Sun, through JAIN technology, is changing the telecommunications market from large proprietary closed systems to an open architecture of rapidly deployable services. JAIN technology does this through the Java 2 platform. No, not at all. This will facilitate the removal of proprietary roadblocks and will set the stage for an open market where NEPs, ISVs, protocol stack vendors, service providers and carriers can offer their component Java technology-based products.
Customers can select component products or beans on the basis of functionality and value.
This market model stimulates the re-use of existing components and the development of additional or missing functionality, thereby maximizing efficiency as well as innovation. I am surprised that so many stack providers have endorsed JAIN technology. Their differentiation and autonomy are realized in network architecture, not in the applications that reside on top of the stack. Network carriers recognize the advantages each stack provider brings to their network, yet a service on one stack is no different than a service on another stack. Yes, all the main NEPs have endorsed JAIN technology and are part of the current phase of JAIN market rollout.