Release 4
- 2.11.2.3 Release 5
- 2.11.1.4 Release 6
- 2.11.1.5 Release 7
- 2.11.1.5 Release 8
- 2.11.1.6 Availability of IMS Equipment based on 3GPP Releases
- 2.11.2 3GPP2: Working Closely with 3GPP on IMS Architecture
- 2 11.2.1 Collaboration between 3GPP and 3GPP2
- 2.11.3 TISPAN
- 2 11.4 The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
- 2 11.5 Consortia, Coalitions and Associations
- 2.11.5.1 SIP Forum
- 2.11.5.2 SIP Centre
- 2.11.5.3 Fixed-to-Mobile Convergence Alliance (FMCA)
- 2.11.5.4 NGN IMS Forum
- 2.11.5.5 OMA
- 2.11.5.6 GSMA' s RCS Initiative
- 2.11.6 Cable Labs
- 2.11.6.1 PacketCable 1.0 and 1.5
- 2.11.6.2 PacketCable 2.0
- 2.12 Regulatory Issues
- 2.12.1 Regulation and Interconnection of Data Networks
- 2.12.2 Other Regulatory Issues
3. Identifying the IMS strategy, Desired Outcomes, Benefits and Challenges
- 3.1 IMS Strategy
- Figure 13: Operator Strategies to Deploy IMS
- 3.1.1 Deciding the Right Strategy
- 3.1.1.1 Network Infrastructure
- 3.1.1.1.1 Legacy Systems
- 3.1.1.1.2 2G Networks
- Figure 14: Migration Options for Network Operators
- 3.1.1.1.3 Need for Training
- 3.1.1.1.4 Customer Care
- 3.1.1.1.5 Fixed Network Operators
- 3.1.1.1.6 Cable Operators
- 3.1.1.2 Standards based Approach
- 3.1.1.3 Growth
- 3.1.1.4 Differentiation
- 3.1.1.5 Customer Requirements
- 3.1.1.6 Time to Market
- 3.1.1.7 Other Questions
- Table 5: Critical Questions that must be considered by Operators
- 3.1.2 Responding to Internal and External Environmental Pressures
- Table 6: Benchmarking Guidelines for IMS Proposition
- Table 7: Forming a IMS Strategy
- 3.2 Benefits of IMS
- 3.2.1 Capability to Launch New Services Faster
- 3.2.2 Range of Applications can be launched
- 3.2.3 Ability to Offer Converged Services to Customers
- 3.2.4 Powerful User Devices
- 3.2.5 Open Service Creation
- 3.2.6 Enhanced End User Proposition
- 3.2.6.1 Integrated Rich Media
- 3.2.6.2 Single Public Identity
- 3.2.6.3 Personalised Communications
- 3.2.6.4 Roaming
- 3.2.6.5 Cost Effective Solutions
- 3.2.6.6 Enhancement over Internet offering
- 3.2.7 Summary of Key Benefits
- 3.3 Desired Outcomes
- 3.3.1 Identify which Customer Segments to Target
- 3.3.1.2 How Operators can Target the Business Segment
- 3.3.1.3 Needs of Business Customers
- 3.3.1.4 ARPU Growth from Small and Medium Sized Companies
- 3.3.2 Mass Market for IMS
- Table 8: Practical Benefits of IMS to Customers
- 3.4 Challenges Facing Mobile Operators
- 3.4.1 Evolving to an all IP Network
- 3.4.2 Finding the Right Business Model
- 3.4.3 Status of standards
- 3.4.4 Equipment availability
- 3.4.5 Service maturity
- 3.4.6 Increasing Operator Competition
- 3.4.7 Availability of Handsets
- 3.4.8 Intervening Networks
- 3.5 Challenges to Fixed Line Operators
- 3.6 How Vendors are selling IMS
- 3.7 Summary
4. Approach to IMS Deployment
- 4.1 End-to-end Deployment
- 4.2 Phased out Deployment
- 4.2.1 What Constitutes Part Deployments?
