tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166400412024-01-31T10:30:23.014+00:00Research and analysis on how to migrate towards IP-based Converged Services:Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1164304110697430292006-11-23T17:36:00.000+00:002007-04-12T17:42:26.240+01:00

We've decided to merge the IMS Insider blog with our Telco 2.0 Blog. Together they've grown to over 4000 unique visitors per month, with more Telco 2.0 blog readers using the RSS feeds and email alerts. IMS will be a 'category' on the T2 blog site, which has much stronger functionality than Blogger.The Telco 2.0 blog covers the following issues:- 2.0 Business Models- 2.0 Service Portfolios- 2.0

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We have a new online survey focusing on strategic, commercial issues around Telco 2.0 - the critical context for IMS. Please do participate. It can be completed on-line in 15 minutes and covers:Telco 2.0 - Is it a threat of opportunity for Operators?- Investor views of Operators- Timing: when the Telco 2.0 tipping-points will occur- Operator strategies- Execution - what’s going well and badly

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In August the IEC, which runs major events for the telecoms industry among other things, published an article entitled "IMS – Putting Value Back into the Network and Increasing the Revenues Flowing Out" by Telcordia, an IMS vendor. Full transcript here.It concluded: "Now that the long awaited 'network of networks' looks like it's finally emerging from the complex cat's cradle of coexisting and

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In early August, whilst the beaches were crowded with IMS architects and their families, we posted up our pre-event hypothesis of the issues facing IMS, the vendors and their operator customers. In reflection on our IMS Services industry brainstorm two weeks ago, there's little we would change.Operators are clearly taking a very pragmatic line. Their story is less about an all-embracing

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Many thanks to Dean Bubley for acting as 'analyst-in-residence' for the IMS Services brainstorm last week. And to everyone who participated as speakers and participants. We generated nearly 50 pages of 'user-generated content' (verbatim input from the audience via our 'Mindshare' collaborative technology). We're currently analysing this. But for those who weren't at the event, or would like a

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The IMS Insider team is feverishly preparing for the Big Brainstorm next week, co-located with the Telco 2.0 brainstorm. We're processing the 60-odd stimulus presentations that will be given (helping to cut them down, make them audience-friendly, keep them to brief, make suggestions to improve) and planning the precise brainstorming process so we can generate some new industry insights and

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We've had lots of comments back since the last post on A-IMS (see below).See:- The comment from Global Crossing's Adam Uzelac to the post below (you can meet him at the Big IMS Brainstorm on 4-5 Oct)- And some useful insight from some tecchies who seem to have actually gone through the 300 page spec here.The Editor, IMS Insiderwww.imsservicesforum.com

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Interesting update to IMS Services Brainstorm agenda:On Day One (4th Oct) Simon Wright from Lucent will be describing 'A-IMS' (Advances to IMS), Verizon's approach to the architecture that takes non-SIP applications into account. Lucent, along with Cisco, Motorola, Nortel and Qualcomm have been working with Verizon on this 'behind closed doors' for some time, and it was announced in June.Simon

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Very useful response here to our post below from Colin Pons, chief IMS architect at KPN in Holland. We've talked before about why we like KPN's vision for IMS. Colin will be giving a specially prepared stimulus presentation at the IMS Services Brainstorm on 4-5 Oct in the section on 'New Technical Vision for IMS'. We'll be discussing SOA and other platform choices with Malcolm Wardlaw, Director

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It was my pleasure to spent some time at the VON conference in Boston last week having an off-the-record conversation with an executive from one of the big IT vendors. As a former Oracle employee, I have a pretty good insight to what makes the players in this space tick. They've all got big plans. If my correspondent is right (and history is on his side), there's about to be a major

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At the Big Brainstorm on 4-5 Oct we'll be demonstrating a number of Web 2.0-type applications that IMS service designers need to know about. One offers 'Voice Over GPRS', another 'Carrier-Independent PSTN + VOIP' and another, which can be white-labelled by telcos provides Webex-type collaboration tools to SMEs (Small, Medium sized Enterprises) for a fraction of the cost and hassle. Here's a

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In a post a few weeks ago (Start with the psychology) we described the problems in introducing new technologies to consumers. We're therefore delighted to have Dr Tony Houghton, BT Group's internal 'Customer Perception Adviser', to stimulate us at the IMS Services Big Brainstorm on 4-5 Oct. Tony's a psychologist by background and will be telling us about BT's 'Young Customer Hothousing' technique

