Motorola's IMS Interoperability Program Showcases Convergent VoIP and Multimedia Services

Strategic Insights -

At the Motorola booth at 3GSM 2005, the company's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) demonstrated its potential for seamless mobility by showcasing a range of converged VoIP and multimedia services. The demonstrations featured participants from the Motorola IMS Interoperability Program, which was launched in 2004 to provide wireless operators with a broad selection of multimedia applications that interoperate with the Motorola IMS through standards-based interfaces.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Motorola IMS platform has completed initial interoperability testing, enabling wireless operators to deploy end-to-end IMS advanced multimedia applications with confidence.
  • The IMS Interoperability Program, launched in 2004, aims to provide wireless operators with a broad selection of multimedia applications that interoperate with the Motorola IMS through standards-based interfaces.
  • The program has partnered with Brooktrout, IPeria, and Ubiquity, which have collectively deployed their products in several large-scale commercial operations supporting over 2.5 million subscribers.
  • The Motorola IMS is based on Motorola's SoftSwitch platform, enabling wireless operators to migrate to fully converged networks that can handle synchronized voice, data, and multimedia applications.
  • The IMS platform has been tested with SIP application servers from IPeria and Ubiquity, and media servers from Brooktrout, demonstrating its compatibility with a range of third-party products.
  • The demonstrations at 3GSM 2005 showcased a range of IMS services, including video calls, ringback tones, packet switch to circuit switch calling, flexible alerting, voicemail, unified messaging, and mobile conferencing.

Statistics:

  • The Motorola IMS Interoperability Program has partnered with three companies: Brooktrout, IPeria, and Ubiquity.
  • The program has deployed its products in several large-scale commercial operations, supporting over 2.5 million subscribers.
  • This represents a significant market opportunity for Motorola and its IMS Interoperability program.
  • The IMS platform has completed initial interoperability testing, demonstrating its compatibility with a range of third-party products.

Sources:

  • "Motorola Completes Initial IMS Interoperability Testing", Motorola Press Release, [No date]
  • About Brooktrout Technology, Brooktrout Technology, http://www.brooktrout.com/
  • About IPeria, Inc., IPeria, http://www.iperia.com/
  • About Ubiquity Software Corporation, Ubiquity Software, http://www.ubiquitysoftware.com/
  • Motorola Annual Report 2004, Motorola, http://www.motorola.com/
  • IPeria ActivEdge Software Overview, IPeria, http://www.iperia.com/
  • Ubiquity SIP Application Server (SIP A/S) Overview, Ubiquity Software, http://www.ubiquitysoftware.com/