IPX Essential Within 3 Years According to of Mobile Operators

"In spite of the interest in IPX as a at once-generation play, operators as well report benefits on today's congested networks. The majority rate the security and manageability of IPX as the main plusses, but operators are as well excited by the potential to cut costs by reducing the number of connections needed," said William Dudley, Group Director of Operator Services Products at Sybase 365. "Operators see potential in IPX to enable them to bring over-the-top services including multimedia and other high-bandwidth content, and social networking into the fold."

There is a clear correlation between the number of operators planning to deploy IPX within the then one to three years and those who believe IPX will become essential to operating 4G networks in the same timeframe.

Nearly eight out of 10 operators surveyed who say they have deployed IPX currently use it for voice services, with data roaming then and there, citing ease of use and scalability as major benefits. The EMEA region, covering the second largest subscriber base, is expected to be where IPX takes off first, closely followed by the largest region, Asia Pacific. This is due to the open nature of EMEA infrastructure, and a strong financial backing that gravitates towards the latest in telecommunication services.

A minority of the operators claim to be using IPX for inter-MSC connectivity, signalling, enhanced GRX, MPLS, IP transit, L3 VPN, BGP peering, CDN and IP data. The survey found that there are a significant number of IPX networks already in place, with the EMEA region showing that over two thirds of carriers will be ready to deploy IPX within 3 years. Additionally, the study reveals that service providers of all types - wireless, wire line, wholesale, cable operators and integrated carriers - are already deploying IPX.

Results of the Sybase 365 study as well show that operators will look to IPX service providers to offer multimedia services, Voice over IP and HD voice. Operators in all regions are most interested in bringing high-bandwidth or multimedia services into their service offerings, followed by social networks and financial services. One operator highlighted that offering differentiated services is one of the key components being considered for IPX networks. "Internet players are always included in such open initiatives, because they are designed to give clients more choice in terms of the services they can enjoy." IPX will as well "offer operators improved flexibility to deliver new services," he noted.

The majority of operators surveyed plan to deploy IPX over the straightway one to three years. The findings underscore the firm grasp of the benefits and opportunities for IPX that operators have, as then as growing demand for an infrastructure that can securely and reliably connect multiple operators with over-the-top services, enterprises and cloud services. IPX management and security capabilities rank highest as prime benefits for current network owners. More than half of operators surveyed agree that IPX networks make it easier to deploy end-to-end IP services, cut costs, guarantee quality and ease the migration to 4G networks. Near a quarter of operators rank highly the ability to consolidate multiple connections.

"Our study shows that during operators will be relying on IPX to handle roaming, IP signalling and streaming services on then and there-generation networks in the early days, in the longer term, when more 4G networks are live, operators will as well leverage IPX to facilitate expanded voice interconnect," said Dudley. "We firmly believe IPX will become a centralised infrastructure across service providers and across solutions for the rest of the decade and beyond."