AdvancedTCA has rapidly emerged as the platform technology of choice for the delivery of innovative telecommunications infrastructure solutions. Standards enable delivery of high performance and high throughput solutions, as well as defined reliability and management architecture. The AdvancedTCA integration framework allows ease of mixing and matching functional modules, and has resulted in AdvancedTCA’s adoption as the common platform framework for telecommunications equipment manufacturers to deliver advanced system solutions. AdvancedTCA is enabling developers to meet the global needs of 3G wireless and IP Multimedia Subsystems and to access broadband network deployment. AdvancedMC hot-swap capability has enabled AdvancedMCs to emerge as a key ingredient for the delivery of highly functional and robust systems. Ian discusses the status of the critical choices and issues systems developers should address as they look to deliver AdvancedTCA/AdvancedMC solutions.