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[Beijing, China-31 Oct. 2007] Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. (Huawei), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it successfully hosted its Global IMS Summit in Beijing, China. At the summit Huawei and over 50 partners and customers including BEA, BroadSoft, China Mobile, HP, IBM and other leading firms from the telecommunications, Internet and IT industries, discussed the latest progress in the development of IMS and developed strategies to allow Service Providers to profit from the convergence of telecommunications and Web 2.0.

The diversified demands of service providers for end-to-end solutions and the rapidly changing market environment call for open and cooperative strategies for IMS development and service innovation. When developing IMS solutions, Huawei and its partners are committed to constructing a flourishing ecosystem to integrate applications from the broad world of service and content providers. Service providers can choose the integrated solutions best suited for addressing their needs. This significantly reduces the risk and complexity of the integration project and provides subscribers with exciting new services, particularly those built around the "anytime, anywhere, via any terminals" capabilities known as Fixed-Mobile-Convergence (FMC). 

The summit was a channel for Huawei to communicate with its partners on planning the next generation of services that will allow telecommunications service providers to meet the demands of their customers. In addition, the summit allowed Huawei to attract more partners to enhance the completeness and competitiveness of solutions that can be offered. The summit also provides a platform for partners to exchange information on technologies and business opportunities.

David Sung, Vice President of IBM Greater China Group

"The open integration capabilities of Huawei IMS products, and the innovation platforms from IBM, complement each other to allow Service Providers to create innovative end-to-end services based on open platforms and IT standards, which will improve customers' competitiveness " said David Sung, Vice President of IBM Greater China Group.　

"The advanced Service Delivery Platform of BEA Systems, when integrated with Huawei's leading network capabilities, provides solutions allowing Service Providers to leverage IMS and Web 2.0 Applications to create value for customers." Steve Au Yeung, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, BEA Systems commented.

Steve Au Yeung, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, BEA Systems

"Huawei is dedicated to constructing an open IMS ecosystem to support the concept of continuous innovation," said Dingyun, President of Huawei Core Networks product line. "Our customers, the leading Service Providers throughout the world, demand the best solutions in the fastest time and this would not be possible without the collaboration of our partners. The IMS Summit helps us explore new revenue models and collaboration models with our partners to boost the success of the IMS value chain."

Currently, the Huawei IMS Ecosystem has more than 100 partners, with a wide range of capabilities, from terminals to applications including Business Support System and Operation Support System. Huawei IMS solutions have won 38 commercial and trial contracts from leading Service Providers such as China Mobile and DT. Huawei works actively with the leading operators in the world to establish future-oriented converged networks and business models.