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Conference Day 3 Opening & Closing Remarks
2007: AN IMS SPACE ODYSSEY
Marc JADOULAmsterdam, 6 December 2007.
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2007: An IMS Space Odyssey
IMS: it’s a journey, not a destination.
“”John Delaney, OVUM , May 2005
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The destinations
New Revenues Planet
Cost Savings Nebula
User-Experience Galaxy
Alien Applications
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The journey
Sound Business Case
Network Design, Integration & Deployment
Service Creation Tools
Service Delivery Platform
Services Roadmap
Processes and OSS/BSS
Applications Ecosystem & 3rd Party Developers
Charging and BillingServices Go-to-Market
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This is your captain speaking
Marketing Director in ALU’s IP Transformation Center in Antwerp, Belgium• Regional competence center for IP Transformation projects• 1500 m2 integration lab; 50+ technologies (network, IT, apps., testing, …)• 80 multi-domain experts (biz-consultants, designers, engineers, …)• End-to-end: from satellite dish and IMS AS to 500 xDSL modems and TE• Can handle up to 10 large customer projects
Joined Alcatel in 1992• Various positions in R&I, product management, marketing, strategy, business
development, solutions consulting for fixed and mobile service providers
• Technology exposure to NGN, IMS, NG-IN, SDP, IPTV, 3Play, NG-OSS/BSS, NI/SI, …
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Your crew for today
09.40 — Frank Toupin, ZTE• Using the SDP as a Move to IMS
10.20 — Grzegorz Siemek, Netia• Convergent Business Applications
11.30 — Cees Siksma, Alcatel-Lucent• Carrier IP Transformation and VoIP
12.10 — Round Table Discussions
14.00 — Wolfgang Brandstätter, Telekom Austria• Service Quality For IMS Applications
14.40 — Alan McNamee, Openet• Billing and Charging in IMS
15.20 — Ingo Friese, Deutsche Telekom • AAA Requirements for IMS
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Round table questions
• Is IMS reality, science fiction or just another techno-soap ?
• Is IMS the ‘final frontier’ or is there some alternative technology beyond ?
• Is the IMS spaceship on course ?
• What works well today, and what doesn’t ?
• How long will it take before the IMS spaceship reaches its final destination(s) ?
• What’s on board of the ship and what’s still missing to complete the journey ?
• Does ‘Alien Life’ exist ?
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Closing remarks
What I will remember from today’s presentations:
• Frank: “IMS is about Agility.”
• Grzegorz: “Business services will need channel partners to install and integrate.”
• Cees: “Discuss the portfolio before defining/planning/implementing network and service capabilities.’
• Round Table: “No killer application. Only a killer experience.”
• Wolfgang: European money is well spent.
• Alan: “Need for convergent, flexible, real-time charging in IMS.”
• Ingo: “Put the user in the middle.”
Thank You for Your Attention, and… May the Force Be with You!
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