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News Release from: Venture Development Corp
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 September 2005
IP multimedia subsystems market in focus
New research shows traditional infrastructure systems vendors will have a dominant role in the early IP multimedia subsystems market.
New VDC research shows traditional infrastructure systems vendors will have a dominant role in the early IP multimedia subsystems (IMS) market VDC has identified four major supplier groups in the IMS industry today
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Component vendors specialise in one to two IMS network components that must be integrated with other vendors' equipment.
And third-party application developers, such as media and entertainment groups, software firms and individuals, develop niche applications, usually with the support of a larger ecosystem.
VDC's study identifies several scenarios in which each of the four groups could gain a dominant IMS market position.
Of all suppliers, systems vendors have the most representation in the many standards bodies and industry groups working on IMS.
Furthermore, their large development and engineering budgets gives them a slight head start compared with the other groups.
However, other groups are not far behind.
Component vendors, including many application server, media server, and session border controller companies have made significant traction in their respective focus areas.
Despite their lead, systems vendors also face the most challenges of all groups.
"Systems vendors are in a difficult predicament", says VDC's Telecom Practice Director and IMS study author Chad Hart.
"Systems vendors face competition on all fronts - many component vendors have gained prominence with service providers, and in many cases carriers are requiring their systems vendors to work with select component vendors, even when the systems vendors offer their own solution in the area".
"In addition, system integrators threaten to erode profession service revenues, leaving less room for these vendors who used to provide all levels of the value chain themselves".
"To make matters worse, it is just a matter of time before Chinese vendors develop low-cost IMS products, potentially commoditising much of the IMS infrastructure market".
"In response we see these systems vendors aligning themselves with one of four VDC-identified competitive strategies".
"IP multimedia subsystems (IMS) for wireline and wireless applications: a global market analysis" is available now from VDC.
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