tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166400412012-01-22T02:53:24.730ZResearch and analysis on how to migrate towards IP-based Converged Services:Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.comBlogger971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1164304110697430292006-11-23T17:36:00.000Z2007-04-12T17:42:26.240+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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1163154296798032432006-11-10T10:19:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:15:37.693Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1162201330212422462006-10-30T09:14:00.000Z2007-03-05T09:54:17.220Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1161324723157100622006-10-20T07:05:00.000+01:002007-02-14T18:06:18.366Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1160398992472057622006-10-09T13:59:00.000+01:002006-10-09T14:03:12.496+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1159528659953442972006-09-29T12:09:00.000+01:002007-03-04T23:54:21.803Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1159011357966785332006-09-23T12:27:00.000+01:002007-04-13T07:10:37.260+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158921869936878772006-09-22T11:35:00.000+01:002007-04-13T06:13:34.163+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158913672770393132006-09-22T09:21:00.000+01:002006-09-22T09:27:52.796+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158756585281590432006-09-20T13:22:00.000+01:002007-03-20T02:25:25.746Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158614223035111632006-09-18T21:55:00.000+01:002007-04-01T18:43:10.136+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158611733917139422006-09-18T21:23:00.000+01:002006-09-18T21:41:59.940+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158252337711004902006-09-14T17:45:00.000+01:002006-09-14T17:45:38.000+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1158071271973234872006-09-12T15:27:00.000+01:002006-09-12T15:27:52.856+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1157977696139664092006-09-11T13:05:00.000+01:002007-04-09T11:31:06.103+01:00

'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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1157045768695262232006-08-31T18:35:00.000+01:002007-04-12T16:25:04.283+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1156497351350007322006-08-25T09:55:00.000+01:002006-08-25T10:15:53.010+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1155816111054579652006-08-17T12:47:00.000+01:002007-02-15T03:03:36.793Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1155561656914216952006-08-14T14:15:00.000+01:002006-09-02T00:31:15.793+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1155200986261755652006-08-10T10:05:00.000+01:002006-08-12T13:45:00.976+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1154537620457489782006-08-02T17:13:00.000+01:002007-04-12T16:18:22.343+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1154015809087198502006-07-27T16:51:00.000+01:002007-02-14T17:54:28.796Z

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1153837266828418662006-07-25T15:11:00.000+01:002006-07-25T15:21:38.486+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1152292208323274922006-07-07T17:54:00.000+01:002006-08-04T11:23:15.826+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1151944284204967442006-07-03T17:31:00.000+01:002006-09-20T04:41:30.373+01:00

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

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1151683793272689912006-06-30T17:06:00.000+01:002007-03-28T09:10:52.840+01:00

I don't think I've explicitly mentioned here our new Telco 2.0 blog - it provides 'real time' analysis on the commercial future for telcos and, thus, the critical context for IMS.The Editor, IMS Insidereditor@ims-insider.com

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1151621308164132932006-06-29T23:38:00.000+01:002007-03-28T08:50:51.826+01:00

Martin Geddes (master blogger, Chief Analyst at STL and contributor to the Telco 2.0 Report) went to Intel and BEA's IMS Application Delivery seminar at 'The Brewery' in London today. This is his report:Today’s penance is being conducted via “Death by Powerpoint” in a dungeon at the edge of the City of London, coincidentally not a million miles from the infamous old Newgate prison. The seminar is

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1151416596483305202006-06-27T14:30:00.000+01:002007-03-02T23:23:29.286Z

I'm delighted to make 2 pre-summer 'Special Offers' to readers of this blog for:1.) the IMS Services Industry Brainstorm, 4-5 Oct, London2.) the Telco 2.0 Market Study Report1.) IMS Services Industry Brainstorm, 4-5 Oct, London - Special OfferI'm delighted to say that we have already confirmed stimulus presenters from Telefonica, SFR, Telecom Italia, TeliaSonera, SK Telecom, Swisscom Mobile,

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1151321095041760592006-06-26T12:21:00.000+01:002006-08-08T08:37:22.070+01:00

I heard an interesting presentation by Dr. Jospeh Schaefer, Head of Technical Strategy and Innovation, at Arcor at an NGN conference I spoke at earlier in this month. Arcor are the no.2 fixed line player in Germany behind DT, covering 50% of German geog, part of Vodafone (part of the Mannesman acquisition), and currently profitable. Vodafone had largely left Arcor alone. But now, VF having

