Articles tagged with: GSM Association and Ims

Bouygues Telecom to Trial Alcatel-Lucent's IMS Platform

France's Bouygues Telecom has contracted with Alcatel-Lucent to deploy an IMS pilot network that enables the operator to test new multimedia communications services that are based on the GSM Association’s “Rich Communication Suite” specifications. The tests will take place during the second half of 2009.  more

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NFC Implementation in Handsets on the Right Track with SWP but Delays Still Expected

The chicken and egg scenario that has bogged down the embryonic NFC market has taken steps forward in recent weeks. The mobile operatorsÃ' preference for the Single Wire Protocol (SWP) form for NFC implementation received official endorsement from the GSM Association last month. This followed the final ratification of the standard and a signing of a memorandum of understanding with EMVCo. in September. Now some industry insiders are expecting large volume shipments of NFC handsets in the second half of 2009.  more

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GSMA Hosts Interoperability Testing

The GSM Association (GSMA) and its partners have successfully completed a series of interoperability trials in both Europe and Asia - a major step towards ensuring that the next generation of multimedia services, based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and IMS, will work smoothly across networks right from launch. more

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Testing interoperability of future mobile services

In an initiative designed to ensure the quality and interoperability of new multimedia services, the GSM Association has brought together key players from the mobile network operator, GRX carrier, and vendor communities, to take part in trials to prove the technical interoperability of equipment and the practical interconnection of networks, for SIP-based services. more

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