IPCentricITy™

IP technology is radically transforming business and the means of communications as we know it. The fundamental architecture of the networks are changing and services are being decoupled from the networks delivering them. The result is a very different and dynamic environment, aka Next Generation Networks, than we’ve ever known in the telecommunications industry.

Our clients have new demands and high expectations, new competitors, new threats and new partnership opportunities. In concert, all this activity brings new service offering opportunities limited only by the imagination. Communications companies know that they must adapt, or fail. Revolutionary technologies can be embraced and capitalized upon or they can be ignored, resulting in certain business failure. The price for doing nothing is too great.

Additionally, the customer has the challenge of ensuring their offerings differentiate them from their competition. To win in business now, you must be remarkable. There is proof of this everywhere we look, no matter the industry. So, are you ready to be remarkable?

IPCentricITy helps clients be remarkable.

IPCentricITy is CGI's vision and action plan for the future of the telecommunications industry. It is born out of a passion to understand how we can help our clients realize the potential benefits of an all IP network. It describes how the industry is changing and the challenges and opportunities these changes present to our clients, whether it be oriented towards technology, business models, new services, strategic partnerships or simply consulting services.

The offering includes:

• Next Generation IP Services – a suite of pre-built, foundation service components
• CGI’s IPCentricITy Service Delivery Solution (SDS) – our home grown open standard, feature rich reference architecture
• IPCentricITy Synthesis, our leading-edge IP service composition platform – facilitating rapid creation of new communication applications
• CGI’s Tapestry suite – facilitating convergent order management, rating and billing as a key element of the transition to IP

These features and more have been proven in our IPCentricITy Solution Centers, which are our community of lab and test environments that demonstrate the architecture’s capabilities and enable the prototyping of service development.

Supporting all this is:

• The full complement of CGI’s core competencies with our demonstrated capability and experience in delivering IP centric solutions including customized IP application development and the subsequent integration into operational and business systems
• A deeply knowledgeable team with practical experience in next generation services development
• Strategic affiliations with numerous partners and relevant standards organizations

Also see

		Brochures
		–	IPCentricITy: an overview of the practice and solutions encompassed by the IPCentricITy concept
		–	IPCentricITy Next Generation IP Applications: a brief overview of all the Next Generation IP applications being employed as the foundation for new products and services
		–	IPCentricITy Service Delivery Solution: summary of the reference architecture that provides a framework of application components, templates and tools for the rapid design and development of revenue-producing services
		–	IPCentricITy Synthesis: a look at the Synthesis service composition platform which leverages our pre-built Next Generation IP services and accelerates new product offerings roll out
		–	Tapestry Adjunct Rater: an outline of IP rating capabilities to ensure you can capitalize on IP products
		–	Tapestry Service Manager: an outline of IP order orchestration across SDP, IMS and any other IP order management
		–	Tapestry Convergent Billing and Order Management
		Podcasts / Screencast
		–	Unlocking the Power of Convergence: CGI examines the current state of the communications industry to dispel common myths and to share where the REAL power of convergence lies. (Originally presented at the 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit)  Watch and listen to the screencast
		–	Capitalizing on Convergence: CGI’s approach and experience in helping telecom and cable providers take full advantage of triple- and quadruple-play opportunities  Listen to the podcast
		Presentations
		–	IPCentricITy, the transformation to next generation services
		–	Tapestry Service Manager – IP order management
		–	Tapestry Adjunct Rater – IP rating