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Specifically, VPF officials say that their network is a platform that connects carriers and enterprises“ for the purpose of voice termination and accessing telephony applications,”  and for local, national and global carriers on-net.

It’s not a clearinghouse, not a broker and takes no commission fees. It is designed to work whether you’re a CLEC, MSO, ILEC, or PTT. The way VPF officials put it, “with one connection into the VPF community, you can meet with your buyers and sellers, with two or more connections, use the VPF to support your IP trunks between VoIP gateway systems.”

VPF is described by company officials as technology agnostic, supporting all protocols. : Open architecture ensures all protocols are supported. It offers direct interaction and negotiation with VPF Members. and lets you pick and choose from a fairly wide variety of services on offer from other members. Many users find it helpful to consolidate last mile and long haul circuits.

One advantage it offers is transparency. Carriers around the world would like to do business with one another directly, and VPF lets carriers who own and operate their own network elements meet, negotiate and interconnect “without any interference or limitations imposed by third-parties,” its officials say.

Last August, TMCnet reported that Voice Peering Fabric was seeking partners “who have or are developing” technologies and services that perform or assist in the interconnection of telephony networks.

If a company is armed to expand VoIP, VPF asks them to join as partners, Silverstein noted, adding that as many mid- to large-sized organizations are looking to upgrade their communications to include VoIP, many are in need of connectivity, hardware, software and consultation.