The SIP Forum Announces Dates for the Second Annual SIPNOC

The SIP Forum Announces Dates for the Second Annual SIPNOC

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The SIP Forum Announces Dates for the Second Annual SIPNOC -- SIP Network Operators Conference -- for the Worldwide Service Provider Community 

The two-day educational conference for service providers to be held in Herndon, VA, June 25-27, 2012; SIPNOC 2012 US early bird registration to begin in mid-November

NORTH ANDOVER, MA (November 8, 2011) - The SIP Forum announced today that it will host the second annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC US 2012), a two day educational conference focusing on the challenges and opportunities related to the deployment of SIP-based carrier services globally. SIPNOC US 2012 will be held in Herndon, VA on June 25-27, 2012 and will build on the success of the inaugural event last spring, which attracted leading technical and operations personnel from the global carrier community and earned high praise from attendees for its educational, non-commercial and technical content that focused on the real-world challenges operators face when deploying SIP services in global IP networks. 

“SIP network implementations continue to grow within the international service provider community and with the acceleration of global SIP internetworking across new geographies and diverse network topologies come new technological, logistical and business challenges that need to be addressed, and that was the impetus for SIPNOC,” said SIP Forum Chairman of the Board Richard Shockey. “Prior to last year’s inaugural event, the network operator community had very few options for coming together to meet, discuss and share ideas and knowledge about SIP implementation issues in a non-commercial, technically-oriented setting. SIPNOC provides that unique setting.” 

The SIP Forum will release further details about SIPNOC US 2012 including sign-up for early bird registration in mid-November at its conference website SIP Forum - SIPNOC US 2012 Overview. 

SIPNOC 2012 will bring together leading technical minds from the telecommunications industry to learn, discuss and formulate new ideas and strategies concerning the challenges and opportunities for SIP-based carrier services in fixed and mobile IP network environments. The conference, which is designed specifically for SIP network operations personnel and engineering staff, will feature well-known industry speakers and a number of highly technical educational and instructional panels and sessions. The SIP Forum will also host networking events at the conference and offer a series of informal “Birds of a Feather” sessions, which encourage discussion of varying topics held in hallways, available meeting rooms and break-out areas. 

“SIPNOC is yet another element of the SIP Forum’s event portfolio that demonstrates our dedication to providing technical guidance and support of the SIP protocol across all audiences,” said Marc Robins, President and Managing Director of the SIP Forum. “Based on the success of last year’s event and the ensuing response from our membership and colleagues worldwide, we expect this event to continue and grow for some time.”

SIPNOC 2012 will build on themes first discussed at last year’s inaugural event: addressing issues critical to the reliable and successful deployment and operation of SIP-based services in carrier networks and the opportunities that come with it. Among the topics expected to be on the agenda at this year’s conference are SIP trunking interoperability and the SIP Forum’s recently ratified SIPconnect 1.1 technical specification that provides a definitive and standardized set of guidelines for seamless, end-to-end interoperability between SIP-enabled IP-PBXs and service provider networks. Other themes to be discussed include Fax over Internet protocol (FoIP) interworking, implementing SIP with IPv6, and the sharing of best practices for the utilization of Wireshark for network diagnostics within IP network environments. 

“We created SIPNOC with the intention of providing a meeting place for the international community of communications engineers and network operations professionals who deal with the real-world intricacies of SIP on a day-to-day basis,” added Robins. “We want to build on the positive momentum from last year’s event where were able to initiate discussions that are already having a tangible, positive impact on the global SIP networking community. We expect this year’s event to be even more successful.”

Building on the success of these US-based SIPNOC events, the SIP Forum is expected to announce details for a Europe-based event - SIPNOC EU 2012. The dates and location of the next event will be released later this year.

SIPNOC US 2012 will be held at the Hyatt Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA June 25 -27, 2012. The event website is located at SIP Forum - SIPNOC US 2012 Overview.

Attendees at SIPNOC US 2012 will include telecommunications providers, major backbone operators, interconnect and wholesale solution providers, ISPs, cable operators, wireless network operators as well as large enterprises deploying major SIP initiatives. At last year’s SIPNOC 2011, informational presentations were made by a number of industry professionals from organizations such as Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, Sprint Nextel, CableLabs and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Dr. Douglas C. Sicker, Chief Technologist at the Federal Communications Commission, provided the keynote speech. 

The SIP Forum has gained an international reputation for developing important, educational events surrounding SIP. The organization’s SIPit series of interoperability testing events regularly provides a test bed for SIP-based applications and equipment that has been heralded as critical for the development of new products and services in the industry. The SIP Forum also has a number of committees and task groups made up of well-known industry experts examining a myriad of SIP-related topics, including the use of SIP in smart grid installations, FoIP, video, and user-agent configuration.

