• Business Forces Driving Change
• Softswitch Market Forces
• Softswitch Market Shares
• Softswitch Market Forecasts

1. Softswitch Market Description

1.1 Softswitch Emergence
1.2 Constellation Of Next-Generation Elements
1.3 Need For Flexibility
1.3.1 Modular Designs Provide Flexibility
1.4 Network Convergence of Voice and Data
1.5 Circuit Switch Network Architecture
1.6 Softswitch Flexible Architecture
1.7 Advantages of Softswitches
1.8 Migration From Circuit Switched Network to Packet Network
1.9 Softswitch Issues
1.10 Software Softswitch Solutions
1.11 Softswitches Integration Into TDM
1.12 Softswitch For Class 5 Deployments
1.13 Intelligent Internet Solutions
1.14 VoIP

2. Service Provider Softswitch Market Shares And Forecasts

2.1 Global Economy
2.1.1 Intensifying Competition On A Global Scale
2.2 Liberalization Of Carrier Markets
2.3 Competitive Forces
2.4 Business Forces Driving Change
2.4.1 Pace Of Technological And Product Change
2.4.2 Response To Change
2.5 Softswitch Market Forces
2.6 Softswitch Market Shares
2.6.1 Softswitch Hardware Platform Vendors
2.7 Softswitch Market Forecasts
2.7.1 Summary Total Softswitch Market Forecasts
2.7.2 Class 4 Softswitch Market Forecasts
2.7.3 Class 5 Softswitch Market Forecasts
2.8 Market Assessment - Carrier Needs
2.9 IP Services Market Forecasts
2.10 Worldwide Softswitch Regional Analysis
2.11 Softswitch Service Provider Benefits
2.11.1 Customer Relationships
2.12 Circuit Switch Market Forecasts
2.12.1 Circuit Networks Vs. Packet Networks
2.12.2 Circuit Switch Installed Base Analysis
2.12.3 Softswitch Installed Base Analysis
2.13 Convergence Of Voice And Data
2.14 Internet Enabled Equipment
2.15 Service Provider Dere gulation Issues
2.16 Internet Protocol (IP) Mission Critical Functionality
2.17 Internet Driving Forces
2.18 Server Markets
2.18.1 Web Lifestyle
2.19 Internet Hosts
2.20 VoIP High Density Rack Mounted Gateway Service Provider Market Shares
2.20.1 VoIP High Density Rack Mounted Gateway Service Provider Market Forecasts

3. Softswitch Product Description

3.1 Softswitch Value Added Functions
3.1.1 Softswitch Virtual Signaling Controller
3.2 Siemens
3.2.1 HiQ 9200 Softswitch
3.2.2 Surpass Services on any Network
3.3 Alcatel Network Convergence Portfolio
3.3.1 Alcatel Softswitch
3.3.2 Alcatel 1000 Softswitch
3.3.3 Alcatel 1000 Softswitch
3.3.4 Alcatel 1000 Softswitch Open Software Architecture
3.3.5 Principles of the Alcatel Softswitch
3.3.6 Alcatel Media and Wireless Gateways
3.4 Nortel Succession Communication Server 2000
3.4.1 Nortel Succession Voice Services
3.4.2 Nortel Succession Solutions for Service Providers
3.4.3 Nortel Local Line Solution
3.4.4 Nortel Long Distance Solution
3.4.5 Nortel Wireless Solution
3.5 Cisco
3.5.1 Cisco Softswitch
3.6 Lucent Softswitch
3.6.1 Lucent MultiVoice Voice-Over-IP Solution
3.6.2 Lucent Softswitch-T3
3.6.3 Lucent Softswitch-T3 Value Description
3.6.4 Lucent Distributed Architecture
3.6.5 Lucent Programmability
3.6.6 Lucent Protocol Interworking
3.6.7 Lucent Enhanced Endpoint Support
3.6.8 Lucent Media Gateway Independence
3.7 Vocaltec SoftSwitch
3.7.1 VocalTec Softswitch Architecture Series 3000
3.7.2 VocalTec Multiple Services
3.7.3 VocalTec Intelligent Call Routing
3.7.4 VocalTec Voice VPN
3.8 3Com
3.8.1 3Com® NBX® ConneXtions Software Gateway
3.8.2 3Com CommWorks® 4000 Softswitch
3.9 Ericsson Softswitch
3.9.1 Ericsson Signaling Over IP
3.9.2 Ericsson SS7 Signaling Transport Over IP
3.10 Clarent
3.11 Gallery IP / IP Unity VoIP Solution
3.12 Telcordia Technologies
3.13 Sonus Networks
3.14 Telica
3.15 Telcordia Softswitch SIP Support
3.16 Oresis
3.17 Convergent Networks
3.18 Sonus
3.19 Unisphere
3.19.1 Unisphere Service Ready Networking
3.20 ipVerse
3.20.1 ipVerse Fault-Tolerant Architecture
3.20.2 ipVerse Interoperation With Cisco Universal Gateways
3.20.3 ipVerse SIP-Based Services To Carriers
3.20.4 ipVerse's Signaling And Call Control Platform
3.20.5 ipVerse ControlSwitch
3.21 Cirilium Softswitch
3.22 CopperCom
3.23 IpGen
3.24 MetaSwitch
3.25 Mockingbird
3.26 Nuera
3.27 NetCentrex
3.28 Open Telecommunications
3.29 Santera
3.30 Sylantro
3.31 Syndeo
3.32 Taqua
3.33 Tekelec
3.34 VocalData
3.35 Network and Service Management
3.35.1 Alcatel Network and Service Management
3.35.2 Siemens Network Management
3.35.3 VocalTec Centralized Management

