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A partnership has been formed in the UK between Mavenir Systems and Ericsson (News - Alert). The two companies joined forces to extend Mavenir’s Fixed Mobile Convergence and Low Power GSM offerings. Ericsson provides its IMS solution to enable Mavenir’s mOne™ to allow customers to utilize and link existing circuit switched, IP, Unlicensed Mobile Access and WiFi devices to a rich multimedia service set. 

 

Ericsson currently has 30 IMS contracts for commercial launch and more than 60 additional trials throughout the world in GSM/GPRS, WCDMA and wireline implementations. The new partnership will empower Mavenir’s mOne solution and the Ericsson BSC and MSC, UNC and IMS platforms to provide operators with the tools to provide multimedia services across mobile, FMC and fixed domains with seamless session handover between the domains.

 

Operators will be able to interconnect any access with a network and service as Mavenir’s mOne solution enables IMS across all available devices. Existing and next-generation networks that can be utilized and linked include 2G, 3G and 4G. With mOne, multimedia services can be deployed over mobile and fixed domains such as fixed broadband, WiFi (News - Alert), EVDO, UMTS and 2G-, 3G- and SIP, VCC and UMA-enabled devices.

As a result, consumers and enterprises will be able to control their services. Users will be able to choose when, where and on what device they receive voice, video and communication services with seamless continuity and optimum network delivery. Both companies are actively promoting the combined solution in the market to key UK service providers.

"In working with Ericsson UK, Mavenir is helping operators reap the benefits of IMS such as differentiated services to increase revenue, improve customer stickiness and cost optimization," said Pardeep Kohli, chief executive officer for Mavenir Systems, in a statement. "The overall result of our collaboration is delivery of the multimedia services the consumer wants on any device and a convergence standard the industry demands."

"By adding Mavenir's mOne, we're able to expand our IMS solution set and offer new ways for operators to provide multimedia services seamlessly across domains and devices," said Jacqueline Hey, managing director, Ericsson UK, in the statement. "We look forward to Ericsson customers benefiting from this strategic approach, and the future opportunities it creates for next-generation service delivery."

By providing operators with the means to offer its client base multimedia services seamlessly across domains and devices, Mavenir and Ericsson are responding to a great opportunity and enabling these operators to expand their portfolios according to consumer wants. As a result, these operators will be positioned for growth in the UK, while also enabling them to secure loyalty from the customer base by providing the multimedia capability they have been demanding.

 

 

Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMC (News - Alert) and has also written for eastbiz.com. To see more of her articles, please visit Susan J. Campbell’s columnist page.

 

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