Pieces of the Puzzle Coming Together Slowly for IMS, VoLTE, and RCS

Published by: IDC

Published: Nov. 6, 2012 - 7 Pages

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Insight

Situation Overview

IMS Seeing True Mobile Momentum, Finally

IMS and RCS Facilitating New Operator Services to Compete with OTT

Future Outlook

Vendors Working to Bring Application Developers into IMS Discussion

IMS as Part of the Service Provider Cloud

Moving IMS Beyond Service Providers into Enterprise Segment

ESSENTIAL GUIDANCE

Abstract

This IDC Insight provides an overview of current developments in the deployment of IMS, including operator plans to deploy voice over LTE (VoLTE), which is a key driver for IMS deployments. In addition, this Insight analyzes developments related to the Rich Communication Suite (RCS), which is designed to enable operators to provide a more compelling roster of voice and messaging applications to compete more effectively with over-the-top applications. Finally, this Insight looks at the opportunity for operators and equipment and application developers as IMS continues to be deployed.

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