The Impact of IMS on NGN OSS/BSS Market with Forecast 2009-2014
This report introduces IMS and OSS/BSS concepts and contextually maps them. It addresses the implications of IMS implementation on individual components of OSS and BSS and evaluates institutionalized and individual efforts to standardize. The report analyzes stakeholder initiatives and products. Finally, it breaks down the individual component market for IMS and non-IMS criteria.
Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.2 THE MECHANICS OF IMS AND NGN
2.1 Background.
2.2 What is NGN
2.3 Introduction and history.
2.3.1 Timeline
2.4 What is IMS?
2.4.1 Background
2.4.2 HSS
2.4.3 Application and media servers
2.4.4 CSCF
2.4.5 Interconnection protocols
2.5 Drivers behind IMS
2.5.1 Value-Added Services
2.5.2 Transparency in Access
2.5.3 Scalability
2.5.4 Industry Consortia
2.6 Conclusion
3 NGN OSS/BSS: COMPONENTS, IMS IMPLICATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS
3.1.1 Network Planning and Engineering
3 3.1.1.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.1.2 Market Size
3.1.2 Fault Management
3 3.1.2.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.2.2 Market Size
3.1.3 Performance Management
3 3.1.3.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.3.2 Market Size
3.1.4 Provisioning and Service Activation
3 3.1.4.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.4.2 Market Size
3.1.5 Inventory Management
3 3.1.5.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.5.2 Market Size
3.1.6 Billing and Customer Care
3 3.1.6.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.6.2 Market Size
3.1.7 Mediation
3 3.1.7.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.7.2 Market Size
3.1.8 Revenue Assurance
3 3.1.8.1 IMS Implications
3 3.1.8.2 Market Size
3.2 Approaches towards IMS-enabling OSS/BSS
3.2.1 OSS/J
3.2.2 OSA/Parlay
3.2.3 MDA
3.2.4 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
3.3 The Dichotomy of SDP in Context of IMS
3.3.1 SDP Evolution and its Overlap with IMS
3.3.2 Benefits of SDP
1.1.1 SDP Architecture
3.4 SOA-The Bedrock for SDP and OSS/BSS
3.5 Pointers to the Anatomy of OSS/BSS
3.5.1 Middleware
3.5.2 Service Oriented Application Protocol (SOAP)
3.5.3 Web Services (WS)
3.5.4 Extensible Markup Language (XML)
3.5.5 Telecommunication Management Network (TMN)
3.5.6 FCAPS
3.5.7 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
3.5.8 Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP)
3.5.9 Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
3.5.10 Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
4 VENDOR INITIATIVES.
4.1 Vendor Landscape Observations
4.2 Vendor Summary
4.2.1 Amdocs
3 4.2.1.1 Introduction
3 4.2.1.2 Product Names
3 4.2.1.3 Product Features
3 4.2.1.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.1.5 Revenues
3 4.2.1.6 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.1.7 IMS Strategy
4.2.2 CBOSS
3 4.2.2.1 Introduction
3 4.2.2.2 Product Names
3 4.2.2.3 Product Features
3 4.2.2.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.2.5 Revenues
3 4.2.2.6 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.2.7 IMS Strategy
4.2.3 Cerillion
3 4.2.3.1 Introduction
3 4.2.3.2 Product Names
3 4.2.3.3 Product Features
3 4.2.3.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.3.5 Revenues
3 4.2.3.6 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.3.7 IMS Strategy
4.2.4 Comarch
3 4.2.4.1 Introduction
3 4.2.4.2 Product Names
3 4.2.4.3 Product Features
3 4.2.4.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.4.5 Revenues
3 4.2.4.6 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.4.7 IMS Strategy
4.2.5 Comptel Corporation
3 4.2.5.1 Introduction
3 4.2.5.2 Product Names
3 4.2.5.3 Product Features
3 4.2.5.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.5.5 Revenues
3 4.2.5.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.5.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.6 Comverse
3 4.2.6.1 Introduction
3 4.2.6.2 Product Names
3 4.2.6.3 Product Features
