2007: An IMS Space Odyssey (2007)

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Conference Day 3 Opening & Closing Remarks

2007: AN IMS SPACE ODYSSEY

Marc JADOULAmsterdam, 6 December 2007.

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2007: An IMS Space Odyssey

IMS: it’s a journey, not a destination.

“”John Delaney, OVUM , May 2005

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The destinations

New Revenues Planet

Cost Savings Nebula

User-Experience Galaxy

Alien Applications

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The journey

Sound Business Case

Network Design, Integration & Deployment

Service Creation Tools

Service Delivery Platform

Services Roadmap

Processes and OSS/BSS

Applications Ecosystem & 3rd Party Developers

Charging and BillingServices Go-to-Market

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This is your captain speaking

Marketing Director in ALU’s IP Transformation Center in Antwerp, Belgium• Regional competence center for IP Transformation projects• 1500 m2 integration lab; 50+ technologies (network, IT, apps., testing, …)• 80 multi-domain experts (biz-consultants, designers, engineers, …)• End-to-end: from satellite dish and IMS AS to 500 xDSL modems and TE• Can handle up to 10 large customer projects

Joined Alcatel in 1992• Various positions in R&I, product management, marketing, strategy, business

development, solutions consulting for fixed and mobile service providers

• Technology exposure to NGN, IMS, NG-IN, SDP, IPTV, 3Play, NG-OSS/BSS, NI/SI, …

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Your crew for today

09.40 — Frank Toupin, ZTE• Using the SDP as a Move to IMS

10.20 — Grzegorz Siemek, Netia• Convergent Business Applications

11.30 — Cees Siksma, Alcatel-Lucent• Carrier IP Transformation and VoIP

12.10 — Round Table Discussions

14.00 — Wolfgang Brandstätter, Telekom Austria• Service Quality For IMS Applications

14.40 — Alan McNamee, Openet• Billing and Charging in IMS

15.20 — Ingo Friese, Deutsche Telekom • AAA Requirements for IMS

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Round table questions

• Is IMS reality, science fiction or just another techno-soap ?

• Is IMS the ‘final frontier’ or is there some alternative technology beyond ?

• Is the IMS spaceship on course ?

• What works well today, and what doesn’t ?

• How long will it take before the IMS spaceship reaches its final destination(s) ?

• What’s on board of the ship and what’s still missing to complete the journey ?

• Does ‘Alien Life’ exist ?

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Closing remarks

What I will remember from today’s presentations:

• Frank: “IMS is about Agility.”

• Grzegorz: “Business services will need channel partners to install and integrate.”

• Cees: “Discuss the portfolio before defining/planning/implementing network and service capabilities.’

• Round Table: “No killer application. Only a killer experience.”

• Wolfgang: European money is well spent.

• Alan: “Need for convergent, flexible, real-time charging in IMS.”

• Ingo: “Put the user in the middle.”

Thank You for Your Attention, and… May the Force Be with You!

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