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IMS Forum: bring OSS out of the back office

Launches BSS/OSS and security technical working group

      

IMS Forum: bring OSS out of the back office

Launches BSS/OSS and security technical working group

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Khalilian addresses the following questions in this audiocast:

During the recent the Billing/OSS World Conference, the IMS Forum announced the creation of its BSS/OSS and Security Technical Working Group. To start, can you talk about the drivers behind that group and what it's composed of?

Martina Kurth, research director at Gartner, was quoted in a press release with one of the OSS vendors saying that decline in their voice revenues, operators must move quickly to offer new content, including video and advertising services. In a consolidating industry, how can both segments stay competitive and differentiate themselves over one another?

How will OSS/BSS be integrated into the next plug fest?

OSS and back office issues seem to becoming more into the limelight. How much will OSS/BSS be a part of the next-gen IMS network infrastructure?

What are the challenges of implementing a sound OSS/BSS system in an IMS environment?


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