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Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b53b47/nextgeneration_ip)has announced the addition of the "Next-Generation IP ServiceAssurance Outlook" report to their offering.

"Network transformations will have a major impact on spending inthe service assurance market," Patrick Kelly, Research Director.

The market for next-generation service assurance software will bedriven by network upgrades and the service applications that usethis technology. Upgrades in the core, aggregation and accessnetworks will lay the foundation for voice, video and dataservices, generating demand for solutions to measure quality andisolate problems in complex multi-domain networks. Demand forprobe, fault and performance software will follow technologyupgrades in the short term, followed by demand for solutions thatsupport IP services in the second half of the forecast period. Thisreport forecasts that revenue in the next-generation IP serviceassurance market will grow at a CAGR of 20%, from USD821 million in2007 to USD2.07 billion in 2012.

Network transformations will have a major impact on spending in theservice assurance market. Service providers are pursuing threemajor network transformation architecture options:

- next-generation access network transformation

- next-generation transport network transformation

- next-generation access and transport network transformation.

In the service assurance market, investments are targeted toward 11technology, service and application segments. During the next fiveyears, the market will be driven by mobile broadband, IP Ethernetaggregation and triple-play services.

This 46-page report includes forecast data, scenarios that evaluateservice providers' deployments in the current business environment,and an analysis of market drivers and leading suppliers in thissegment.

Key Topics Covered:

- Market forecast

- Scenarios

- Segments and definitions

- Application segments Probe systems

- Market drivers Services over IP

- Market inhibitors Resistance to organisation change

- Business environment

- List of Figures and Tables

For more information visithttp://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b53b47/nextgeneration_ip