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CommuniGate Systems now delivers communication solutions to every continent in the world

ENEA Antarctica project win, CommuniGate Systems now delivers communication solutions to every continent in the world

 CommuniGate Systems, the leader in super-efficient, massively scalable unified communications technology announce that CommuniGate Pro has been selected to deliver reliable and secure email and instant messaging communication solutions for the Italian Antarctic Program under the logistic responsibility of ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development).

CommuniGate Pro was chosen by ENEA to reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO), reduce operational overheads and to increase performance, reliability and security. CommuniGate Systems’ Italian distributor, Answer VAD, is leading the project with ENEA in Antarctica and their Italian offices.

CommuniGate Pro is unique, providing the only single-vendor Unified Communications solution on the market. As a single-vendor solution, operators, service providers and enterprises across the world benefit from massively reduced costs and simplified scalability.
"Our confidence in the potential of CommuniGate Pro led us to choose it in such an extreme situation as the mission in Antarctica”, said Piero Angelo Cavoli of the Antarctic Technical Unit of ENEA , “Where reliability and secure communications is of utmost importance, it simply could not be questioned."
Find out more and read the case study here: CommuniGate Systems: Customer Case Studies

About ENEA
Pursuant to art. 37 of Law no. 99 of July 23rd, 2009, the Agency’s activities are targeted to research, innovation technology and advanced services in the fields of energy - especially nuclear. 
ENEA performs research activities and provides agency services in support to public administrations, public and private enterprises, and citizens.
For more information visit: home — Enea 

About PNRA
The Italian National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) began in 1985 with the objective of ensuring the participation of Italy to the Antarctic Treaty and the development of scientific research in the Antarctic continent. Since then, every year, there were scientific expeditions, the results of which have brought our country to the level of the most important nations. This has led to the creation of a coastal station open during the southern summer, and - in conjunction with the French program - a permanent station on the plateau, operational in the summer and winter. The mission has also developed various technologies, such as telecommunications and automation needed to further their research. The Italian National Research Council (CNR) is the scientific coordinator of PNRA, while ENEA has in charge the logistics and the implementation of PNRA.
For more information visit: P.N.R.A. - Programma Nazionale Ricerche in Antartide 

About CommuniGate Systems
CommuniGate Systems develops carrier-grade unified communications software for enterprises, fixed-line, cable and mobile operators. The Company’s software enables service providers and operators to deliver value-added secure voice and multimedia communications services over their IP-based networks at massive scale, as hosted, SaaS and Cloud products. Enterprises of all sizes benefit from the Company’s carrier-grade software quality with cost-efficient, secure and reliable communications in any environment.
The Company's software comprises of the industry acclaimed CommuniGate Pro™, and the applications Pronto!™ and UC Centrex™.
For more information visit: CommuniGate Systems: Pronto!

About Answer VAD
ANSWER SRL, search for, test and propose to the market the best of bread technologies in the Software field. With more than a decade of experience, Answer can grant to its channel network high quality in the process of market and deploy its solutions.
Answer is the exclusive distributor for CommuniGate Pro for Italy, San Marino and Vatican City and Competence Centre for the EMEA region.

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technology Unveils New Provisioning Solution Snom

 technology Unveils New Provisioning Solution snom

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snom technology Unveils New Provisioning Solution to Accelerate Enterprise VoIP and Unified Communications Deployments for snom Distributors and Resellers

- snom Active provides the secure, automatic provisioning, configuration and administration of snom phones when implemented with Microsoft Lync, IP PBX or hosted VoIP solutions – speeding installation and activation and reducing deployment cost and complexity - 

Woburn, Mass. (November 1, 2011) - snom technology AG, a leading developer of IP desktop phones and IP communications solutions, today introduced snom Active, a new secure and hosted provisioning solution for snom IP phones being deployed as part of an integrated business IP telephony or unified communication (UC) system. snom Active provides snom distributors and certified value-added resellers (VARs) with a free advanced provisioning and management tool for snom phones and endpoints that boosts the speed and efficiency of the deployment process for VARs’ implementing VoIP or UC in the enterprise. 
“snom Active gives our channel community a powerful solution for managing their fleet of snom desktop phones for enterprise-scale VoIP or unified communication implementations during the earliest stages of deployment - provisioning and configuration - when speed and efficiency are the most critical success factors,” said Mike Storella, snom COO. “By making the registration and activation process of snom phones faster, simpler and more scalable, snom Active can exponentially improve the implementation process for enterprise VoIP or UC enabling our snom distributors and resellers to grow their top line while reducing their bottom line in the process.”
snom Active provides snom partners with the remote capability for bulk configuration, provisioning and ongoing administration of snom’s SIP endpoints, including live updates of snom software and firmware. As a hosted, web-based service, snom Active offers VARs a highly reliable platform to manage and provision hundreds to thousands of snom phones across multiple distributed sites.
snom Active features include:
• Auto provisioning
• Managed snom subdomain
• Guaranteed 99.999% system uptime
• Bulk phone configuration
• Fleet and system-wide management and administration
• “White label” hosting opportunities
• Custom setup (office and end user level profiles)
• Full remote deployability
• Unlimited re-registerability on handsets
• Full HTTPS config traffic
• Managed password protection
• Military-grade security

