Lucent in the European IMS Arena

This study presents a vendor profile of Lucent as a player in the European IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) arena. The document outlines how the company approaches the European market for IMS and also provides information on its key challenges and opportunities for this market.

Over the past years, Lucent has increasingly articulated its focus on IMS and the products and services that can be delivered around it. The company aims to create value for its customers by providing applications over an IP multimedia subsystem. However, today, the telecom industry is at a crossroads where decisions need to be made on how to deploy next-generation networks and next-generation technology.

Rogier Mol, senior analyst, European VoIP Infrastructure, states that, "Revenue with regard to integration and professional services will take up a large chunk of IMS revenue in Europe. Here lies a large opportunity for a company such as Lucent to position itself in such a way that it takes away not only equipment revenue but also revenue for the integration of the applications and services on top of that. It will be essential in this case for Lucent to land a contract with a tier 1 operator."

Companies Mentioned: Lucent