The Alcatel-Lucent 5020 Media Gateway Controller-8, which has found significant traction in the core of fixed and wireless networks, is also an essential transitional component toward the company's IMS-based technology. This report contains insight and analysis of the product or service strengths and weaknesses, list of buying criteria and how the product or service fares in each category, and a comprehensive table of product or service metrics and specifications. This report is useful for purchasers who need to evaluate products, or as a source of competitive intelligence for vendors.