On telecom services

Communication specialists around the world are facing the same problem: shifting from circuit switching to packet switching. Network paradigm shift means the transition from Signal System Seven (SS7) signaling to Internet Protocol (IP). SS7 is a set of protocol standards that controls signaling for the public switched telephone network, allowing mobile carriers around the world to pass information across their networks. The transition to IP assumes that the IP protocol will be the only means of communication between the transport layer and applications. Telecom services evaluation due to the transition from Time-division multiplexing network to IP are considered.

from our latest paper On telecom services evaluation