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Track: VoIP Peering Summit
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The State of VoIP Peering
(VP-01)

Thursday - 01/26/06, 8:30-9:15am

This session will serve first as an overview and an introduction to VoIP Peering. The presenter will review the state of VoIP Peering today. He will give history, analogies, and examples of what is happening in the industry to support the claim that voice peering exists and is having a significant impact on the economics of communications. He will stress that cost savings and not “technology-for-technology’s-sake” is driving VoIP implementation. Subsequent issues to be addressed will include the so-called “threshold issue” i.e., are VoIP service providers and enterprise VoIP network managers comfortable peering their voice traffic over the public Internet?

Presented by:

Mark Nietubyc
Head of North American Marketing
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices, LLC

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Technical Issues of VoIP Peering
(VP-02)

Thursday - 01/26/06, 12:30-1:15pm

VoIP Peering makes sense from a business perspective, but what about the technical details that will get us to the promised land? Technical issues include successful resolution of regulatory concerns such as e911 for VoIP; SIP versus H.323 and the state of each protocol in the network; ongoing interoperability issues between older H.323 gateways; and carrier signaling issues such as access costs of SS7 and SS7 services. Attendees to this panel discussion can expect to leave with a working knowledge of what it will take to achieve a successful VoIP peering implementation.

Presented by:

Andrew Nicholson
Product Manager
Aculab
Larry Frank
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
InfiniRoute Network
Sean Kent
Senior Product Manager
VeriSign Communication Services
Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
CTO
Aptela, Inc.
Eli Katz
Founder & CEO
Xconnect

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VoIP Peering Business Case Studies
(VP-03)

Thursday - 01/26/06, 1:30-3:15pm

This session will take a look at several economic business cases for various groups that should consider VoIP Peering: • RLEC and CLECs: it’s time to get the lead out! Start peering your voip traffic today. • MSOs: you’re looking for a way to peer and a governing body to manage it. Come learn how you can achieve what you’re looking for. • VoBBs: many of you peer already. Spread the word and drive down costs while taking revenues from the incumbents. • Enterprise network operators: many businesses are already peering their VoIP traffic. Hear the proven case studies and improve your bottom line.

Presented by:

Eli Katz
Founder & CEO
Xconnect
Andrew Nicholson
Product Manager
Aculab
Larry Frank
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
InfiniRoute Network
Sean Kent
Senior Product Manager
VeriSign Communication Services
Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
CTO
Aptela, Inc.

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VoIP Peering & Session Border Control
(VP-04)

Thursday - 01/26/06, 3:30-4:15pm

Session Border Controllers (SBCs) offer a wide range of services and security features that address issues caused by boundaries of trust, administration, and policy between service providers. The clash between these boundaries and the peer-to-peer model envisioned by VoIP protocol designers promotes the development of SBCs to and essential function in full-scale commercial deployment of VoIP and integration into the existing PSTN. This session will focus on the challenges, requirements, and solutions available for network to network interface for multimedia networks. Topics will include routing, policing, security, gateway, billing, and other relevant functions.

Presented by:

Pat Moore
Director of Business Development
Data Connection
Joe Schiavone
Director of Sales
FreedomVOICE
Jon Arnold
Co-Founder
Intelligent Communications Partners
Joel Fisher
Director of Business Development
Ditech Communications
Thomas Howe (Moderator)
President
Thomas Howe Consulting
Mark Hewitt
Managing Director
Ecosystem Partners

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Conferences

Conference Program At-A-Glance (pdf - 2.43MB) Exhibitor Prospectus Now Available (pdf - 1.34MB)

Conference Program At-A-Glance
(pdf - 2.43MB)

Exhibitor Prospectus Now Available
(pdf - 1.34MB)