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Articles tagged with: Ims and Alcatel Lucent
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, 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, ericsson
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, sfr, gsm, interoperability, rcs, France
Alcatel-Lucent delivers first IP-based NGN to India's MTNL
Alcatel-Lucent and India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) have announced the commercial launch of the operator's first IP-based mobile next generation network (NGN) in Mumbai. The mobile NGN solution, provided by Alcatel-Lucent, is 3G and ims ready. more
Related Tags: mtnl, next-generation-network, mumbai, switches, gsm, India
IMS equipment market up 94% in 2008, subscribers to triple in 2009
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research says in a report that worldwide sales of ims (IP multimedia subsystem) equipment, including HSS (home subscriber servers) and CSCF servers, nearly doubled in 2008 over 2007, up 94%. Fixed-line VoIP is remaining the primary application deployed over ims. more
Related Tags: nokia, eu, voip, huawei, ericsson, infonetics-research, rcs
Verizon Announces LTE Deployment Plans - Going Live in 2010
Verizon's CTO, Dick Lynch has outlined the company's plans to roll out an LTE upgrade for its wireless network. Lynch announced that Verizon Wireless has selected Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent as primary network vendors for its initial LTE network deployments. These two vendors are expected to build the underlying infrastructure that will enable Verizon Wireless to become the first wireless company to offer commercial LTE-based service in the United States, starting in 2010. more
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Rich Communication Suite Initiative Gains Momentum
The GSMA has reported significant progress in the Rich Communication Suite (RCS) Initiative, a service providing enriched communication capabilities such as in-call multimedia sharing, conversational messaging and presence-enhanced contact management, all accessible through a user's mobile phone contact list. The initiative has generated considerable momentum across a number of fronts since the GSMA brought RCS into its work programme in September 2008, including the delivery of the RCS Release 1 specification, the addition of new programme participants and the successful completion of interoperability tests. more
Related Tags: orange, nokia, sim, voip, rsa, personal, sfr, instant-messaging, 3, siemens, gsma, rich-communication-suite, nokia-siemens, presence, testing, interoperability, rcs
FMC phones hit $7.6B in 2Q08; FMC network elements on target to grow 82% in 2008
Market research firm Infonetics Research reports that sales of dual mode cellular/WiFi phones, including dual service and UMA and ims seamless FMC client phones, hit US $7.6 billion in 2Q08 and are expected to be up 16% for the year, indicating healthy growth for converged cellular/WiFi services in both enterprise and consumer market segments. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, samsung, motorola, t-mobile-usa, ericsson, infonetics-research, fmc, rogers
Ericsson Tops Mobile Network Infrastructure Vendor Matrix Ranking
Ericsson has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Nokia Siemens Networks and Alcatel-Lucent claimed the second and third spots in the companyÃ's new evaluation of worldwide mobile network infrastructure vendors. more
Related Tags: base-station, rsa, o2, abi-research, hspa, ericsson, nokia-siemens-networks, i-hspa, siemens, 4g
Carriers name Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens top IMS vendors
A new study by Infonetics Research that provides an in-depth view of service provider thinking and plans for ims equipment and services, including service provider perceptions of leading ims vendors, names Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Nokia Siemens as the "top ims equipment manufacturers." According to the study, roughly 3/4 plan to offer fixed VoIP over ims by April 2009. more
Related Tags: voip, huawei, nortel, ericsson, infonetics-research, nec, fmc, siemens