The Business-Technology Drivers And Benefits Of SOA

Today's Telco faces enormous challenges - more demanding customers, increased competition, outdated infrastructure and network,, ever-growing regulatory requirements, and time-to-market pressure. Many telcos have moved toward Next Generation Network (NGN) and the rapid convergence of IT and communications services to support emerging requirements, competition, and technology development. This paper examines the business impact and identifies the key business-technology drivers and benefits of Service Oriented Architecture and provides guidance and insight into the question of how SOA can enable companies to face current and future challenges of rapid business service delivery.