So the Question Is What will my network have to do to support this (IMS) functionality? Some differences to consider include: Voice Architecture Packet Switched v. Circuit Switched architectures In-Band (IP) v. OOB (SS7) signaling QoS and Billing Architectures Provider mediated sessions (QoS, Policy) v. end-to-end principle We'll talk more about the implications of these in a minute Walled Garden v. "Internet" business models ...