3 4.2.6.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.6.5 Revenues
3 4.2.6.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.6.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.7 Evolving Systems Inc
3 4.2.7.1 Introduction
3 4.2.7.2 Product Names
3 4.2.7.3 Product Features
3 4.2.7.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.7.5 Revenues
3 4.2.7.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.7.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.8 Formula Telecom Solutions
3 4.2.8.1 Introduction
3 4.2.8.2 Product Names
3 4.2.8.3 Product Features
3 4.2.8.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.8.5 Revenues
3 4.2.8.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.8.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.9 Hewlett-Packard Company
3 4.2.9.1 Introduction
3 4.2.9.2 Product Names
3 4.2.9.3 Product Features
3 4.2.9.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.9.5 Revenues
3 4.2.9.6 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.9.7 IMS Initiatives
4.2.10 Intec Telecom Systems
3 4.2.10.1 Product Names
3 4.2.10.2 Product Features
3 4.2.10.3 Major Customers
3 4.2.10.4 Revenues
3 4.2.10.5 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.10.6 IMS Initiatives
4.2.11 LHS
3 4.2.11.1 Introduction
3 4.2.11.2 Product Names
3 4.2.11.3 Product Features
3 4.2.11.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.11.5 Revenues
3 4.2.11.6 Qualitative Assessment
3 4.2.11.7 IMS Initiatives
4.2.12 Metratech
3 4.2.12.1 Introduction
3 4.2.12.2 Product Names
3 4.2.12.3 Product Features
3 4.2.12.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.12.5 Revenues
3 4.2.12.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.12.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.13 MindCTI Ltd
3 4.2.13.1 Introduction
3 4.2.13.2 Product Names
3 4.2.13.3 Product Features
3 4.2.13.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.13.5 Revenues
3 4.2.13.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.13.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.14 Oracle
3 4.2.14.1 Introduction
3 4.2.14.2 Product Names
3 4.2.14.3 Product Features
3 4.2.14.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.14.5 Revenues
3 4.2.14.6 IMS Strategies
3 4.2.14.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.15 Redknee
3 4.2.15.1 Introduction
3 4.2.15.2 Product Names
3 4.2.15.3 Product Features
3 4.2.15.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.15.5 Revenues
3 4.2.15.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.15.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.16 Subex Limited
3 4.2.16.1 Introduction
3 4.2.16.2 Product Names
3 4.2.16.3 Product Features
3 4.2.16.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.16.5 Revenues
3 4.2.16.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.16.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.17 Telcordia Technologies Inc
3 4.2.17.1 Introduction
3 4.2.17.2 Product Names
3 4.2.17.3 Product Features
3 4.2.17.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.17.5 Revenues
3 4.2.17.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.17.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.18 VPIsystems Inc
3 4.2.18.1 Introduction
3 4.2.18.2 Product Names
3 4.2.18.3 Product Features
3 4.2.18.4 Major Customers
3 4.2.18.5 Revenues
3 4.2.18.6 IMS Initiatives
3 4.2.18.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.2.19 Xius-BCGI
3 4.2.19.1 Introduction
3 4.2.19.2 Product Names
3 4.2.19.3 Product Features
3 4.2.19.4 Differentiators
3 4.2.19.5 Revenues
3 4.2.19.6 IMS Strategy
3 4.2.19.7 Qualitative Assessment
4.3 Conclusions
5 QUANTITATIVE FORECAST
5.1 Forecast Methodology
5.2 Overall OSS and BSS Solutions Market
5.3 General Observations
5.4 IMS OSS and BSS Functional Module Analysis
5.4.1 NPE
5.4.2 FM
5.4.3 PM
5.4.4 PSA
5.4.5 IM
5.4.6 B&CC
5.4.7 MD
5.4.8 RA
5.5 Non-IMS OSS and BSS Functional Module Analysis
5.5.1 NPE
5.5.2 FM
5.5.3 PM
5.5.4 PSA
5.5.5 IM
5.5.6 B&CC
5.5.7 MD
5.5.8 RA
5.6 Overall Analysis
5.7 Conclusions
5.8 Recommendations Skip to top