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In an effort to create the first next generation network/VoIP federation in Germany, which will allow service providers to directly exchange IP voice and multimedia traffic, XConnect (News - Alert) has teamed with DE-CIX (News - Alert), the world’s largest Internet exchange.

Through its partnership with DE-CIX, XConnect – a provider of network peering and ENUM-registry services – will be able to create a secure, scalable federation hub and central carrier ENUM-based routing and number-management platform that will allow hundreds of fixed, mobile, ASP and Web 2.0 operators to securely interconnect end to end on an all-IP basis.

"We are delighted to join with XConnect in spearheading VoIP federation initiatives in Germany," said DE-CIX CEO Harald Summa. "Partnering with XConnect will enable DE-CIX to consolidate our leading market position by delivering additional VoIP and Next Generation Network peering, as well as interconnection services.”

"The complexities and associated costs of interconnecting networks have become a key concern for service providers,” Summa added. “The partnership will address these challenges, providing cost and service efficiencies while driving adoption of new services."

Operators stand to benefit quite a bit from this new partnership, particularly since interconnection will happen through the hub. One of the chief advantages of the partnership is that the technical complexity and commercial and operational costs of NGN interconnection will be reduced because there will be a migration from bilateral, legacy-network TDM interconnects to IP.

Moreover, operators will be able to interconnect securely and multilaterally to multiple networks via a single IP connection to the hub, supporting the interworking and interoperability of IP voice and multimedia services, such as HD voice, video and Unified Communications (News - Alert) (UC), according to company officials.

With the ENUM registry, for the first time, German operators will be able to enjoy a central number-management and number-portability platform that can facilitate ENUM-based number discovery and routing that will enable calls to be delivered accurately and directly across networks.

The partnership couples DE-CIX's experience in managing high-volume Internet exchange services and market reach with XConnect's expertise and global leadership in carrier-neutral NGN interconnection services and technology, according to company officials.

"In line with the global trend of evolution to IP-based communications, we are thrilled to have been selected by the world's leading Internet exchange to bring all-IP telecoms and Interconnect 2.0 services to Germany and beyond,” XConnect CEO Eli Katz (News - Alert) said. “Our partnership will, for the first time, enable operators in Germany to launch IP voice and new multimedia services on a cross-network basis, which the legacy PSTN infrastructure cannot support. This will bring new revenue opportunities, as well as cost savings, to all operators."

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