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1151081818344637322006-06-23T17:56:00.000+01:002006-07-20T14:11:04.583+01:00

How should IMS best be applied? A key question and one which super practitioner Adam Uzelac at one of our favourite companies (Global Crossing) ponders in a recent post.Many seem to be approaching it like 'Rube Goldberg', he says. In England we refer to madly over-engineered inventions as 'Heath Robinson-like':We'll be looking to crack this problem once and for all at the IMS Services Brainstorm

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1150366668416680962006-06-15T11:07:00.000+01:002006-06-15T11:17:48.790+01:00

Continuing, serendipitously, on from the previous post today, Vodafone sent out a press release a few minutes ago called: "Mobile industry leaders to create world's first globally adopted open mobile Linux platform". I asked Dean Bubley, speaker at our www.imsservicesforum.com, to comment (below the link to the announcement):"15 June 2006 - Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1150360430427186732006-06-15T09:24:00.000+01:002007-03-02T21:47:32.910Z

"Naked SIP" phones will create new, disruptive business threats to carriersIn a previous post I previewed a new report by Dean Bubley of Disruptive Analysis. Below are more details.I'm delighted that Dean will be participating as 'Analyst-in-Residence' at our IMS Services Brainstorm on 4-5 Oct, in London (www.imsservicesforum.com). He'll also be presenting his latest analysis of his work on

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1150215377223400492006-06-13T17:07:00.000+01:002006-06-13T20:37:09.320+01:00

As readers will know, between January and April 2006 (thanks to those who took part), we undertook a massive research exercise into the problems facing IMS. We've now turned that into a major report (called 'Telco 2.0 - How to make money in an IP-based world'?) - it's now available: www.telco2.net/report. From an IMS perspective it clearly shows that the industry is still struggling with defining

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1150218913841860232006-06-12T18:14:00.000+01:002007-03-08T14:39:43.356Z

I spoke at 2 conferences in Europe recently, one on Next Generation Networks and one on SDPs. I presented a very high level summary of our 'Telco 2.0' Report (www.telco2.net/report), and told the audience that the best analysis (in terms of quality, speed and price - free!) is in the blogs. I then asked who reads blogs. One or two hands went up! Lots of people were keen afterwards to get a list

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1150188426224161822006-06-10T09:38:00.000+01:002007-03-04T19:33:51.536Z

A fascinating post from our friend James Enck at EuroTelcoBlog (also chief telco analyst at Daiwa Securities) who last week chaired an 'unprecedented head-to-head meeting' of Skype, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Google for 250 execs from the UK telco and vendor community, under the banner of "New Kids on the Block." Here's the link:http://chaotica.blogspot.com/2006/06/

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1149105345102447942006-05-31T20:51:00.000+01:002007-03-25T06:53:08.176+01:00

How ‘pre-IMS’ personalization lifted ARPU by 50% at O2 GermanyThe Canadian software firm Redknee (www.redknee.com) is one of IMS Insider’s favourite vendors. They know the telco business extremely well and are focused on supporting short-term revenue maximisation through real-time rating and personalisation. The case study below shows how end customers will pay for services if they are seen as ‘

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1149013659812399272006-05-30T19:14:00.000+01:002007-03-03T07:15:35.050Z

A very disappointing webinar organised by FierceVOIP last week, with Verizon and inCode.Surely we all know this, and have heard it time and time again. The presentations were far to generalised and sweeping, saying:- Most roll outs of IMS are happening today through to the end of 2007- Wireline are seeing IMS as a means to enter Wireless marketplace- Wireless are seeing IMS as a means to enter

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1147947913813070792006-05-18T11:17:00.000+01:002006-12-24T20:16:46.306Z

A tremendous post just in from Martin Geddes at www.telepocalypse.net blog (reproduced below). He's at the VON conference - posting direct to blog from the meeting. Martin has been working with us (and our colleagues at www.STLpartners.com) on our Telco 2.0 Market Study and on our follow up workshops with customers. He'll also be at our October IMS Services Forum meeting (see posts below for more

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1147352041868672742006-05-11T13:45:00.000+01:002006-05-30T19:30:49.936+01:00