Seamless UC support
The snom Active hosted provisioning service provides full support of the entire portfolio of snom phones in unified communications environments, including the snom 3xx and snom 8xx series’ of desktop phones, the snom m9 cordless DECT phone, and additional snom endpoints, including the snom Meetingpoint conference phone and the snom PA1 public address system.
Fast and Efficient snom provisioning with Microsoft Lync 2010
snom Active also supports the snom UC line of Microsoft Lync 2010-qualifed snom phones, including the snom 300 UC edition and the snom 821 UC edition, bringing the speed and simplicity of configuration and provisioning to large enterprises deploying snom UC phones with Microsoft Lync. snom Active with Lync also allows for managed password protection, meaning system and IT management do not need to know end-user passwords, which complies with access security protocols in many organizations. 
Broad deployment with IP PBX, hosted and managed VoIP business services
For VARs offering hosted, managed or IP PBX communications services with snom endpoints, snom Active offers an easy-to-use management platform with guaranteed uptime and a new level of scaled network visibility and manageability.
By streamlining most provisioning and management functions of a snom IP telephony system, snom Active helps maximize cost efficiencies by eliminating costs associated with support, administration and maintenance. Official snom distributors and certified snom VARs can also qualify to offer hosted “white label” snom Active provisioning service, a customized and branded solution that snom channel partners can offer to their end customers. 
The snom Active service is now available free of charge to certified snom resellers and official distributors worldwide. 

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TE Connectivity and ip.access introduce integrated Small Cell and DAS

TE Connectivity and ip.access introduce integrated Small Cell and DAS

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TE Connectivity (TE) and ip.access today announced that the two companies have teamed to create the world’s first all-digital integrated Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and small cell base station for WCDMA services. The solution uses ip.access' E16 picocell access point integrated with TE’s InterReach Spectrum or InterReach Fusion DAS products to provide a one-stop system for enterprises wishing to improve mobile service in their facilities. The solution will be presented in TE’s booth #2A61 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 27 through March 1, 2012.

Under terms of the agreement, ip.access furnishes a baseband processing unit with the same features as its E16 3G picocell, integrated into a single card that can be inserted into TE’s InterReach Spectrum digital DAS. The system eliminates A/D and D/A converters and RF interfacing equipment since the ip.access base station is connected directly to the DAS, improving signal quality while reducing heat dissipation, power consumption and deployment space.

“This integrated DAS and small cell system brings a new level of simplicity and ease of deployment to enterprise mobile networks,” said Simon Brown, chief executive officer of ip.access. “Our E16 picocell provides the capacity enterprises need for their mobile users with cost-effective Ethernet backhaul, while the TE DAS products distribute that capacity throughout a facility or campus.”

ip.access' small cell access points use the 3GPP standard Iuh interface for connection to the wireless service provider's network, enabling the E16 to interoperate not only with ip.access' own small cell gateways and management system, but also with third party standards-based small cell gateways. This makes the integrated DAS solution very flexible, and allows it to support multi-operator deployments from a single installation. The solution provides precision capacity to specific areas and the ability to move capacity over distances, making the most out of the service provider assets.

“We believe integrating DAS and small cell base stations is the wave of the future as more enterprises and other venues see the need for enhanced mobile network capacity and coverage,” said Chris Jurasek, vice president and general manager of TE Wireless and Services. “Our long relationship with ip.access has now resulted in a breakthrough system that addresses the need for small cell coverage and capacity in thousands of locations.”

The integrated small cell/DAS system supporting WCDMA will be available for demonstrations in the summer of 2012. An LTE system is planned for early 2013.

