Evolution of Telecommunication Services The Convergence of Telecom and Internet: Technologies and Ecosystems - Bertin, Emmanuel; Crespi, Noel; Magedanz, Thomas (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013)
Part I: History and Perspectives on the Telecom -- Standardized Assets -- Network and Control Platforms -- Telecom Applications, APIs and Service Platforms -- Value Added Services in the Evolving Multimedia Communication Network -- NGN Standardization as a Strength -- Part II: A New Competitive Landscape between Operators, Device Makers and OTT Service -- Providers; Why Are the Operators Challenged and How they Can Compete -- A Short History of VoIP Services -- NGN Shortcomings -- An IT Perspective on Standards, Service Architectures and Platforms -- A Review: What Matters for Ecosystem Business Strategy -- New Regulatory Approaches in an Evolving Market Structure -- Part III: New Opportunities, Future Battlefields -- Virtualizing Devices -- Virtualizing Platforms -- Virtualizing Network -- Internet of Things -- Internet of Services.
Keywords: Computer science; Computer communication systems; Software engineering; Algorithms; Information Storage and Retrieval; Artificial intelligence