The report provides an update on IMS deployments worldwide. Cummulative shipment numbers are put in context against the other alternative technologies. IMS has gained traction mainly in the wireline networks. However there is a healthy growth in convergent IMS depoyments too. Click here to read the blog.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
1. An Overview of IMS Deployment Scenario
2. IMS in Wireline
2.1 Factors Driving Migration from TDM/Softswitch to IMS
2.1.1 Softswitch is Still Narrowband
2.1.2 Softswitch Does not Bring Incremental Revenues
2.1.3 Softswitch is Comparatively an Expensive Solution
2.1.4 Softswitch has Made Networks Complex to Manage
2.1.5 Regulation on Legacy Features Has Eased Off
2.1.6 Subscriber Base has Plateaued
2.1.7 Interconnects are Moving Towards IP-IP
2.1.8 Traction for MSANs Means Direct Route to IMS
2.1.9 IMS Will be the Basis For VoLTE
2.1.10 IMS Retains Services Control for Carriers
2.2 IMS Deployments for VoIP in Wireline
2.2.1 Cumulative Deployments So Far
2.2.2 Year 2009 IMS Deployments in Wireline
2.2.3 1H2010 IMS Deployments in Wireline
2.2.4 Scale of IMS Deployments Across Both Wireline and Wireless
3. IMS Deployments in Wireless
4. Trends in IMS Based VAS Deployments
5. Selected Service Provider Case Studies of IMS Deployments
5.1 France Telecom
5.2 Comcast
5.3 Softbank
5.4 China Mobile
5.5 China Telecom
5.6 Turk Telecom
5.7 Telekom Malaysia
5.8 AT&T
5.9 TDC
5.10 Korea Telecom
6. A Discussion of Vendors
6.1 A Ranking of IMS Vendors
6.2 Vendor Profiles
6.2.1 Ericsson
6.2.2 Alcatel-Lucent
6.2.3 ZTE
6.2.4 Huawei
6.2.5 NSN
Figures and Tables
Figure 2.1: Breakdown of present wireline subscriber lines by TDM, Softswitch, IMS technologies
Figure 2.2 : Comparison of softswitch based and IMS based subscriber lines in wireline networks 2003-2009
Figure 2.3 : Forecasts of softswitch based and IMS based subscriber lines 2010-2014
Table 2.2 : Forecasts of softswitch based and IMS based subscriber lines 2010-2014
Figure 2.4 : Worldwide Wireline IMS subscriber lines shipped in 2009: Split between business and residential lines
Figure 2.5 : Residential Wireline IMS Line Shipments 2005-2009
Figure 2.6 : Market share of vendors in wireline residential IMS subscriber lines shipped in 2009
Figure 2.7 : Worldwide Wireline IMS subscriber lines shipped in 1H10: Split between business and residential lines
Figure 2.8 : Market share of vendors in wireline residential IMS subscriber lines shipped in 1H10
Figure 2.9: Split of IMS subscriber licenses (cumulative till 1H10)
Figure 2.10 : Market share of IMS deployments in China
Table 6.1 : IMS Vendor Ranking Table