A quite superb piece here on IMS Devices from Dean Bubley at the Disruptive Wireless blog. http://disruptivewireless.blogspot.com/2006/05/whats-ims-handset-and-who-cares-ive.htmlI'll certainly be inviting Dean to support our next event:IMS Services Forum - 4-5 October, Tower Bridge Hilton, LondonWe're planning a meeting on 4th and 5th October in London for a group of 'IMS insiders' from around

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1147207170433815342006-05-07T21:13:00.000+01:002007-02-17T02:26:03.840Z

Of the vendors we've been analysing recently, Intel have one of the most interesting IMS stories. We'll be reviewing that in a few weeks in the IMS Insider Report, but for those not 'au fait' I'd strongly recommend going along to one of the IMS Application Delivery Seminars they're running with BEA in June (another increasingly interesting company since they took most of Sun's JAIN and SDP

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1146660986935923852006-05-03T13:51:00.000+01:002007-02-22T08:47:58.220Z

A colleague of mine found these IMS TV ads from Ericsson USA:http://www.alexlinden.com/showreel/ericsson_ims4.phpI'm sure (I hope!) they were never broadcast. Example of very un-compelling advertising...If anyone knows the background to them, please let me know.The Editor, IMS Insidereditor@ims-insider.com

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1146070402688468302006-04-26T17:41:00.000+01:002007-03-24T10:42:15.463Z

My good friend Martin Geddes' comments (see post IMS 'Reality Check') have caused quite a stir...Christophe Gourraud, from Swisscom, who knows more about IMS than anyone I've met so far, sent in this great response:"I found the last entry written by Martin Geddes (www.telepocalypse.com) very interesting and stimulating. It includes very good points, but for me a lot of the statements Martin is

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1145944564148177852006-04-25T06:50:00.000+01:002007-03-04T19:56:56.470Z

We're at the IMS World Forum in Barcelona this week (www.imsvision.com). We'll be doing a presentation that covers some of our 'Telco 2.0' research.I asked a colleague, Martin Geddes, who is cynical about how IMS is being hyped at present, to give a quick analysis of how IMS matches up to the promises being made for it. I'm sure this will stimulate some strong debate!Promise # 1. New Revenue

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1144419922533854262006-04-07T15:24:00.000+01:002007-03-28T03:36:11.906+01:00

Apologies to readers who've experienced silence on this blog for the last week or so. We've been working extremely hard to get our 'Telco 2.0' Market Study completed - a major feat of synthesis and analysis! Watch this space for a big launch w/c 1st May. And those who completed the online survey on Converged Services will be getting a report w/c 17 April.We were also preparing heavily for the

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1143126314309869332006-03-23T14:30:00.000Z2007-03-16T02:48:32.606Z

(LAST DAY TODAY! IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results. Survey closes tonight at midnight GMT).(IMS Insiders' Future Services workshop, 6th April, Thistle Hotel, Heathrow Airport: "Best Practice

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1142439464251405922006-03-15T15:47:00.000Z2007-03-02T20:50:05.696Z

(8 DAYS TO GO! IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results. Survey closes on 23rd March.)(IMS Insiders' Future Services workshop, 6th April, Thistle Hotel, Heathrow Airport: "Best Practice Strategies and

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1142346037619622822006-03-14T14:04:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:18:43.703Z

(NINE DAYS TO GO! IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results. Survey closes on 23rd March.)(IMS Insiders' Future Services workshop, 6th April, Thistle Hotel, Heathrow Airport: "Best Practice Strategies

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1141924974457253292006-03-09T17:22:00.000Z2007-03-16T02:46:54.133Z

(IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results.IMS Insiders' Future Services workshop, 6th April, Heathrow Airport: "Best Practice Strategies and Tactics for Success in IP-based converged world". For more

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1140803814134014832006-02-24T17:52:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:39:56.976Z

(NEW: IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results.NEW: IMS Insiders' workshop, 6th April, Heathrow Airport: "Best Practice Strategies and Tactics for Delivering IP-based converged services". For more

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1140683993774641232006-02-23T08:37:00.000Z2006-02-23T12:49:36.786Z

NEW: IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results.NEW: IMS Insiders' workshop, 6th April, Heathrow Airport: "Best Practice Strategies and Tactics for Delivering IP-based converged services".

