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IP Multimedia Subsystem

Camiant's policy control solution arms network operators with the resources they need to ensure flawless performance of promising new applications including VoIP telephony, push-to-talk communications, multimedia-enhanced messaging and two-way video telephony.

The promise of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) isn't just to bring to mobile communications the same services and applications found on the Internet at large, but to allow network operators newfound flexibility in controlling and charging for individual services.

That's where Camiant comes in. With Camiant's Multimedia Policy Engine (MPE), operators can more readily segregate, manage, control and support data traffic associated with a wide variety of IP applications that serve mobile users.

Camiant's MPE, which is fully compliant with 3GPP*'s Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) specifications, has been proven in a number of successful IMS field trials for major fixed and mobile operators. Camiant's MPE has also completed interoperability testing with more than a dozen major IMS component vendors, making Camiant the gold standard as an IMS PCRF.

Fixed Mobile Convergence

Camiant's suite of network policy and performance control technologies uniquely serves to address the missing element of the Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) sector — the behind-the-scenes policy management activities that will make the difference in the performance of a new communications medium.

Among the liveliest trends in mobile communications is the convergence of fixed-location and portable devices and the networks that serve them. Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) is built around an irresistible vision in which a seamless handoff occurs between calls and data transmissions between fixed-line and mobile networks.

The possibilities for new levels of convenience and affordability are striking: one phone number no matter where a user may be, coupled with inexpensive, high-speed connectivity within both home/office and mobile settings.

As FMC is transformed from a captivating vision to an everyday market reality, the stakes associated with flawless performance will rise. For the category to flourish, customers must experience minimal disruptions, virtually no call interruptions and a truly seamless interplay between fixed and mobile networks.

* 3GPP is a registered trademark of European Telecommunications Standards Institute.