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How do you see the opportunity (and complexity) of offering services/applications to customers in 3rd party networks (which are not my own network) using a service broker?
The short answer is “protocol mediation”. This example illustrates where it would be useful: Most mobile operators have services implemented in their network on a number of SCPs and these usually utilise standard INAP or a vendor-variant of a standard … Continue reading
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Do you see Service Broker as complementary to an SDP or will Service Broker become part of SDP? How today or in next 6 years? Where do you see the best solution for 3rd party application servers in Service Broker/SDP story?
It is arguably part of a network services SDP. If the SDP does not have a Service Broker, then it is certainly complementary. Whether Service Broker becomes part of SDP in general is probably determined more by the future direction … Continue reading
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Deployment of LTE voice is will now well documented. How do Service Brokers play into this scenario?
The current view is that LTE deployments will likely be a great catalyst for IMS deployments, and will rely on the IMS architecture. As such, the Service Broker will play a crucial role in allowing these LTE/IMS networks to leverage … Continue reading
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Is there – in any country/provider/network – somewhere something like an “app store” for network based applications including easy provisioning and billing, comparable to the iphone app store for device based applications? Do you know of such an offering or project?
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Do I need to change any of my applications in order to enable a Service Broker to work on my network?
The ability to reutilize existing applications without requiring coding changes is one of the innovative capabilities and a prime driver behind the interest in service brokers. Services brokers must ensure that those applications (some of which may be prohibitively expensive … Continue reading
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