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Analysts Express Doubts About New Carrier IMS Architecture

Apparently, "analysts" are beginning to come to the same conclusions many of us already had several years ago...

Denise Pappalardo writes on NetworkWorld:

IP Multimedia Systems is not a slam-dunk according to a group of industry analysts that gathered at the FierceMarkets IMS executive Summit conference in Washington D.C. on Wednesday to discuss the future of IMS.

The timing of when usable products hit the market and the complexity that IMS introduces to a carrier’s network are two things [cited] as troublesome. "A lot... as to happen on the road to IMS’ success."

In fact, all five analysts on the panel agree the IMS standard, as it is today, is not complete, ready for the market or ready to support interoperability. The analysts were asked to grade IMS on all three areas and the technology received, on average, a solid D.

posted by Fergie @ 8/31/2006 02:00:00 PM