Mobile World Congress 2008
Tekelec Puts Mediation and Migration Strategy on Display
| Feb 13, 2008 | IP Services Infrastructure | Show Update
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Analyst: Joe McGarvey
Current Perspective: Positive/Neutral
Vendor Importance: Moderate/High
Market Impact: Low |
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Event Summary
February 11, 2008 – At the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Tekelec demonstrated practical transition strategies that enable service providers to delivery open, optimal and secure services in complex next-generation and IMS networks. The demonstrations included the company’s 2G/3G messaging and SMS security solutions, performance management technology, service mediation and orchestration and Tekelec’s Open IMS solution, which was demonstrated with third-party applications.
Analytical Summary
• Current Perspective: Slightly positive on Tekelec’s showcasing of various NGN-to-IMS migration and mediation technologies at the Mobile World Congress show, as the GSM wireless event is an excellent venue for Tekelec to draw attention to its unique approach to the next generation and IMS markets. Through the demonstration of various signaling, service mediation and migration technologies and approaches, Tekelec has an opportunity to broadcast the intricacies of its IP transformation strategy to a large audience of carriers and partners. The company could have accentuated the point, however, if it would have augmented the technology demonstration with new product introductions.
• Vendor Importance: Moderate to high to Tekelec, which badly needs to re-establish a footing in the next-generation telecommunications market after selling off its switching group to GENBAND in 2007. The sell off to GENBAND helped to create the perception that the company was washing its hands of next-generation technology and was receding back to the familiarity of its flagship signaling technology. A showcase of its NGN technologies and strategy at the Mobile World Congress could put Tekelec back on the radar screens of carriers struggling with scaling their NGN networks or contemplating a migration to an IMS architecture.
• Market Impact: Low on competitors in the IP transformation and IMS markets, as Tekelec’s approach to the space is largely complementary to the plans of major telecommunications equipment providers. Though the company does compete in terms of service orchestration technology and core IMS session control technology with multiple vendors, Tekelec is largely pushing an open IMS strategy that is designed to mesh with the product portfolios of industry leaders.
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