Alcatel demonstrates IMS over WiMAX Network

Worlds First Demonstration of IMS services using WiMAX radio access technology

Alcatel announced that it has demonstrated the delivery of IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) based services over a WiMAX radio access network. The reason of the IMS/WiMAX demonstration was to show that the multi-access capability of Alcatel's IMS solution can, today, be extended into the broadband wireless domain using IP WiMAX technology. The live demonstration took place at Alcatel's business offices in Vélizy, near Paris, France.

The demonstration utilized key components of Alcatel's IMS solution - DSL, 3G/UMTS and WiMAX. This demonstration clearly showed that the IMS promise of rich multimedia services delivered over any kind of access is now a reality.

"WiMAX, as an IP-based network, holds a lot of promise in terms of cost efficiencies, scalability, etc.," stated Jarich. "At the same time, IP opens up a growing ecosystem of novel applications and IMS is the way to tap into that. Alcatel's demonstration signals that it understands operator demands whilst helping operators to understand that IMS will be best driven by the growth of the addressable market of IMS users beyond traditional 3G or fixed line services."

"By bringing together IMS-based applications and WIMAX, Alcatel is making a vision of the future become reality while demonstrating its leadership in delivering converged, user-centric multimedia applications over any type of broadband network," declared Marc Rouanne, chief operating officer of Alcatel's mobile communications activities.

This demonstration in France was part of Alcatel's global IMS program, whose objective is to provide the market with a complete open, multi-access and application-rich IMS solution that supports Alcatel's vision of a converged fixed and mobile user-centric world.

- WiMax.com