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An interesting piece here from Martin Geddes at the VON conference in Boston here.Martin will be giving a provocative stimulus presentation at the IMS Services Big Brainstorm on 4th Oct. He'll be describing what he thinks are the real assets (competitive to internet alternatives) that Telcos can leverage and suggest a more appropriate role for IMS to support this commercially.I'm delighted to

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Very useful article here by my colleagues from Telco 2.0 blog about FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) - a "solution in search of a user problem?"We will be debating these points at the IMS Services Industry Brainstorm in 20 days time. This is co-located with the Telco 2.0 Brainstorm, where we're delighted to have senior participants from across the value chain.The Editor, IMS Insider

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'QoS' is seen by many as the key differentiating benefit of IMS vs internet-based services.We have strong reservations about this phrase. QoS gives users predicatability, but it denies them flexibility and functionality. QoS is very static. Preferences are set in stone each time they are set or re-set and cannot be dynamically discovered via user behaviour. More important benefits that IMS brings

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I've been speaking to many IMS practitioners in the last month, preparing for our Big Brainstorm on 4-5 Oct.Many have been trialling IMS-based services - Video Telephony, dual-mode VOIP, PoC, etc. Most say that they've run customer focus groups and done surveys which have shown that people are interested, in theory, in new service types. However, when they build and trial the services they find

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Two important things have happened over the summer. The concept of ‘Telco 2.0’ became popular among the senior commercial execs we’ve been talking to (see www.telco2.net/manifesto) and, in preparing for the IMS Services brainstorm on 4-5 Oct, the IMS Insider team has became clearer about the role of IMS in helping operators survive in an IP-based world...and what it's role is NOT.Next week we

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After lots of intense briefings with participants and speakers, the latest version of the agenda and brainstorming flow is now up on the IMS Services Brainstorm site - click here. This is will evolve further, but good for now...We're delighted to welcome more sponsors and endorsers. Why are they interested: "This is very different to the normal 'Death by Powerpoint' events"; "You've hit the nail

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We read a very useful analysis by a leading IMS architect recently. It started by saying:"The eventual value of IMS will be tightly linked to the number, variety and stickiness of services it will support, as well as its ability to accommodate various business models.”In this month's IMS Insider Report (available to subscribers here), and as preparation for the IMS Services industry Brainstorm on

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Very good blog post here about the disaggregation of the telco value chain. Must read if you're working in strategy for an NEP. Supports a lot of the work we're doing with NEPs at the moment. We'll be expanding on this at the IMS Services brainstorm.The Editor, IMS Insidereditor@ims-insider.com

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We're right in the middle of preparing our strawman framework for the IMS Services industry brainstorm on 4-5 Oct. (Update on process and stimulus speakers to follow...summary: everyone's getting involved now!).All brainstorms need a good 'hypothesis' to work against. Below is our's re IMS, using the headlines 'Situation, Complication, Question, Answer, What Next' (see also complementary Telco

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I'm delighted to announce new sponsors and endorsers for the IMS Services Brainstrom.New Sponsors: Intel, LogicaCMG, Detecon, SiemensNew Endorsers: Broadband Services Forum, Wifi Alliance, Sip Center Click here for details and links.We shall be featuring all these companies in depth on the blog over the coming months in the lead up to the brainstorm.NB: Early Bird discount for participant places

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The IMS Insider editor has been on holiday, but is back fully refreshed now...My colleague Martin Geddes posted the best analysis of future telco services that I've read for a long time on the Telco 2.0 blog. I am currently translating that into 'IMS-speak' as part of our preparation for the IMS Services Forum on 4-5 October. Here we'll be unveiling a new framework for defining IMS-based

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I'm delighted to unveil the confirmed speakers (as at 7/7/06) for the IMS Services Industry Brainstorm, and below that the Telco 2.0 Industry Brainstorm. They're co-located at the London Bridge Hilton, so great opportunities for networking in between the intensive brainstorming sessions.We are currently briefing the stimulus speakers and planning the detail of the brainstorming. IMS Services

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We're delighted to announce the MultiServiceForum as an endorsing partner of the IMS Services brainstorm on 4-5 Oct.Roger Ward, their President, will be giving a stimulus presentation on 'Interoperability and 3rd Party integration' where, among other things, he'll be updating us on GMI 2006, the world’s first massive ‘real network’ trial of multi-vendor interoperability of the IMS service

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