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1140635236442933722006-02-22T18:41:00.000Z2007-03-16T02:46:56.170Z

(NEW IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes. Participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results.)Over the last few weeks we've been conducting in depth interviews with senior people at - Bell Canada, BT Retail, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, KPN,

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1140545968163264092006-02-21T18:07:00.000Z2006-02-22T10:02:37.036Z

(NEW IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes, and participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results.)We are currently processing the best stuff from 3GSM relevant to IMS and future converged services. In the meantime, I thought you'd enjoy this video

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1140015813677414372006-02-15T14:49:00.000Z2007-03-16T02:50:29.943Z

(NEW IMS Insider online survey - "Key Issues in developing IMS-based Converged Services". To participate go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=680211758609 It takes 15 minutes, and participants - only - will get a FREE copy of summary results.)The Editor is current at 3GSM gathering information on and testing ideas about IMS migration strategies. In parallel, our colleagues at STL's

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1139562156863290762006-02-10T08:48:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:19:20.730Z

Last night we sent out copies of the Global IMS Attitude Survey Report to the 300+ people who participated in the survey. The survey shows that there is strong consensus that the most important challenge to IMS success is "defining future service propositions". This also rated the lowest in terms of current performance within telcos. (Email me if you want to see the chart showing that: editor@

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1139245666546217222006-02-07T09:07:00.000Z2007-03-05T01:23:29.793Z

An excellent summary below of the Google, Skype, VC link up with Wifi Entrepreneur from BWCS (www.bwcs.com). This is yet another example of the strategy of the internet players to get around the operators and, in so doing, gain greater leverage in future negotiations about cooperation. Essentially it's about creating a 'bacterial network' using unlicensed wifi to piggy-back on everyone else's

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1139235387416183992006-02-06T13:35:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:40:40.103Z

We are putting finishing touches to the analysis of the global online IMS Attitude Survey we ran from December to end Jan in partnership with Moriana Group. The report will be sent later this week to all those who participated. (NB: We will be launching another online survey later this week, in partnership with Informa, who run 3GSM and the IMS World Forum; and an in-depth market study in early

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138901609613793372006-02-02T17:29:00.000Z2006-02-02T17:33:30.113Z

Interesting article below from Fierce IPTV (www.fierceiptv.com) showing that it's not just telcos who are worrying about Google. The link to the story in Cable Digital News is very good.(NB: we've slightly improved the design of our website and published the editorial schedule for IMS Insider Monthly report. Do take a look - www.ims-insider.com)Cable MSOs afraid of IPTV, fear Google even more

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138713781714041302006-01-31T12:56:00.000Z2007-04-06T00:56:56.096+01:00

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Closes midnight tonight GMT. Final chance to have your say. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in a few weeks' time. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)As part of the market study we're running with the Converged Service Practice of STL (www.stlpartners.com), and following my post below

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138636574528195122006-01-30T14:54:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:22:08.946Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 2 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)The IMS Insider online IMS Attitude Survey is closing Tuesday at midnight GMT. So far we've had over 300 practitioners taking part.

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138296501927065142006-01-26T16:52:00.000Z2007-02-14T17:55:10.810Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 5 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)I'm sure everyone's seen the announcement about Verizon's deal with Yahoo around FiOS (see below). Another great example of how the

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138185102351116842006-01-25T10:30:00.000Z2007-03-06T01:11:59.053Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 6 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)With news yesterday of Vodafone's ARPU levels under pressure in its major markets from stiff competition and regulatory drives to

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138101997447691692006-01-24T11:14:00.000Z2006-01-24T14:50:55.116Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 7 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)Some very useful presentations (if technical) from a recent ETSI TISPAN workshop on NGN Interconnection and numbering issues. This

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138025259339427532006-01-23T13:47:00.000Z2007-03-02T21:05:30.530Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 8 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)Of all the many exciting things at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the other week (www.cesweb.org) the one

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1138018359408211352006-01-23T11:55:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:47:37.713Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 8 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)I'm delighted to announce a partnership between IMS Insider and Moriana Group (www.morianagroup.com). Moriana are IMS analysts par

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1137767250390938372006-01-20T14:18:00.000Z2006-08-09T04:02:07.920+01:00

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 11 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)We're delighted to endorse the IMS Asia Conference and Exhibition run by Informa on 21-23 March at the majestic Singapore Grand

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1137600834698641392006-01-18T15:49:00.000Z2007-03-19T21:41:52.020Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 13 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)Below is an excellent analysis of the results of the recent Mobile TV trials in the UK with O2 and Virgin, by Marek Pawlowski who

