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April 19, 2007
Service Delivery [and, or, vs.] IMS
In the Marketplace right now are a lot of people who talk about service delivery and IMS. But are these the companies the anti-IMS group in disguise? I am working on a conference about IMS and Service Delivery and I am trying to comprehend where how they intersect.
I asked the basic question. I believe that service delivery will be the make or break for IMS as a strategy. What do you think.
Here is the reply from one friend in a large carrier.
Our company has deployed an IMS for the field test planning to roll out IMS based IM (instant messaging) service soon for subscribers which is mobile internet. We also plan to provide VoIP service through IMS anticipating repid VoIP market growth in near future.
Under the circumstances that the growth rate of communication market has been slowing or saturating in recent years, I don't think operators are willing to invest money to IMS unless there is no new business opportunity or new value that can be created by deploying IMS. Developing and deliverying services that can generate more revenue are essential parts in deploying IMS. So, in that sense I agree with you.
Posted by carl at April 19, 2007 08:53 AM