About ip.access
Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, ip.access Ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is an innovator, developer and manufacturer of small cell infrastructure solutions for home, business, or public use and is an acknowledged world-leader across a number of key measures. 
The company’s range of small cell (picocell and femtocell) solutions for 3G, EDGE GSM and LTE deployments combine IP and wireless technologies and have all the key components needed – small cell access points, converged access gateways, and network management solutions – to help operators drive down costs and increase the coverage and capacity of mobile networks.
In 2011, ip.access passed the market-leading milestone of 500,000 3G small cells deployed, both directly and through partners, and has also been independently ranked by ABI Research as the world’s number 1 picocell vendor. 
ip.access is the company behind the multi-award winning Oyster 3G® femtocell technology, which dramatically improves indoor 3G coverage and overall network capacity. Oyster 3G is the core femtocell technology 'inside' AT&T’s 3G MicroCell - the world’s largest consumer small cell deployment.
The company’s nanoGSM® and nano3G® picocell solutions provide 2G and 3G coverage and capacity for offices, shops, stations, remote rural areas and even passenger aircraft and ships, with live installations in more than 60 networks around the world.
ip.access counts Amadeus Capital Partners, Cisco, Intel Capital, Qualcomm, Rothschild, Scottish Equity Partners and TE Connectivity among its shareholders. 

About TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity is a global, $14 billion company that designs and manufactures approximately 500,000 products that connect and protect the flow of power and data inside the products that touch every aspect of our lives. Our nearly 100,000 employees partner with customers in virtually every industry—from consumer electronics, energy and healthcare, to automotive, aerospace and communication networks—enabling smarter, faster, better technologies to connect products to possibilities. More information on TE Connectivity can be found at http://www.te.com

ABOUT TE WIRELESS and SERVICES 
The business unit TE Wireless and Services provides innovative solutions for wireless, wireline, cable and enterprise networks around the world. A leader in distributed antenna systems (DAS) for in-building and microcellular networks, TE’s solutions transform the way mobile service delivery networks are created, deployed and used for new mobile applications. TE’s services capabilities support a variety of multi-vendor, multi-technology and multi-service deployments. Learn more about these solutions at http://www.te.com/das. 
InterReach, InterReach Spectrum, InterReach Fusion, TE Connectivity, TE connectivity (logo) are trademarks.
All other logos, products and/ or company names referred to herein might be trademarks of their respective owners. 

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ip.access to supply small cell technology

ip.access to supply small cell technology to Zain Bahrain

Leading provider of small cell mobile solutions, ip.access, today announced that leading Middle East operator Zain Bahrain will be deploying its nano3G femtocells and picocells which will be supplied and installed by E-Pay International.

The contract follows hard on the heels of ip.access confirming last month that it had formed a partnership with E-Pay International to specify, supply and install the market-leading range of ip.access small cell solutions to operator customers in the Middle East. 

In Bahrain, E-Pay International will be deploying ip.access' 2G and 3G small cells both for public access and also private business and residential users. The small cell deployments will increase network capacity in busy locations and improve private and public network access both indoors and in hard to reach locations. 

Announcing the contract with Zain, Simon Brown, ip.access CEO said: “This is a very rapid vindication of our decision to partner with E-Pay International in the Middle East and we are delighted with the way our relationship is progressing. Zain is one of the region’s leading carriers and this contract is a fabulous endorsement of our technology and E-Pay’s expertise.”

Speaking on behalf of Zain Bahrain, Mohammed Zainalabedin, General Manager said: “There is tremendous and growing demand in Bahrain for mobile broadband services and increased voice coverage. With the market-leading ip.access small cell solution we will be able to better serve the needs of our customers by boosting network coverage and capacity.”

Mohammed Al-Barrak, CEO of E-Pay International, said: “We foresee strong demand for small cells solutions in the region – helping operators to deliver voice and data coverage and capacity both in hard to reach and high traffic areas. This agreement will help Zain and its customers get the most from their mobile phones.” 

In 2011, ip.access passed the milestone for having globally deployed more than 500,000 3G public and private small cells, confirming its status as the world’s leading vendor. 

ip.access is exhibiting the nano3G solution, among other small cell innovations, at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Hall 1 Stand E02).

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About ip.access
Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, ip.access Ltd (www.ipaccess.com) is an innovator, developer and manufacturer of small cell infrastructure solutions for home, business, or public use and is an acknowledged world-leader across a number of key measures. 

The company’s range of small cell (picocell and femtocell) solutions for 3G, EDGE GSM and LTE deployments combine IP and wireless technologies and have all the key components needed – small cell access points, converged access gateways, and network management solutions - to help operators drive down costs and increase the coverage and capacity of mobile networks.