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1137513331824414552006-01-17T15:40:00.000Z2007-02-16T08:54:54.643Z

(The IMS Insider Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 14 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants-only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)I'm delighted to announce the publication of this month's IMS Insider Report (to access it go www.ims-insider.com). Below is a

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1137511519194062852006-01-17T15:12:00.000Z2007-03-31T21:08:27.820+01:00

(Global Online IMS Attitude Survey. Just 14 days to go till it closes. Please take part if you haven't already. It takes 10 minutes to complete. Full free report to participants only in February. Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609.)My colleagues and I very much liked these telco market predictions from Pyramid Research in the USA (www.pyramidresearch.com). Please compare and

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1137005757854585352006-01-11T18:53:00.000Z2007-03-16T02:52:38.606Z

(Continued thanks to those participating in our Global IMS Attitude online survey - link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609. I can see the results as they come through - it's getting VERY interesting...We're keeping this open till the end of January. Full report for survey participants only).IMS Insider's Top 10 Telco Industry Predictions for 2006I'm indebted to Dr Kenn Walters and

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1136493830464719472006-01-05T20:41:00.000Z2006-11-18T06:18:05.803Z

We've been delighted by the response to our Global IMS Attitude Survey (here's the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609, and see previous postings). We have already had respondents from most of the major vendors and telco operators across 3 continents. Roughly 50% are senior technical people, 40% are marketing/commercial and the rest 'other functions' (R&D etc). We'll be

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1135950896832298542005-12-30T13:42:00.000Z2007-04-01T18:03:31.253+01:00

Building on the sentiments of the previous posting, I was delighted to see the formal announcement today that Vodafone has set up a global Future Products Unit: http://futureproducts.vodafone.com/FutureProductsOverview.aspxLeading thinkers in their global marketing department have long complained that they are forced only to consider new services that can be delivered within 12 months, while the

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1135939668766347232005-12-30T10:44:00.000Z2007-02-14T02:51:38.646Z

Happy Holidays to everyone! We've had loads of people 'taking a break' from their festivities to fill in our 10 minute 'Global Attitudes to IMS' online survey. Please join them. We will send a full report at the end of January to all those who participate: www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609In the meantime, IMS Insider received the best possible Christmas present - a tremendous response

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1134064760701094422005-12-18T17:55:00.000Z2007-03-16T01:20:25.483Z

Over the next month we're testing attitudes to IMS across different functions within Telco and Cable Operators (fixed, mobile, FMC), at ISP's and Vendors.We'd love to get your thoughts via the survey tool below. It takes 10 minutes to do (I just tried it!). Please let your colleagues know about it as well and ask them to join in:www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=909631592609We'll publish a high level

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1134928193312104372005-12-18T17:46:00.000Z2007-02-14T20:14:06.643Z

Earlier in December the Financial Times held their annual World Telecommunications Conference in London. Primarily focusing on the Fixed-Line industry the theme of this year’s event was ‘Beyond Voice’.This was the stated context for the event: “Fixed-line operators in developed world economies are facing a future of little or no revenue growth as their traditional core voice telephony business is

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1134565101876671632005-12-14T12:45:00.000Z2006-01-21T07:20:55.330Z

A number of mobile operators have been in contact with us recently asking about addressing and numbering strategy as they move towards an IMS world. In the short term, as operators offer more SIP-based services, how do they help their customers manage the potential complexity of having more (and more complicated) numbers/URIs to remember/use?Part of the problem is that senior management don't

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1134063319225212012005-12-08T17:23:00.000Z2007-03-19T23:31:16.796Z

It's been nice to see a significant up-tick in subscribers to the IMS Insider Monthly Report in the last few weeks.November's edition, out yesterday, which describes how to create and launch an IPTV-related IMS service proposition seems to have hit a nerve. (To access this, please subscribe at www.ims-insider.com).Why? Looking through breaking news over the last few weeks, it's clear that things

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1133806685185204752005-12-05T18:00:00.000Z2007-04-01T00:30:27.476+01:00

The boom in interest and activity around IPTV could provide the filip that IMS needs to get properly on the radar of senior commercial management at major Operators. IMS has the potential to enable a uniform service delivery for IPTV from which everyone in the telco value chain benefits. In my recent web trawl for IPTV news and articles - to support our focus on a hot IPTV-related IMS-enabled

