Abstract
Overview
The Market for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): Components and User Equipment is the first in a three part series of IMS reports from Mind Commerce. This first report addresses IMS components and UE, the second and third reports will cover applications and services.
This first report analyzes and forecasts the key IMS Components and User Equipment (UE). The publication evaluates IMS based on its evolution and business drivers with an emphasis on its role of plugging gaps in existing networks. The report also covers the challenges faced by IMS migration. The report also discusses the architecture of the components and UE along with insights regarding components and Ues of existing networks that have served as baseline and predecessor for IMS network elements. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), the backbone of IMS, is also covered. The report is particularly distinguished with its analysis of key IMS vendors, providing vendor background, their IMS strategies, and product and solution evaluation. Finally, the report includes detailed market forecasts for IMS Components and Ues including regional market segmentation.
Key Findings
- IMS components and User Equipments (Ues) are poised for an explosive growth in the duration 2008-2012. The IMS Component market will grow from USD 1612.6 million in 2008 to USD 7964.3 million in 2012 at a CAGR of 49.1% and the UE market will grow from USD 3.88 billion in 2008 to USD 34.86 billon in 2012 at a CAGR of 73%.
- While network equipment vendors will continue to market IMS Components such as HSS, CSCFs and Gateways, the maximum contribution in terms of diversity of offerings will be attributable to Application Servers.
- The reliance of IMS on SIP will unshackle the rigidity surrounding the design and manufacture IMS infrastructure components. Specifically, SIP based Application Servers will pave the way for greater competition in the component provider landscape.
- Most established leading telecom infrastructure vendors have IMS strategies and products in place.
- IMS Ues and components will be embraced widely by wireless as well as wireline operators with wireless outpacing the wireline in terms of y-o-y growth.
- The APAC region will dominate, both in terms of absolute size and growth rates for most IMS components and Ues.
- Target Audience
- Network infrastructure vendors - they will get a categorical break-up about the market potential for their offerings from this report
- Mobile phone OEMs - they will know the attractiveness of the market for SIP enabled mobile phones
- Telecom operators - they can base their capex and opex estimates on the projected revenues for IMS components
- Telecom IP owners - they can forecast their IP revenues from the revenues derived from the sales of IMS components and Ues
Key Benefits
- Market for IMS components and Ues by component and by region
- Classification of key stakeholders according to their product/solution offerings based on IMS technology
- Parallels identified between IMS components and existing network elements
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction to IMS
- 2.1 History of IMS and Spearheading Organizations
- 2.2 Business and Technology Drivers
- 2.3 Role of IMS in Mitigating the Limitations of Conventional Wireline and Wireless Architectures
- 2.4 Challenges for IMS
- 2.5 Conclusion
3. An Overview of IMS Components and UEs
- 3.1 Overview of IMS Architecture
- 3.1.1 Application Plane
- 3.1.2 Control Plane
- 3.1.3 User Plane
- 3.2 IMS and SIP
- 3.2.1 Introduction to SIP
- 3.2.2 The SIP Session
- 3.2.3 Value Additions of SIP and Its Implications for IMS
- 3.3 Home Subscriber Server (HSS)
- 3.3.1 Introduction
- 3.3.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
- 3.3.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by HSS
- 3.3.4 Case Studies of Products
- 3.4 CSCF
- 3.4.1 Introduction
- 3.4.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
- 3.4.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by CSCFs
- 3.4.4 Case Studies of Products
- 3.5 Gateways
- 3.5.1 Introduction
- 3.5.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
- 3.5.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by Gateways and Gateway Controllers
- 3.5.4 Case Studies of Products
- 3.6 SIP enabled User Equipments
- 3.6.1 Introduction
- 3.6.2 Parallels with Existing Infrastructure Elements
- 3.6.3 Enhancements and Value Additions Enabled by SIP Based UEs
- 3.6.4 Case Studies of Products
- 3.7 Application Servers
- 3.8 Conclusion
4. IMS Component and UE Vendor Landscape
- 4.1 Vendor Classification
- 4.1.1 Component Specialists
- 4.1.2 Application Server Specialists
- 4.1.3 UE Specialists
- 4.2 Vendor Classification Snapshot
- 4.3 Vendor Profile Summary
- 4.3.1 Alcatel-Lucent (ALU)
- 4.3.2 Avaya 41
- 4.3.3 Bridgeport Networks
- 4.3.4 Comverse
- 4.3.5 Ericsson
- 4.3.6 Huawei
- 4.3.7 LogicaCMG
- 4.3.8 Motorola
- 4.3.9 Nortel 50
- 4.3.10 RadiSys
- 4.3.11 Radvision
- 4.3.12 Samsung
- 4.3.13 Tatara Systems
- 4.3.14 Tekelec
- 4.3.15 Telcordia
- 4.3.16 Tilgin
- 4.3.17 ZTE
- 4.4 Conclusion
5. Quantitative Analysis and Forecasts
- 5.1 Methodology
- 5.2 Taxonomy of the IMS Component and Equipment Market
- 5.3 The IMS Component Market
- 5.3.1 IMS Component Market Sub-classification - Equipment Type
- 5.3.2 IMS Component Market Sub-classification - Operator Profile
- 5.3.3 IMS Component Market Sub-classification - Geographical Region
- 5.3.4 Cost Benefits of IMS Components
- 5.4 The IMS UE Market
- 5.4.1 The IMS UE Market - Equipment Types
- 5.4.2 The IMS UE Market - Regional Distribution
- 5.5 Conclusions
List of Figures
- Figure 3 1: IMS Block Diagram
- Figure 3 2: SIP Configuration and Protocols
- Figure 3 3: SS7 Architecture
- Figure 3 4: The Role of Gateways and Application Servers in IMS
- Figure 3 5: SMS Gateway
- Figure 4 1: Avaya 4600 Series Phone
- Figure 4 2: The NomadicONE ICS Capex-Opex Advantage
- Figure 4 3: The MAS
- Figure 4 4: Motorola IMS Offerings
- Figure 4 5: Samsung IMS Solution
- Figure 4 6: Tatara Convergence Server
- Figure 4 7: TekCore Session Manager
- Figure 4 8: HP Tekelec Open IMS Solution
- Figure 4 9: Tilgin IMS@home
- Figure 4 10: ZTE IMS Solution
- Figure 5 1: The IMS Component Market (2008-2012)
- Figure 5 2: IMS Component Market - Equipment Type
- Figure 5 3: IMS Component Market - Equipment Type - Share
- Figure 5 4: HSS and CSCFs - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 5: HSS and CSCFs - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 6: Gateways and Gateway Controllers - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 7: Gateways and Gateway Controllers - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 8: IMS Component Market - Operator Profile
- Figure 5 9: IMS Component Market - Operator Profile - Share
- Figure 5 10: Wireline Operators - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 11: Wireline Operators - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 12: Wireless Operators - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 13: Wireless Operators - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 14: IMS Component Market - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 15: IMS Component Market - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 16: Cost Savings Offered by IMS Components
- Figure 5 17: Market for IMS UEs
- Figure 5 18: Market for IMS UEs - Equipment Types
- Figure 5 19: Market for IMS UEs - Equipment Types - Share
- Figure 5 20: Wireline IMS UEs - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 21: Wireline IMS UEs - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 22: Wireless IMS UEs - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 23: Wireless IMS UEs - Regional Distribution - Share
- Figure 5 24: Market for IMS UEs - Regional Distribution
- Figure 5 25: Market for IMS UEs - Regional Distribution - Share
List of Tables
- Table 4 1: Vendor Classification Snapshot
