NGN update: strategies and progress

Publication Date	October 2007
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	12
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00396

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Summary

Originally NGNs were all about cost reduction, and indeed several of the biggest business cases in Europe have been based on this concept but, to many, NGNs are now more about the creation of new services and hence new revenue generation. This does not mean that the need for cost reduction has gone away, cost reduction is still an essential part of the NGN concept - but it is new revenue growth that seems to have become the primary driver, at least in principle. This report takes a look at the key drivers for NGNs and how some of the leading operators have approached and are progressing in their NGN plans to date.

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Drivers for NGNs
Cost and network reduction
Revenue generation
FMC
NGN and IMS
Access migration
There are risks, too
Current developments and approach to NGNs
Evolutionary strategy
Revolutionary strategy
Uncertainties over service offerings
Table of figures
- Figure 1 Examples of current NGN developments
- Figure 2 France Telecom's phased approach towards full convergence
- Figure 3 Potential services available over NGNs