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News Release from: Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 March 2006
Survey shows approval for comms servers
Tier 1 telecommunications equipment manufacturers reckon they can realise significant improvements in project development costs and time to market by using standards-based communications servers.
New research from the Yankee Group reports that leading tier 1 telecommunications equipment manufacturers (TEMs) estimate that they can realise significant improvements in project development costs as well as an estimated 30% time to market improvement from using standards-based communications servers Yankee Group's analysis estimated a 31.5% total cost reduction when using the example of adopting a standards-based communications server to build a typical piece of mobile core infrastructure equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The TEMs interviewed for the survey ranked Motorola's Embedded Communications Computing business highest for ability to deliver fully integrated communications servers.
The report analyses the adoption of communications servers based on industry standards such as AdvancedTCA, Carrier Grade Linux and Service Availability Forum and uses TEMs developing mobile core infrastructure and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) equipment as an example.
Yankee Group's research consisted of primary research with leading tier 1 TEMs and computing vendors and in-house intelligence.
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"The adoption of open, standards-based computing platforms within tier 1 TEMs is poised to hit an inflection point during the next business cycle of 12 to 24 months", said Brian Partridge, Senior Analyst of the Yankee Group.
"As our report shows, the time is now for TEMs to modify their product roadmaps and business processes to make room for standards-based communications servers".
"Motorola's ranking in this study reflects its holistic approach, which includes a comprehensive communications server line of products, an extensive portfolio of professional services, leadership within industry consortia and commitment to a strong ecosystem".
"Our customers are validating the trends identified in the Yankee Group report", said Wendy Vittori, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola's Embedded Communications Computing.
"They are looking to us to provide communications servers that help them reduce the number of computing platforms supporting their product offerings".
"With Motorola's open communications servers, our professional services teams can leverage the industry ecosystem to integrate and deliver application-specific servers that enable our customers to have the best available time to market for their applications".
"We have seen increasing momentum in the communications server market segment in the last year", said Doug Davis, Vice President and General Manager, Communications Infrastructure Group, Intel Corporation.
"Driving this momentum are companies like Motorola who can quickly deliver integrated solutions utilising Modular Communications Platforms, based on Intel building blocks".
Another indication that the industry is adopting open, standards-based platforms is the recent formation of a new alliance, called SCOPE.
SCOPE's mission is to help, enable and promote the availability of open carrier grade base platforms based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware/software and free open source software (FOSS) building blocks, and to promote interoperability to better serve service providers and consumers.
A copy of the Yankee Group report: "Standards-based communications servers for telecommunications: market drivers, inhibitors, perceptions and rankings", can be downloaded from the Motorola website.
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