- 4.2.2 Deploying a part of IMS Solution
- 4.2.3 Problems with Part Deployment
- 4.3 Single Vendor Approach
- 4.4 Multiple Vendor Approach
- 4.5 Hosted IMS Solutions
- 4.5.1 Service Delivery Platform Approach
- 4.6 Deploying other Core Technology Components as a step towards IMS
- 4.6.1 IP-based Softswitch
- 4.6.1.1 Benefits of Softswitch Technology
- 4.6.2 Using GAN as a stepping stone to FMC
- 4.7 Steps to IMS Deployment
- 4.7.1 Migration Strategies
- 4.8 How to Approach Convergence in Networks
- 4.8.1 IMS with LTE
- 4.8.2 Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) or Generic Access Networks (GAN)
- 4.8.3 Packet Core FMC Solution
- 4.9 The Right Choice
5. Players in the IMS Market
- 5.1 Industry Structure
- Figure 15: IMS Value Chain
- 5.2 Infrastructure Vendors
- Figure 16: Components in IMS Architecture
- Table 9: List of Tier 1 IMS Equipment Vendors
- 5.2.1 Ericsson
- 5.2.1.1 Ericsson' s IMS Studio
- 5.2.1.2 Ericsson' s take on IMS Devices
- 5.2.1.3 Ericsson' s Key Contracts
- Table 10: Ericsson' s Key IMS Contracts
- 5.2.1.4 Ericsson' s Expert Centres
- 5.2.2 Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)
- 5.2.2.1 NSN' s IMS contracts
- Table 11: NSN' s Commercial Reference for IMS
- 5.2.3 Huawei
- 5.2.4 Alcatel Lucent
- 5.2.5.2 Alcatel Lucent' s IMS Customers
- Table 12: Alcatel Lucent' s IMS Deployments So Far (2009)
- Table 13: Alcatel Lucent' s Key IMS Contracts
- 5.2.5.3 Key Partners of Alcatel Lucent in IMS
- 5.2.5 Motorola
- 5.2.6 Nortel
- Table 14: Nortel' s Commercial Reference for IMS
- 5.2.7 ZTE
- 5.2.8 Tekelec
- 5.2.9 Radisys Convedia
- 5.2.10 Oracle
- 5.2.11 Aricent
- 5.2.11.1 Aricent' s Handset Client
- 5.2.12 Nable Communications
- 5.2.13 Blue Slice Communications
- 5.2.14 Celtius
- 5.2.15 Tatara Systems
- 5.2.15.1 Ericsson and Tatara
- 5.2.16 Intel
- 5.2.17 HP and Tekelec
- 5.2.18 Cisco
- Table 15 : Cisco' s Key IMS Clients
- 5.2.19 BroadSoft
- 5.2.20 Acme Packet
- 5.2.21 Thomson
- 5.2.22 Audio Codes
- 5.2.23 Genband
- Table 16: List of Gateway Vendors
- 5.2.25 NEC
- 5.2.26 Camient
- 5.2.27 Radvision
- Table 17: Radvision' s IMS Suite
- 5.2.27.1 Radvision' s Client
- 5.2.28 Starent Networks
- 5.2.29 Newport Network
- 5.2.30 Iperia
- 5.2.31 RedKnee
- Table 18: Application Server Vendors
- 5.2.32 BEA Systems
- 5.2.33 ECI Telecom
- 5.2.34 Juniper Networks
- 5.2.35 Radcom
- 5.2.36 Sonus Networks
- 5.2.37 Comverse
- 5.2.38 Vendor Ranking
- Table 19: Vendor Ranking in IMS Equipment Deployments and Shipments
- 5.2.39 Strategies for Vendors in the IMS market
- 5.2.40 How Vendors are selling IMS
- 5.3 System Integrators
- Table 20: List of System Integrators
- 5.3.1 IBM
- 5.4 IMS Handset Client Vendors
- Table 21: List of IMS Handset Client Vendors
- 5.4.1 Comneon
- 5.4.1.1 Comneon' s IMS Clients
- 5.4.1.2 Comneon' s Key customers
- 5.4.2 NMS communications
- 5.4.3 Nokia
- 5.4.4 Motorola Mobile Devices
- 5.4.5 Samsung
- 5.4.6 Ecrio
- 5.4.7 Quanta Computer
- 5.4.8 Hello Soft
- 5.4.9 Handset Manufacturers
- 5.5 IMS Application Developers
- 5.6 IMS Gaming Vendors
- 5.6.1 Connect2Media (C2M)
- 5.6.2 Nexos
- 5.6.3 Exit Games
- 5.7 Other Applications Developers
- 5.8 Summary
- Table 22: Vendors offering IMS service solution
6. IMS Applications, Deployments and Development
- 6.1 Applications offered by IMS
- Table 23: Applications Enabled by IMS
- 6.1.1 Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC)/(PTT)
- Table 24: List of Operators offering IMS ready PTT
- Table 25: List of Vendors offering IMS Compliant PTT Solutions
- 6.1.1.1 Variants of PoC
- 6.1.1.2 PoC Will Drive IMS rollouts
- Chart 2: PoC Subscriber Growth (2009-2015)
- 6.1.2 Video Telephony
- Chart 3: Mobile Video Telephony Revenues (2009-2015)