In 2011, ip.access passed the market-leading milestone of 500,000 3G small cells deployed, both directly and through partners, and has also been independently ranked by ABI Research as the world’s number 1 picocell vendor. 
ip.access is the company behind the multi-award winning Oyster 3G® femtocell technology, which dramatically improves indoor 3G coverage and overall network capacity. Oyster 3G is the core femtocell technology 'inside' AT&T’s 3G MicroCell - the world’s largest consumer small cell deployment.

The company’s nanoGSM® and nano3G® picocell solutions provide 2G and 3G coverage and capacity for offices, shops, stations, remote rural areas and even passenger aircraft and ships, with live installations in more than 60 networks around the world.

ip.access counts Amadeus Capital Partners, Cisco, Intel Capital, Qualcomm, Rothschild, Scottish Equity Partners and TE Connectivity among its shareholders. 

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E-Pay International is a privately held professional company dedicated to provide state of the art technology and services solutions for Mobile Operators in fields of Electronic Payment Distribution, Femtocell and Mobile Value Added Services.
E-Pay International, founded in 2002 with operations in Kuwait; Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan with reputed clients. Our vision is to provide technological development in the telecommunications sector according to our clients needs and to expand our market leadership in intelligent distribution management and network coverage enabling richer customer satisfaction.
E-Pay International is managed by Mr. Mohamed Al Barrak who is experienced visionary Chairman in Telecommunication Field. His thoughts and ideas were the base for solutions provided to operators to minimize their daily running cost, increase ARPU and managing the sales cycle.
Main Contact: Mr. Ossama El-Herbawy
Email: oherbawy[at]e-pay-international[dot]com
Tel: 965-22411222
Mob: 965-66153222
Website: www.e-pay-international.com

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Default Another step towards the future of telecommunication Ozeki VoIP

Default Another step towards the future of telecommunication Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK supports video calling now Another step to

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Ozeki Ltd has introduced the newest feature of its software development kit, Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK. The feature is called “Video calling” and includes great potential. Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK has been known for its various possibilities of creating VoIP products. Now, it was time for these possibilities to be extended with one of the most demanded function of today’s life: video chat.
Ozeki Ltd is at the end of this progress now. The new function is available in the latest version of Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK. The component is available for download at the company’s website. The SDK is not only for professional developers – it can easily be used with little knowledge on programming, too. Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK includes different codes and samples which can all be integrated in any VoIP product without difficulties.
Among other functions, now you can try out the new video calling feature. The relevant code part simply has to be integrated into your program or service. With this feature you can provide live video calling availability on your website. This is standalone, because the users (website visitors) do not have to download the component itself for making calls.
Video calling function is Ozeki Ltd’s answer to the growing demand for making telecommunication more realistic every day. Video calling can be an everyday thing in our lives in a short time, but there is no reason for not being among the pioneers of this technology.

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Mobile and next generation VoIP service pro

NetDev launches first zero CAPEX audio conferencing solution for fixed, mobile and next generation VoIP service pro

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Brighton, UK - NetDev Limited, a global telecoms software company based in the UK, today announced the launch of Drum audio conferencing, a wholesale conferencing solution for communication service providers. Drum is a 100% software solution, with an integrated media server, running entirely on commodity hardware. Delivered as a software package, Drum conferencing can be downloaded in minutes and simply integrated with existing OSS/BSS via web services APIs. Drum is unique because it is a zero CAPEX solution hosted by service providers on their own servers. 

CEO and NetDev founder, John Logsdon states “Drum audio conferencing is a completely self-contained solution. We’ve removed the reliance on third party hardware, software and licenses which make most on-premise conferencing solutions cost prohibitive. Essentially Drum audio conferencing enables any service provider, with voice connectivity, to deliver their own branded conferencing service in an extremely economic way.” 

Drum audio conferencing is an IP solution which supports multi-tenancy and can scale to support wholesale or retail channels. It is the first component to be launched from the Drum collaboration suite, with web conferencing to follow in the coming months.

John Logsdon added, “Drum audio conferencing enables service providers to extend their existing voice services capability and increase traffic with a carrier-grade audio conferencing solution. When combined with our web conferencing, Drum will deliver a fully integrated collaboration solution for a fraction of the cost of competing services.”

Drum audio conferencing is available now. Contact thisisdrum@netdev.co.uk for more information or to request evaluation software.

For further information about the Drum collaboration solution please visit www.thisisdrum.com

About NetDev
NetDev is an independent telecoms software company, providing carrier-grade voice applications to communications service providers. NetDev’s applications include comprehensive RESTful web services APIs that enable voice assets to be integrated with the web. Drum is NetDev’s new collaboration solution which combines carrier-grade audio and web conferencing to deliver a fully integrated enterprise collaboration solution.
www.netdev.co.uk

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