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1133527246879581092005-12-02T12:33:00.000Z2006-05-16T11:36:04.810+01:00

In the October Edition of the IMS Insider Report (http://www.ims-insider.com/), we introduced a framework for prioritising IMS-enabled services called the ‘IP-Services Revenue Scorecard’.This created quite a buzz with our subscribers and some of the Operator marketing departments we’ve been talking to over the last few weeks.Clearly there are lots of cost saving and operational efficiency

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1132928140158900332005-11-25T14:15:00.000Z2007-03-04T23:55:59.790Z

I got an email yesterday from a practitioner working in the OSS space. He said:“Thanks for a very interesting newsletter [October Edition of the 'IMS Insider' Report– subscribe at www.ims-insider.com]. I would be interested to see more coverage of how SDPs and IMS relate to the rest of the OSS world, in particular how they overlap or complement such areas as inventory, activation and service

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1132839601699023812005-11-24T13:33:00.000Z2007-03-19T06:17:21.010Z

LINUX was, and still is, an open, “community developed” software. After several years of developments and enhancements mainly by volunteers, it is now considered stable enough for enterprise applications. Not only that, several companies have “adopted” it (e.g. IBM) and even offer technical support for it. The core group that “coordinates” LINUX is still not for profit, and is funded via pooled

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1132307971210486462005-11-18T09:58:00.000Z2007-02-28T03:56:24.566Z

Below is a preview of November’s IMS Insider Report (published on 30th November, subscribe at http://www.ims-insider.com/). In it, we build on the IP-based converged services prioritisation method we described in the October edition, and explore what Operators need to do to launch a specific high value new service type. The example we use is a full-service IPTV/film rental/purchase proposition

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1131527101874523482005-11-09T09:02:00.000Z2007-02-14T17:56:10.846Z

Neeraj Patel of Continuous Computing (www.ccpu.com) presented a great review of 2004 IMS forecasts at the IMS World Forum in Amsterdam in October. I asked my colleague, Pranay Kohli, from our sister IMS Consulting Practice (www.stlpartners.com) to give his own perspective. NB: In December's 'IMS Insider' Report we'll publish our forecasts for 2006 - subscribe at www.ims-insider.com.Forecast 1:

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1131054215391117432005-11-03T21:05:00.000Z2007-03-24T23:24:52.843Z

This week my friends at IMS Insider's sister consulting practice - STL Partners (www.stlpartners.com) - were talking to senior marketing managers in two major operators about fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), IP-based services and IMS. One was a pure-play mobile operator, the other a full-service fixed/mobile operator. Below is an edited transcript of what they said. The most striking thing is how

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1130337427868962182005-10-26T15:15:00.000+01:002007-03-05T09:10:46.513Z

This week I offered a sneak preview of our Top 6 Most Profitable IMS-Enhanced/Enabled Services to a few friendly subscribers (NB: this list, the methodology, a Maturity Index and case studies are all in this month's IMS Insider Report, available from tomorrow night to paying subscribers - see www.ims-insider.com if you'd like to subscribe). It was a very useful exercise, as it demonstrated yet

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1130336069431341022005-10-26T15:09:00.000+01:002007-03-03T06:54:11.483Z

I'm constantly getting asked (particularly by those in commercial/marketing functions within Operators) for the best introduction to 'What IMS is'. Below are our favourites (see also earlier posting on this blog which gives chapter and verse on how to find IMS information). The first, from The Moriana Group, is "the bible" and the second, on Wikipedia, is the "bluffer's guide":An Operator Guide

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1130335170545278682005-10-26T14:26:00.000+01:002007-01-26T17:21:41.986Z

Below is a short extract from October's IMS Insider report, out tomorrow night to subscribers (see www.ims-insider.com). (NB: The report goes on to describe a new and detailed IMS services prioritisation and development methodology, an IMS Maturity Index ("IMSMI") that helps operators match these services to technical readiness, and goes through case studies of what we feel are the Top 6

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1130167737989196772005-10-24T16:27:00.000+01:002005-11-25T14:00:40.020Z

Our servers are now back up. Sincere apologies to those who tried to get through to the www.ims-insider.com website to subscribe to the service over the weekend, or who tried to email me at editor@ims-insider.com.NB: The October IMS Insider Report is out on Thursday and features a new methodology for defining and prioritising IMS-enhanced services. It also lists our view of the Top 5 IMS-enhanced

