STERLING, Va., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR)
today announced the successful completion of the trial of its SIP-IX VoIP
Interconnection Exchange service with four competitive local exchange
providers who are members of COMPTEL, the leading industry association
representing competitive communications service providers and their supplier
partners.
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A detailed panel discussion regarding the benefits and technical aspects
of VoIP interconnection will be held on Tuesday, October 7 at 11:00 a.m. at
the COMPTEL Plus Fall 2008 Convention & Expo. The COMPTEL event will be held
October 5-8 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. Tim
Cody, NeuStar's Senior Director of Product Management, who conducted the
SIP-IX Interconnection Exchange service trial with the COMPTEL members, will
be one of the presenters on this panel.
'We're glad to have been working with NeuStar during this trial,' said
Jerry James, CEO of COMPTEL. 'Our members that participated in the trial have
told us that NeuStar's VoIP Interconnection Exchange service performed exactly
as NeuStar promised it would. We look forward to the next phase of this
project.'
The industry is witnessing an increased migration to IP-based networks,
which enable operators to realize significant cost-savings and also provide a
platform for new revenue growth through next generation services. SIP-IX
enables the transition to IP-based networks by providing a scalable
cost-effective solution for interconnection between services providers.
The successful trial included extensive testing of provisioning of
telephone numbers and policy management. This policy control enables
customized route instructions to optimize cost, quality and service
capability, supporting new business models and relationships.
'We appreciate the opportunity to work with COMPTEL and provide innovative
solutions to enable ubiquitous VoIP interconnection,' said Michael Misheff,
NeuStar's Vice President of Converged Addressing. 'We are pleased with the
results of this trial and we look forward to working with the industry to
accelerate the migration to IP networks.'
About NeuStar, Inc.
NeuStar is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the
global communications and Internet industry. Visit NeuStar online at
http://www.NeuStar.biz.
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