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VoIP Long Distance Network Solution - Market Analysis, Segmentation, Design and Implementation 2002-2008.

Published By: MHOP Networks
March 2004
R583-11
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Description

This report emphasizes the: Market growth, segmentations, technologies, and the design of a VoIP Long Distance Network Solution for 2002 -2008. It looks at the equipment required, and critical design areas/items. The report highlights critical marketing and technical issues facing all service providers when implementing a Voice over IP long distance network. This reports highlights Service Provider’s (ILEC, IXC, MSO, Independent, ASP) business imperatives in:Generate new revenue streams and grow existing revenue, drive customer insight to improve ARPU, enhance business acquisition, retention, cross-selling, and up-sell, reduce the cost to serve while maintaining or increasing the quality of service, implement new and successful services that are scalable and deliver clear RIO.

WHO NEEDS THIS REPORT:
§ All IP Service Providers
§ All Call Centers
§ All Landline Telecom Service & Equipment Providers
§ All Mobile (Wireless) Telecom Service & Equipment Providers
§ Business Development Planners
§ Strategy and Marketing Segmentation Specialist
§ Product Managers
§ Service Managers
§ Offer Mangers
§ Bids and Proposal Managers
§ Financial & Strategy Analysts
§ Investment Bankers
§ Consultants
§ Investors
§ Large and Medium Enterprises
§ IP Equipment Distributors and Indirect Channel Managers

WHY YOU NEED THIS DATA:
§ Understand the IP telephony industry and IP based services
§ Assess opportunities to enter the VoIP arena
§ Find out what the latest trends are in the VoIP industry
§ Justify business development plans
§ Understand trends and implications
§ Understand competitive landscape
§ Assess opportunities to improve revenue, market share, and customer retention
§ Lower overall cost through technology innovations

WHAT YOU GET:
§ MHOP Networks’ Market Projections for VoIP, IP based Telephony Equipment and IP Based Services
§ Major Obstacles Facing IP Telephony
§ Market Drivers
§ IP Industry Structure
§ Technical Description and Design implications of the Underlying Technology
§ Financial Information / Backgrounds of Major Players
§ Underlying Implications for ILECs, CLECs, BLECs, IXCs, ASPs, ISPs, Cable and Utilities
§ Recommendations"

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
VoIP Product Life Cycle
What Does VoIP Means for Intercarrier Compensation?
Long Distance VoIP Network Solution
Service Provisioning
Long Distance VoIP Network Overview
Long-Distance VoIP Network Benefits
Low Barriers To Entry and Mobility Barriers
VoIP - Low Capex, Low Opex
Long-Distance VoIP Design Methodology
Develop Counter Measures
Identify Services
    Minutes Aggregation And Termination (Including Asp Termination)
    Prepaid/Post Paid Calling Card Services
    Clearinghouse Services
    Service Options
      Independence of Ingress and Egress Carriers
      Independence of Destination Carriers
      Static Versus Dynamic Routing
      Interconnection to Clarent-Based Clearinghouses
      IP-to-IP Interconnection
      Interoperability Considerations
Identify Carriers or Providers
Determine Interconnection Types
    Voice Over IP
    TDM Network (Switching Network)
    Major Areas That Must Be Addressed
      Lack of Integration Expertise
      Solutions to Audio Codecs
    Delay - Major Impact on Internet Telephony
      Firmly Established Consumer Base
      Ease Of Use—Simple ‘Plug and Play’
      Definitive Business Model
      Enhanced Services/ Applications
      Phone Internal Power Source
      Emergency 911 Service
      Homes With Broadband Connection
      Number Portability
      Who Has Network Control?
    Lawful Intercept
    Delay - Major Impact on Internet Telephony
      Communication Security and Firewall Technologies
      Network Address Translation
    Migrating to Internet Telephony
Determine Call Topologies
    Originating TDM/Terminating TDM Call Topology
    Originating TDM/Terminating IP Call Topology
    Originating IP/Terminating TDM Call Topology
    Originating IP/Terminating IP (Transit VoIP Network) Call Topology
    IP Interconnection Variations
Identify Deployment Scenario
Identify Functional Areas
    Gatekeeper Core
    Shared Services
    Non-SS7-Based POP
    SS7-Based POP
    Back-to-Back Gateway System
Identify Required Hardware and Software Components
    Major Components
      Voice Gateways
      H.323 Gatekeepers and Directory Gatekeepers
      Signaling Controllers
    Additional Components for Shared Services
      OSP Servers
    Detailed Component Inventory
Identify Design and Scalability Issues
    General Design Issues
    Call Routing
    Billing and Settlement
    Basic Dial Plans
    Fault Tolerance in Dial Plans
      Fault-Tolerant Architecture Using Alternate Gatekeepers
      Security Considerations Associated with Dial Plans
    Functional Areas Design Issues
    Shared Services Design issues
    Designing Non-SS7 PoPs:
    Back-To-Back Gateways:
    Service Design Issues
    TDM-to-TDM Call Topology
    TDM-to-IP-Based Interconnect with OSP Call Topology
    TDM-to-TDM Call Topology
    TDM-to-IP Call Topology Using Directory Gatekeeper-Based IP Interconnect
    TDM-to-IP-Based Interconnect with OSP Call Topology
    IP-to-IP-Based Interconnect (Transit Network) with OSP Call Topology
Configure and Provision Components
Traffic Engineering
    Categorize the traffic by groups.
    Determine the number of physical trunks required to meet the traffic needs.
    VoIP Bandwidth Demand
Long Distance Customer Segments
North America Wholesale LD and Retail Market Segments
ILECs
BellSouth
SBC
Qwest
Verizon
IXCs
AT&T Corp
Sprint
ASPs
Vonage
Packet8
Net2Phone, Deltathree, MediaRing and Dialpad
CLEC/MSO
Cablevision (CVC)
Time Warner Cable
Cox Communications
Comcast Corporation
International Market Segments
Businesses (Enterprise) Customer Segment
Pricing Strategy
Undercutting Incumbents
Summary
List of Tables
List of Figures
Glossary Of Terms
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