IMS Equipment Market on Track for 50% Growth in 2011

They as well note although that Nokia Siemens Networks pulled ahead in the fast-growing Ims session control function server market in 3Q11, followed by Ericsson and Huawei.

"The IMS equipment market is on track to gain over 50% in global revenue in 2011 over 2010 as large service providers like China Telecom, China Unicom, and Deutsche Telekom undergo significant Class 5 replacement projects; AT&T and NTT ramp their Class 5 replacements; cable operators just as Comcast get ready to launch their new networks; and wireless operators launch IMS for LTE. IMS market growth rates to continue to follow an atypical curve as projects ramp and taper and new ones pick up across fixed-line and mobile networks," expects Diane Myers, directing analyst for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and IMS at Infonetics Research

In 3Q11, 66% of global IMS core equipment revenue was from equipment purchased for fixed-line networks, due to ongoing fixed-line projects in Europe and Asia Pacific

In North America only 55% of IMS core revenue was for fixed-line networks, due to continued strength coming from Verizon Wireless for their LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) deployment

Home subscriber servers continue to benefit from LTE deployments, as they are being implemented as the core device registering element within LTE networks, which is having a positive impact on HSS regardless of voice over LTE deployments

In 3Q11, Asia Pacific was again the largest region for IMS sales, with 40% of total IMS equipment revenue, during North America posted the strongest quarter, with revenue up 104% over 2Q11