Monthly Archives: January 2011

IMS and Service Configuration Management (SCM)

Posted on 2011/01/31 by

Service Configuration Management reduces cost. Service Configuration Management (SCM) is a missing piece in the IMS model. The tools that allow the carrier, or the customer, to alter or revise their service parameters have not been included in the IMS … Continue reading →

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IMS Service Configuration and Revenue Assurance Issues

Posted on 2011/01/28 by

Service Configuration Issues  In legacy networks, service activation is as simple as activating the network, assigning capacity, configuring the network, etc. With IMS, the operator must prepare for real-time delivery of multimedia services from many different sources and often invoked … Continue reading →

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IMS and Network Management Issues

Posted on 2011/01/27 by

Multiple Services and Vendors  IMS allows many new services and vendors, which causes complexity from a network management perspective Operators will ideally have a unified network management system to integrate management of all disparate systems  Networks and Services no Longer … Continue reading →

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IMS Quality of Service (QoS) and Billing Issues

Posted on 2011/01/26 by

Quality of Service (QoS) Issues IMS requires the carrier to have greater control over their network resources: Offering multimedia services on fixed-line networks and mirroring the fixed-line experience through mobile networks requires several capabilities not yet present in either network. … Continue reading →

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What is a Home Subscriber Server (HSS)?

Posted on 2011/01/25 by

HSS integrates several functions, some of which exist already in the functions of the Home Location Register of mobile networks: Subscriber Profile Database Subscriber Service Permissions Subscriber Preference Settings Mobile Authentication Server Home Location Register (HLR) for mobile roaming Subscriber … Continue reading →

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The OSS Value Chain

Posted on 2011/01/24 by

As digital services and communication networks circle the globe, carriers and service providers face decisive challenges in managing their infrastructure which is expanding with exponential growth rates. Investing on advanced, next generation OSS platforms in the only way to deal … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Service Delivery Platforms (SDP)

Posted on 2011/01/21 by

There are several reasons that can be attributed to the evolution of SDPs. In the early years of the twenty first century, the telecom vendor and service provider industry underwent a slowdown that had far-reaching impact on the way the … Continue reading →

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IMS and Service Delivery Platforms (SDP)

Posted on 2011/01/20 by

Adoption of IMS involves a quantum leap in terms of technologies, business processes and partner relationships. Again, there are apprehensions about the readiness of IMS components in terms of their fidelity with the promised IMS features. These apprehensions, coupled with … Continue reading →

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IMS over WiMAX?

Posted on 2011/01/19 by

The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) framework represents an integrated traffic of Data, Voice & Video on the same networking infrastructure whereby the performance of all the three services are optimized.  WiMAX holds great promise as the potential answer to IP … Continue reading →

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Personal Proximity & Navigation to Lead LBS Application Growth

Posted on 2011/01/18 by

Mind Commerce Publishing announces the release of ground breaking real-world research entitled, The 2011 Ultimate Guide to Location Based Services and Applications. The publication analyzes the location-based services ecosystem and provides a portfolio of strategic technologies, market insights, and advanced … Continue reading →

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