IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): The Market for Components and User Equipment

1. Executive Summary

2. Introduction to IMS

• 2.1 History of IMS and Spearheading Organizations
• 2.2 Business and Technology Drivers
• 2.3 Role of IMS in Mitigating the Limitations of Conventional Wireline and Wireless Architectures
• 2.4 Challenges for IMS
• 2.5 Conclusion

3. An Overview of IMS Components and UEs

• 3.1 Overview of IMS Architecture
  • 3.1.1 Application Plane
  • 3.1.2 Control Plane
  • 3.1.3 User Plane
• 3.2 IMS and SIP
  • 3.2.1 Introduction to SIP
  • 3.2.2 The SIP Session
  • 3.2.3 Value Additions of SIP and Its Implications for IMS
• 3.3 Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
  • 3.3.1 Introduction
  • 3.3.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
  • 3.3.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by HSS
  • 3.3.4 Case Studies of Products
• 3.4 CSCF
  • 3.4.1 Introduction
  • 3.4.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
  • 3.4.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by CSCFs
  • 3.4.4 Case Studies of Products
• 3.5 Gateways
  • 3.5.1 Introduction
  • 3.5.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
  • 3.5.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by Gateways and Gateway Controllers
  • 3.5.4 Case Studies of Products
• 3.6 SIP enabled User Equipments
  • 3.6.1 Introduction
  • 3.6.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
  • 3.6.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by SIP Based UEs
  • 3.6.4 Case Studies of Products
• 3.7 Application Servers
• 3.8 Conclusion

4. IMS Component and UE Vendor Landscape

• 4.1 Vendor Classification
  • 4.1.1 Component Specialists
  • 4.1.2 Application Server Specialists
  • 4.1.3 UE Specialists
• 4.2 Vendor Classification Snapshot
• 4.3 Vendor Profile Summary
  • 4.3.1 Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
  • 4.3.2 Avaya 41
  • 4.3.3 Bridgeport Networks
  • 4.3.4 Comverse
  • 4.3.5 Ericsson
  • 4.3.6 Huawei
  • 4.3.7 LogicaCMG
  • 4.3.8 Motorola
  • 4.3.9 Nortel 50
  • 4.3.10 RadiSys
  • 4.3.11 Radvision
  • 4.3.12 Samsung
  • 4.3.13 Tatara Systems
  • 4.3.14 Tekelec
  • 4.3.15 Telcordia
  • 4.3.16 Tilgin
  • 4.3.17 ZTE
• 4.4 Conclusion

5. Quantitative Analysis and Forecasts

• 5.1 Methodology
• 5.2 Taxonomy of the IMS Component and Equipment Market
• 5.3 The IMS Component Market
  • 5.3.1 IMS Component Market Sub-classification - Equipment Type
  • 5.3.2 IMS Component Market Sub-classification - Operator Profile
  • 5.3.3 IMS Component Market Sub-classification - Geographical Region
  • 5.3.4 Cost Benefits of IMS Components
• 5.4 The IMS UE Market
  • 5.4.1 The IMS UE Market - Equipment Types
  • 5.4.2 The IMS UE Market - Regional Distribution
• 5.5 Conclusions

• Figure 3 1: IMS Block Diagram
• Figure 3 2: SIP Configuration and Protocols
• Figure 3 3: SS7 Architecture
• Figure 3 4: The Role of Gateways and Application Servers in IMS
• Figure 3 5: SMS Gateway
• Figure 4 1: Avaya 4600 Series Phone
• Figure 4 2: The NomadicONE ICS Capex-Opex Advantage
• Figure 4 3: The MAS
• Figure 4 4: Motorola IMS Offerings
• Figure 4 5: Samsung IMS Solution
• Figure 4 6: Tatara Convergence Server
• Figure 4 7: TekCore Session Manager
• Figure 4 8: HP Tekelec Open IMS Solution
• Figure 4 9: Tilgin IMS@home
• Figure 4 10: ZTE IMS Solution
• Figure 5 1: The IMS Component Market (2008-2012)
• Figure 5 2: IMS Component Market - Equipment Type
• Figure 5 3: IMS Component Market - Equipment Type - Share
• Figure 5 4: HSS and CSCFs - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 5: HSS and CSCFs - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 6: Gateways and Gateway Controllers - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 7: Gateways and Gateway Controllers - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 8: IMS Component Market - Operator Profile
• Figure 5 9: IMS Component Market - Operator Profile - Share
• Figure 5 10: Wireline Operators - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 11: Wireline Operators - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 12: Wireless Operators - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 13: Wireless Operators - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 14: IMS Component Market - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 15: IMS Component Market - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 16: Cost Savings Offered by IMS Components
• Figure 5 17: Market for IMS UEs
• Figure 5 18: Market for IMS UEs - Equipment Types
• Figure 5 19: Market for IMS UEs - Equipment Types - Share
• Figure 5 20: Wireline IMS UEs - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 21: Wireline IMS UEs - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 22: Wireless IMS UEs - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 23: Wireless IMS UEs - Regional Distribution - Share
• Figure 5 24: Market for IMS UEs - Regional Distribution
• Figure 5 25: Market for IMS UEs - Regional Distribution - Share

• Table 4 1: Vendor Classification Snapshot