Huawei releases the industry-first FMC IMS Solution: IMS 3.0

This solution will counter challenges facing telecom operators like intense competition and the need to introduce new services. Huawei IMS 3.0 solution is the first commercial Fixed/Mobile Convergence (FMC) solution in the industry that complies with both 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project ) and TISPAN (Telecoms & Internet converged Services & Protocols for Advanced Networks), and provides an open architecture over which service providers, platform providers, and terminal providers can work together to introduce diversified multimedia services.

"With this solution, carriers can create a subscriber-focused architecture based on FMC and CT-IT convergence, which opens up network and service capabilities, and promotes a healthy environment for IMS applications," said Wang Jiading, vice president, Huawei Technologies Middle East and North Africa Operations.

Based on a common hardware and software platform, Huawei IMS solution can help simplify the network deployment process and decrease capital and operating expenditure for carriers. Huawei and its partners have released scale commercial use of services, such as voice call continuity (VCC), IP Centrex, and Blended Services. These services can help carriers accelerate their steps from the existing network to a FMC network smoothly and protect customers' investment efficiently.

The VCC service in particular takes the lead in realising bi-directional senseless handover. The guarantee of quality of service (QoS) and unified session control and user database will bring a high quality experience to subscribers, which is different from traditional internet service.

"With the deployment of the IMS 3.0 solution, we believe that open, converged All-IP architecture will become a platform for innovations, through which carriers, consumers and our partners in services, platform and terminal domains will benefit," said Ding Yun, president of Huawei core network. "Carriers will easily be able to consolidate resources, information and customer requirements, and at the same time continue to release cutting-edge services."

Huawei has always been working on migration to All-IP network. The company has been promoting the IMS industry chain, together with over 100 industry-leading partners in service, platform, access and terminal domains. In December, 2004, Huawei established joint labs with a number of partners, providing an environment for interoperability tests and service experience and delivering competitive solutions for carriers.

In 2003, Huawei released V3 for its softswitch in Geneva, igniting core networks' migration toward an All-IP network. Over the past three years, Huawei has deployed over 800 softswitch-based networks, helping over 100 carriers with their All-IP goals. The release of IMS 3.0 solution is a giant leap in the FMC evolution and strengthens Huawei's position as an industry-leader in the IP core network domain.