China Mobile prepares to launch converged multimedia apps

“Today’s users demand seamless access to multimedia applications without being constrained by the devices or network they are using,” said Ding Weiqing, head of the China Mobile customer business team at Nokia Siemens Networks. “Our IMS platform will enable China Mobile to quickly launch services that are independent of access infrastructure, devices and network. In turn this will help the operator to capture new business and increase customer loyalty. It will also help the network operator to become a stronger player in the fast evolving fixed-mobile convergence market.”

As a first step, Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy its IMS core platform and multimedia telephony application for China Mobile’s enterprise customers in Beijing, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Xinjiang, Hunan and Fujian. Nokia Siemens Networks will, in the future, expand the IMS core network deployment and offer additional multimedia applications on top of voice applications such as video sharing and multimedia conferencing, for both corporate and individual customers of China Mobile.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ IMS is an open and 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardized platform, enabling fast and cost efficient deployment of converged multimedia applications for telecom operators. It is compatible with multimedia applications offered by the vendor and other parties, thus widening the range of services that the operator can launch to attract new subscribers and tap into new revenues.

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Notes to editors:

*IMS is the strategic core network architecture for VoIP and multimedia services. It provides the control machinery which allows users to enjoy better communication and entertainment irrespective of the device they are using across both wireline and wireless networks.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ IMS is an open, standardized system for combining mobile and fixed line services, making it possible for end users to seamlessly access the same services over any type of access infrastructure.

Nokia Siemens Networks is a market leader with more than 100 VoIP/IMS solution deployments in wireline and wireless networks worldwide.

**SBC provides functions to guarantee the delivery of trusted and first-class interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions across IP network borders. It is a necessary building block to enable full interoperability between IP networks. It supports multiple applications in the networks of service providers, enterprise, government and contact centers, for enabling SIP trunking, hosted VoIP services, and fixed-mobile convergence.