Ericsson, TeliaSonera To Trial IMS Multimedia Services"

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Sweden's Telefon AB LM Ericsson (ERICY) Tuesday said it has entered a cooperation with telecommunications operator TeliaSonera AB (TLSN.SK) for IP Multimedia System trials.

Ericsson said the trials will allow TeliaSonera to prepare its offer of converged multimedia services, brought on a cost-effective common platform for mobile and fixed networks.

The trial will start during the spring and will include TeliaSonera's operations in the entire Nordic region, which will allow Ericsson's IMS solution to demonstrate full interoperability in a multivendor environment.

Ericsson's IMS gives operators an immediate revenue opportunity on the road toward all-IP, through a wide range of new or enriched services, including telecom-grade voice over IP, Push to talk over Cellular, and other enriched communication such as combinations of voice, text, pictures and video.

IMS is a horizontal architecture, where service enablers and common functions can be reused for multiple fixed and mobile applications.

Ericsson said it has so far signed 25 IMS contracts for commercial launch or trial, all based on the 3GPP standard.

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Posted to the site on 15th February 2005