- 6.1.3 Multimedia Streaming
- 6.1.4 Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM)
- Chart 4: MIM Revenue Growth (2009-2015)
- 6.1.5 Presence
- 6.1.5.1 IMS Presence Services for Interactive Games
- 6.1.6 IPTV
- 6.1.6.1 Stand Alone Solution
- 6.1.6.2 Deploying IMS core and IPTV as a value added service on top
- 6.1.6.3 Developments in IPTV arena
- 6.1.6.4 Market for IPTV
- Chart 5: IPTV Subscriber Growth (2009-2015)
- Chart 6: IPTV Revenues Growth (2009-2015)
- 6.1.7 VoIP
- 6.1.7.1 VoIP Market
- Table 26: Dual Mode SIP/Wifi/UMA handsets
- Chart 7: Enterprise VOIP traffic, 2008
- Chart 8: Enterprise VOIP traffic, 2012
- Chart 9: VOIP Subscriber Growth (2009-2015)
- Chart 10: VOIP Equipment Sale Revenues (2007-2015)
- 6.1.8 Gaming
- 6.2 Application Development
- 6.2.1 IMS Poses Challenges and Opportunities to Application Developers
- 6.3 Summary
- 6.4 IMS Deployments
- Table 27: Live IMS Networks
- 6.4.1 IMS Deployments so far are Piecemeal Solutions
- 6.4.2 Mobile Network Operators
- 6.4.2.1 TeliaSonera
- 6.4.2.2 Chunghwa Telecom
- 6.4.2.3 BTC Group
- 6.4.2.4 MegaFon
- 6.4.2.5 Sprint Nextel
- 6.4.2.5.1 Sprint and Cisco
- 6.4.2.6 Mobilkom Austria
- 6.4.2.7 Brazil Telecom
- 6.4.2.8 AT&T
- 6.4.2.9 SK Telecom
- 6.5 NGN Implementations
- 6.5.1 BT
- 6.5.2 KPN
- 6.5.3 Telecom Italia
- 6.5.4 Telefonica
- 6.5.6 Telefonica Espana
- 6.5.7 Swisscom
- 6.5.8 Verizon
- 6.5.9 Softbank Mobile Corp
- 6.5.10 21st Century Technologies
- 6.5.11 France Telecom
- 6.5.12 Bell Canada
- 6.6 Cable Operators
- 6.7 Summary
- Table 28: IMS Contracts and Deployments (2009) 7. Forecasts and IMS
Profitability
- 7.1 Facts and Figures
- 7.1.1 Global Market Evolution to IMS
- Chart 11: Share of Technologies Worldwide (2009)
- 7.1.1.1 3G Subscriber Growth
- Chart 12: Global W-CDMA and GSM Subscriber Growth (2009-2014)
- Chart 13: Global 3G Revenues (2009-2015)
- Chart 14: Data revenues as a percentage of total revenues (2009-2015)
- Table 29: HSDPA and WCDMA Statistics (2009)
- 7.1.1.2 From HSPA to HSPA+ and LTE
- 7.1.1.2.1 LTE Market and Opportunities
- 7.1.1.2.2 Why LTE?
- Chart 15: LTE Subscriber Growth (2009-2015)
- Chart 16: LTE Operator Revenues (2009-2015)
- Chart 17: Revenues from Base Stations for LTE Networks (2009-2015)
- 7.1.1.2.3 LTE and IMS together in a Converged Network
- 7.2 IMS Deployment Time Frames
- Chart 18: IMS Demand by Region (2009)
- Chart 19: IMS Deployments
- 7.2.1 Developed Markets
- 7.2.1.1 US
- 7.2.1.2 Europe
- 7.2.2 Asia and other Emerging Markets
- Chart 20: Softswitch Deployments in Asia
- 7.2.2.1 China
- 7.2.2.2 India
- 7.2.3 Deployments by Operator Type
- Chart 21: IMS Deployments by Operator Types by (2015)
- Chart 22: IMS Networks as a Percentage of Total Networks (2015)
- 7.3 Data ARPU from IMS
- Chart 23: Percentage Data Revenues Generated by Different Data
Applications (2015)
- Chart 24: Global Data ARPU (2008-2015)
- 7.4 Impact on SMS Revenues via the Introduction of MIM using IMS Platforms
- 7.5 IMS Infrastructure Requirements
- Table 30: IMS Equipments that must be deployed on incremental basis
- Chart 25: IMS Control Layer Equipment Sales (2007-2014)
- 7.6 IMS Vendor Market share
- Chart 26: Vendor Market Share (2009-2010)
- Chart 27: Vendor Market Share (2015)
- 7.7 IMS Growth Prospects
- Chart 28: IMS Revenues (2009-2015)
- 7.8 IMS Handsets
- Table 31 : IMS Handset Enablers
- Chart 29: 3G Growth Vs IMS Growth
- 7.8.1 SIP Enabled Handsets
- Figure 17: Device Convergence
- Chart 30: IMS Subscriber Growth (2007-2015)
- Chart:31: IMS Handset Shipments (2008-2015)
- Chart 32: SIP handset Shipments
- 7.9 Develop New Business Propositions
- 7.9.1 New Business Model
- 7.9.2 Long-term Benefits or Short-term Gains?