4. The Internet As A Market Force In Telecommunications

4.1 Global Economy
4.1.1 Intensifying Competition On A Global Scale
4.2 Liberalization Of Carrier Markets
4.3 Competitive Forces
4.4 Business Forces Driving Change
4.4.1 Pace Of Technological And Product Change
4.4.2 Response To Change
4.5 Circuit Networks Vs. Packet Networks
4.6 Convergence Of Voice And Data
4.7 Internet Enabled Equipment
4.8 Service Provider Deregulation Issues
4.9 Internet Protocol (IP) Mission Critical Functionality
4.10 E-Services
4.10.1 E-Services Partnering
4.11 Internet
4.12 Internet Users
4.13 Online services
4.13.1 Web Lifestyle
4.14 Server Markets

5. Voice Over The Internet (VoIP) Company Profiles

5.1 3Com Corporation
5.1.1 CommWorks Corporation
5.2 @boyd:Hotsip
5.3 Alcatel
5.3.1 Alcatel Softswitches
5.3.2 Alcatel Integration
5.4 Clarent Corporation
5.4.1 Clarent Revenue
5.4.2 Clarent Customers
5.4.3 Clarent Strategy
5.4.4 Clarent Softswitch
5.5 Comgates
5.6 Congruency
5.7 Convergent Communications
5.8 Convergent Networks
5.9 CopperCom
5.10 DSP Group / VoicePump
5.11 Cisco Systems
5.11.1 Cisco Net Sales Revenue
5.11.2 Cisco Softswitch
5.11.3 Cisco Systems / Vida Networks
5.12 Ericsson
5.12.1 Mobile Internet GPRS
5.12.2 Ericsson Customers
5.12.3 Internet Applications
5.13 ETSI Tiphon
5.14 Fujitsu
5.14.1 Fujitsu Limited
5.14.2 Fujitsu Network Communications
5.14.3 Fujitsu Network Communications
5.15 Intel
5.15.1 Intel Revenue
5.15.2 Intel Acquisitions
5.16 ipGen
5.17 IP Unity
5.18 ipVerse
5.18.1 ipVerse Partners With Pactolus
5.18.2 ipVerse Softswitch
5.19 Internet & Telecoms Convergence Consortium
5.20 Internet Engineering Task Force
5.21 ITU
5.22 Lucent Technologies
5.22.1 Service Provider Networks
5.22.2 Lucent Softswitch / Level 3
5.23 NEC
5.24 Netrix Corporation
5.24.1 Products
5.25 Nortel
5.25.1 Strategies
5.25.2 Lines Of Business
5.25.3 Enterprise Solutions
5.25.4 Nortel Networks Realignment Plan
5.25.5 Nortel Reorganization
5.25.6 Optical Internet With Nortel Networks Optical Networks Solutions
5.25.7 Nortel Networks Customers
5.25.8 Nortel Networks Open Optical Dense-Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) System
5.25.9 IP-Ready Open Optical Interfaces
5.25.10 Nortel Networks Optical Packet Network Solution
5.25.11 IP Data Services
5.25.12 Sonet/SDH
5.25.13 Optical IP Network Backbones
5.25.14 Acquisitions
5.25.15 Focus On Solutions
5.26 Nuera
5.26.1 Nuera Communications Customers
5.26.2 Nuera Communications Softswitch
5.27 Oki Network Technologies
5.28 Performance Technologies
5.29 Pactolus Communication Software
5.30 Radcom
5.31 RAD Data Communications Ltd.
5.32 Siemens
5.32.1 Siemens Information And Communication Networks
5.32.2 Siemens Corporate
5.32.3 Reorganization Of Siemens Information And Communication Networks Group
5.32.4 Siemens Strategic Partnership With Quintus Corporation
5.32.5 HiPath ProCenter Strategy
5.32.6 HiPath Enterprise Convergence Architecture
5.32.7 Siemens Information And Communication Networks
5.32.8 Siemens U.S.
5.33 Sonus Networks
5.33.1 Sonus Softswitch Products
5.33.2 Sonus Softswitch Customers
5.34 Sun Microsystems
5.35 Telcordia Technologies
5.36 Telica
5.37 TimesTen
5.38 Texas Instruments
5.39 Unisphere Solutions
5.40 VocalTec
5.40.1 VocalTec Softswitch
5.41 White Pajama