Business Models and Drivers for Next-generation IMS Services

The IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is an open, standardized, operator-friendly, next-generation multimedia architecture for mobile and fixed IP services. This report discusses an array of perspectives on IMS and examines relevant services that the Internet provides to customers worldwide.

The IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is an open, standardized, operator-friendly, next-generation multimedia architecture for mobile and fixed IP services. IMS holds great promise for the industry as it merges the Internet and the cellular world with fixed-line services, using cellular technologies to provide ubiquitous access and Internet technologies to provide appealing new services. This comprehensive report discusses an array of perspectives on IMS and examines both current and new relevant services that the Internet provides to customers worldwide.