- 7.9.3 OpEx Savings
- 7.9.4 Cost of Deployment
- 7.10 IMS Applications
- 7.10.1 Time to Market with new Applications
- 7.11 Hosted IMS Solutions
- 7.12 Profitable Customer Segment
- 7.13 FMC Market
- 7.14 IMS ROI Scenarios
- Figure 18: ROI from IMS Investments
- Table 32: IMS SWOT Analysis
8. Recommendations and Conclusion
- 8.1 Threats to IMS
- 8.2 Recommendations
- 8.2.1 For Operators
- 8.2.1.1 Focus on High Revenue per Megabyte
- 8.2.1.2 Investment Strategies
- 8.2.1.3 Smooth Transition to IMS
- 8.2.2 For Vendors
- 8.2.3 For Device Manufacturers
- 8.2.3.1 Time to Market
- 8.2.3.2 Handset Development Strategy
- 8.2.4 Applications for the Future
- 8.2.5 IMS: Becoming a Reality
- 8.6 Conclusion
Companies Listed
- 3GPP2
- 3UK
- Accenture
- Acme Packet
- Airvana
- AIS(Thailand)
- Alcatel Lucent
- Apertio
- Aricent
- ArmenTel
- AT&T
- Audio Codes
- BEA
- Bejing Netcom
- Belgacom
- Bell Canada
- Bell South
- Blue Sclice
- Bouygues Telecom
- Brazil Telecom
- Bridgeport Networks
- Broadsoft
- BT
- Cable & Wireless
- Camient
- Celtius
- China Telecom (China)
- China Unicom
- Chunghwa Telecom
- Cisco
- Clarent
- CNC
- Colibria
- Com Hem Commander
- Comneon
- Connect2 Media
- Convedia
- crio
- CYTA
- Digital Nanning
- ECI Telecom
- Ecrio
- Eircom
- Elion
- Elisa(Finland)
- EMOBILE
- Ericsson
- ETSI
- Exit games
- FarEasTone
- France Telecom
- Fujian Telecoms
- Fujitsu
- Genband
- Globe (Philippines)
- Google
- GSMA
- Hello Soft
- Hitachi
- Hot Telecom
- Hotsip
- HP
- Huawei
- IBM
- Intel
- IP Unity Glenayre
- Iperia
- ITU
- Jersey Telecom
- jNetX
- Juniper Networks
- KDDI
- Kineto Wireless
- Korea Telecom
- KPN
- KT
- KTF
- LG
- LG Electronics
- Longboard
- Lucent
- Manx Telecom
- Mavenir
- MegaFon(Russia)
- Metaswitch
- Microsoft
- Mitsubishi
- Mobicom Austria
- Motorola
- Movial
- MSF
- MSV
- NEC
- NetCentrex
- Neuf Telecom
- Neustar
- Nexos
- NMS
- Nokia
- Nokia Siemens Networks
- Nortel
- NTl
- NTT DoCoMo
- NWT3GPP
- O2
- O2, Ireland
- Oi
- OMA
- OpenCloud
- Optimus
- Oracle
- Orange
- Panasonic
- PCCN
- PCCW
- Philips
- Phone Systems and Networks
- Qualphone
- Quanta Computers
- RadiSys
- Radvision Convedia
- Redknee
- Samsung
- Sanyo
- Saunalahti
- SBC
- Seven
- SFR
- Sharp
- Siemens
- Singtel (Singapore)
- SK Telecom
- Softbank Mobile
- Sonia Technologies
- Sonus Networks
- Sony-Ericsson
- Spectel
- Sprint Nextel
- SPT
- Starcom
- Swisscom
- Sylantro Systems
- Symbian
- T-2 (Slovenia)
- Tatara Systems
- TDC
- Tekelec
- Telcel
- Telcordia
- Tele Greenland
- Telecom Italia
- Telefonica
- Telekomunikacja Polska
- Telemar
- Telenor
- TeliaSonera (Sweden/Finland)
- Telkom
- Telkomsel(Indonesia)
- Terraplay
- TerreStar Networks
- Thomson
- Thou Telecom
- Tilgin
- TIM, Italy
- Time Warner Cable
- TISPAN
- TMN (Portugal)
- T-Mobile
- Toshiba
- Turkcell
- Tusmobil (Slovenia)
- Ubicode
- Ubiquity Software
- Ulticom
- UT Starcom
- Verisign
- Verizon (USA)
- Verizon Wireless
- Virgin Media
- Vivatel(Bulgaria)
- Vivo
- Vodafone Germany
- Vodafone Ireland
- Vodafone Portugal
- Vonage
- Wanadoo
- Warid Telecoms
- Wataniya(Kuwait)
- Wateen Telecoms
- Xten Networks
- Zain(Saudi Arabia)
- ZTE
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