Policy Control Emerges as a Key to Delivery of Next-Gen Carrier Services, New Report FindsImproved technology makes policy control flexible and responsive enough to meet next-gen service needs, according to Light Reading's Services Software InsiderPRNewswire Policy-based control technologies have matured to the point where they can now be deployed by network operators to meet on-demand, multiservice network requirements, according to a new report issued by Light Reading's Services Software Insider (http://www.lightreading.com/servsoftware), a new paid research service from Light Reading Inc. (http://www.lightreading.com/). Policy-Based Service Control: Rules of Order analyzes and evaluates the approaches to service-related policy control, network resource control, and bandwidth management now being defined in various standards bodies. The report provides a detailed accounting of what policy control does, how it works, and how it fits into the overall context of the service delivery platform (SDP). Leading suppliers addressing policy-based aspects of service delivery are profiled. Companies featured in this report include BEA Systems, Bridgewater Systems, Camiant, ECI Telecom, Leapstone Systems, Operax, Redknee, Tazz Networks, and Telcordia Technologies. The report also includes a case study of SDP deployment at Wind, a competitive European wireless and wireline network operator. "The nature of the telecom service business is changing -- services are becoming more numerous, varied, and complex," notes Caroline Chappell, lead analyst for Services Software Insider and author of the report. "Operators expect to sell hundreds if not thousands of services, which means service delivery may soon require a wide range of policy-based variables, including presence management, time of day, device type, subscriber permission, subscriber preference, subscriber age, location, role, billing arrangement, and many others. Operators will need to store the expanding range of parameters that can be applied to individual subscribers and check against these to see which features apply as soon as a user requests a service." Key findings of the report include the following: Policy-Based Service Control: Rules of Order is available as part of an annual subscription (6 issues) to Light Reading's Services Software Insider, priced at $1,295. Individual reports are available for $900. Light Reading's Services Software Insider is a new paid research service that tracks, analyzes, and evaluates the key industry and technology developments that will have the biggest impact on the services software market -- and by extension the entire telecom supply chain -- in the months and years ahead. This new service offers keen insight into the hot-button issues that will affect carrier deployments of essential next-gen technologies, including: * Service delivery platforms (SDPs) To subscribe, or for more information, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/servsoftware. To request a free executive summary of the report, or for details of multi-user licensing options, please contact: Jeff Claudino Light Reading Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CMP Media, is a B-to-B network information provider. Light Reading publishes http://www.lightreading.com/, the leading global content site for the telecom industry; http://www.byteandswitch.com/, a storage networking site; and http://www.unstrung.com/, dedicated to wireless networking. Light Reading is also affiliated with http://www.heavyreading.com/, a market research site for quantitative analysis of telecom technology to carriers, service providers, and vendors. About CMP Media Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands in the technology, healthcare, and lifestyles industries, CMP Media has earned the confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts in these fields than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight, and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each of these industries in ways that yield superior return on investment. SOURCE: Light Reading's Services Software Insider CONTACT: Jeff Claudino, Director of Sales, Insider Research Services, Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/servsoftware |