"Today is the era of broadband and VoIP communications. Internet giants like Skype and GoogleTalk are changing the telecoms ecosystem by providing virtually free voice. Transforming into an integrated information service provider and building an all-IP based convergence network has now become a strategic necessity for global operators."

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is affording the telecom operators the opportunity to provide mobile and fixed multimedia services, enabling not only new services, but new partnerships, new markets and bringing new competitors.

IMS Africa 2007 is running from 6 - 9 November 2007 at the Michelangelo Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, will bring together service providers, fixed and mobile operators together with technology providers. The conference will feature IMS case studies delivered by leading service providers as well as the views from the IT players to provide an objective outlook on the prospects for IMS. This event is designed to equip operators with the knowledge, solutions and partners they need to make IMS based services a profitable reality. This conference reviews the potential for IMS globally and locally.

For more information you can visit www.terrapinn.co.za/2007/imsza.