Cingular to deploy Lucent network services
Stephen Lawson writes in InfoWorld:
Cingular Wireless LLC has awarded Lucent Technologies Inc. a four-year agreement to help the largest U.S. mobile operator build an IMS (Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem) for developing and delivering subscriber services, the companies said Monday.
An IMS defines how an IP network should handle voice calls and data sessions. It essentially takes the place of the control infrastructure in a traditional circuit-switched phone network, but it separates services from the networks that carry them. That way, services can reside on central application servers and be delivered over any type of network connection. Based on open standards, it has been embraced by several key telecommunications standards bodies around the world.
Once implemented, Lucent's technology will let Cingular develop new, easy-to-use services that customers can access from anywhere on almost any device, the companies said in a statement. It will also be a more cost-effective system for delivering new services, according to Cingular.
posted by Fergie @ 10/17/2005 12:24:00 PM
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