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1129821759545405102005-10-20T16:14:00.000+01:002005-11-25T14:01:14.206Z

Lest we get too carried away by the IMS bandwagon, the article below based on a recent speech by BellSouth's Senior Architect, is a very useful 'reality check'.Fundamentally, he is right on all counts. He is asking "what price IMS"? And the price is going to be much more than generally anticipated. However he did not go into the benefits: yes it costs a lot to get IMS, but that is countered by

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1129821180695922322005-10-20T15:50:00.000+01:002007-04-02T08:28:38.976+01:00

A colleague at our IMS consulting practice (see http://www.stlpartners.com/) was speaking with a senior marketing planner at a major mobile operator this week. He confirmed that IMS is still very much a 'technology programme' at present. The opportunities it brings had not yet filtered through to the marketing department. They were still only looking at products they could launch within 12 months

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1129396667919706352005-10-15T18:04:00.000+01:002007-03-16T01:15:22.776Z

The table below shows the results of IMS Insider's (www.ims-insider.com) strawman survey at the IMS World Forum (see my last posting for more details). Delegates were asked to read through short descriptions of 22 potential IMS-enhanced services. They were then asked to choose their Top 5 from a short-list, which has been aggregated below.Top 10:1. Video Sharing 30 votes2. Unified Messaging 29

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1129392189796486922005-10-15T17:02:00.000+01:002007-04-11T05:38:54.916+01:00

The biggest question in IMS is "What are the most profitable Services that IMS can enable or enhance?" or, in other words, why are we spending all this time and money on this architecture?So, we thought we'd run a survey at the IMS World Forum last week.My colleagues who run the IMS Practice at our parent consultancy, STL (www.stlpartners.com), created a short-list of 22 services that could be

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1129309389039928642005-10-14T17:59:00.000+01:002007-04-13T01:04:59.056+01:00

A superb IMS World Forum in Amsterdam this week, organised by Informa (www.telecoms.com/ims). A 5 day extravaganza with over 300 delegates from all corners of the world, over 50 high quality presentations, all sorts of workshops and an exhibition...plus a very pleasant evening boat trip through the canals courtesy of Huawei. I'll be posting a series of commentaries on what was presented and

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1128792493649880922005-10-08T18:22:00.000+01:002007-03-19T03:01:35.103Z

I recently asked an Operations Director and a Marketing Director from a mobile operator whether IMS would primarily be used to cut costs or grow service revenues. Below is a transcript of the exchange. Who won the argument? Email me at editor@ims-insider.com with your views. [NB: Just double-click on the embedded graphs to see them better]. Operations Director (OD): Everyone likes to focus on new

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1127470744600354902005-09-23T10:56:00.000+01:002007-04-12T19:42:56.890+01:00

With so many people subscribing to the IMS Insider service (www.ims-insider.com) since the launch last week, we've been furiously planning the next edition of the e-newsletter (available on 15th October to subscribers). (Some people are already taking up the 'Ask-an-Expert' email Q&A service, which is also keeping us busy!).Next month in the newsletter we'll look in detail at what new services

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1126774212857307042005-09-16T14:32:00.000+01:002005-10-18T14:07:19.546+01:00

Since we launched 'IMS Insider' today - a new info service for those in the telco, media and IT industries trying to make sense of the opportunities from a new concept called the IP Multimedia Subsystem - I've been inundated with messages. It seems to be hitting the spot in the industry! Thank you to everyone for your support and interest. We spent a lot of time in advance asking people (

Editor@IMS-Insider.comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16640041.post-1126876274366870712005-09-16T14:04:00.000+01:002006-09-23T17:08:21.596+01:00

If you are new to IMS or simply want to find out more, you can of course search the web. But, as Arthur C Clarke pointed out, searching the web, even with Google, is rather like a thirsty man holding out a cup under Niagara Falls. This is particularly the case for new topics like IMS. The ‘IMS Insider’ team trawl the web to help build insight into IMS. We bring you the best digest every month, on

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What are the implications of the eBay/Skype on the telco industry? I don't think the financial analysts have quite got it yet. I also think this news could be a stimulant for faster IMS adoption. I asked Dr Kenn Walters, Head of the IMS Practice at our parent company STL (www.stlpartners.com) to give his view. Kenn's been a senior exec at major fixed and mobile operators in 3 continents, and a

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