Traditional Telecoms Providers See IMS as a Counter to Eroding Margins and Increased Competition

Northampton, United Kingdom, May 16, 2008 --(PR.com)-- A new report, IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS the Market for Applications and Services, has just been released on www.companiesandmarkets.com and focuses on the key rich multimedia applications such as video calls, unified messaging, push-to-talk, wireless/wireline convergence, online gaming and video-on-demand

http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/IP-Multimedia-Subsystem-IMS-
The-Market-for-Applications-and-Services-30277.asp

The eroding margins for voice services coupled with competition from Skype, Google, Yahoo, et al has forced traditional wireless and wireline service providers to "take the battle to the enemy". Service providers have found IMS to be an effective vehicle on which these applications can be designed, rolled out, implemented, augmented and maintained. This report represents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the role of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) in implementing rich multimedia applications.

Subscriber revenues from key IMS applications are forecast to grow at a staggering CAGR of 87.5% for the duration 2008-2013. The CAGR underlines the enormous potential of IMS in unlocking the value contained in rich media applications. This new report also forecasts that among the key applications, Wireless / Wireline Convergence will grow at the maximum pace while Video on Demand will grow at the lowest pace.

This new report on www.companiesandmarkets.com can be found by clicking on the following link:

http://www.companiesandmarkets.com/Summary-Market-Report/IP-Multimedia-Subsystem-IMS-
The-Market-for-Applications-and-Services-30277.asp

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