The telecom industry is about to launch new and compelling applications enabled by the introduction of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). IMS is also the basis for evolution of standardized person-to-person communication services from voice only into multimedia; an evolution that places IMS in everyone's hand, desktop and home.

The IMS standard specifies mechanisms for interconnect and roaming, as well as bearer control, charging and security. Hence IMS is the communication platform for any service that needs more from the network than just IP transport.

These values and capabilities inherent in IMS – essential for the telecom industry and its customers – allow operators to be part of the value chain of new services, by leveraging network assets and providing customer benefits through new business models as well as existing telco models.

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