Policy Management: Optimizing the Customer Experience: Industry Report

Policy Management: Optimizing the Customer Experience

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: October 2009
Product Code: R104-40323

Description

This IDC study defines the policy management market and discusses the competitive dynamics among vendors seeking to serve service provider requirements for policy management. This document includes four use cases, specifying the types of technologies to be applied to the use cases. In the analysis, we present a table of selected vendors with PCRF and PCEF assets.

"Policy management is a compelling class of solutions that has the potential to introduce operational flexibility into the telecommunications industry," said Elisabeth Rainge, director, NGN Operations. "Policy management, or policy charging and control (PCC), pulls together network infrastructure enforcement tools with the monetization capabilities."

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion

In This Study
Situation Overview
Introduction
Typical Use Cases
Use Case 1: Congestion
Use Case 1a: Fair Use
Use Case 1b: Backhaul
Use Case 2: Usage Maximization
Use Case 3: Service Assurance
Use Case 4: Roaming Controls
Compare and Contrast
Competitive Analysis
Future Outlook
Scenarios
Service Maximization
Cost Optimization
Essential Guidance
Actions to Consider
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Related Research
Definitions
Synopsis
Table: Selected Vendors with Policy Charging and Control Features

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