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Articles tagged with: Ims
Specifications for Value-Added IMS Network Services Released
A group of companies have announced the joint development and successful testing of common technical specifications for value-added IP Multimedia Subsystem (ims) network services. more
Related Tags: ip-multimedia-subsystem, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, fujitsu, nec, nokia-siemens--networks, docomo, nokia-siemens
IMS equipment market thriving; revenue up 108% in 2Q09, led by Ericsson, Huawei
Worldwide sales of ims equipment jumped 108% between 1Q09 and 2Q09, to $164 million, reports Infonetics Research. While Ericsson has long led the ims market in overall number of network deployments, Huawei, Nokia Siemens, and Alcatel-Lucent are providing serious competition. more
Related Tags: huawei, nokia-siemens, alcatel-lucent, ericsson
Telenor Sweden Deploys Acme Packet to Deliver IMS-based Services
Acme Packet has announced that Telenor Sweden has chosen its session border controllers (SBCs) to control the access and IP interconnect borders to its ims data centers. Currently Telenor Sweden offers hosted business unified communications using its ims service infrastructure. more
Related Tags: acme-packet, telenor-sweden, Sweden
Ericsson Wins IMS Contract with O2 Germany
Ericsson has been selected to provide Telefónica O2 Germany with an ims core system with an ims-based VoIP application server. These two contracts include hardware deployment and software systems integration services. Ericsson will also integrate in Germany O2's VoIP application server using ims, making services such as IP Centrex, business trunking or presence functionality available to all fixed and mobile users. more
Related Tags: o2-germany, ericsson, voip, partner, presence, telefonica-o2, Germany
Giesecke & Devrient Holds Off Challenge from Oberthur Technologies
Number three smart card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies (up 1.4% YOY in 2008) closed the gap on Giesecke & Devrient in second place last year to less than one percent market share difference following its acquisition of XPonCard. However, the latest market analysis from ims Research shows that the German company, after reporting record turnover and profits in 2008, maintained its position as the second largest manufacturer of smart cards globally, behind market leader Gemalto. Sagem Orga (up 1.3%) and Watchdata Systems (up 1.5%) were the other two companies calculated to have made the biggest gains last year. more
Related Tags: oberthur-technologies, giesecke-&-devrient, xponcard, smart, smart-card, security
UWB - Is the Egg Finally About to Hatch?
Despite frequent declarations by many that 'UWB is dead', recently it feels as though support is starting to grow - not just from those pushing the technology, but also from independent industry experts and device manufacturers. So why are we not seeing more of UWB, either in the form of W-USB or other variations, in products being shipped today? more
Related Tags: uwb, windows, notebook
Netbooks, UMPCs and Smartbooks - the Future of Mobile Computing?
Computex always provides a popular forum for companies to highlight their latest, greatest offerings. This year, despite being forecast to together account for only 19% of the notebook PCs shipped in 2009 (according to current PC research from ims), the most talked about subjects are netbooks and UMPCs. more
Related Tags: netbook, notebook
Fragmentation Poses Chief Threat to Android Platform Growth
The Android platform appears poised for considerable growth in 2009, but some hurdles for the platform remain. Google’s senior director of mobile platforms, Andy Rubin, announced on May 27th that its Android platform will appear on at least 18 handset models, designed by 8 or 9 OEMs, in 2009. While this widespread market adoption marks a significant milestone for Android, it could also pose the greatest threat to the platform’s future. more
Related Tags: ims-research, google, android, andy-rubin, open-source
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
Related Tags: gsm-association, bouygues-telecom, alcatel-lucent, sfr, gsm, interoperability, rcs, France
SIM Card Market Defying the Downturn
The latest data from ims Research shows that the SIM card market continues to defy the economic downturn that is currently hitting the mobile market. Total shipments of SIM cards in 2008 grew to reach the record number of 3.07 billion. This is in marked contrast to the numbers from manufacturers which showed handset shipments declining sharply in the second half of the year. more
Related Tags: sim-card, ims-research, mobile-banking, memory, oberthur-technologies, smart, accelerometer, smart-card