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ATIS and Committee T1 To Issue Report on "Signaling for VoIP Summit" Findings
Report To Identify Key Challenges Facing VoIP Implementation
August 28, 2002, Washington, D.C. - As interest in the revenue potential of new services supported by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) continues to grow, technical challenges continue to hamper the promise of affordable solutions that successfully meet carrier requirements. As a result, ATIS and its Standards Committee T1 recently convened the "Signaling for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)" Summit and are preparing a report based on the summit findings.
The summit's objective was to identify key issues and requirements for signaling systems and protocols supporting service differentiation, Quality of Service (QoS) control, and other functions essential to VoIP deployment. The report will identify areas where standardization efforts are most needed to support VoIP implementation, and it will recommend next steps to harmonize VoIP standardization efforts.
The summit gathered more than 145 communications and technology experts, including representatives from more than 12 Standards Development Organizations (SDOs). Day one of the summit was led by the following senior executives from U.S. carriers: Bill Smith, Chief Product Development & Technology Officer, BellSouth; Eva Low, Vice President for New Technology Introduction, SBC Communications; Dr. Eberhard Wunderlich, Labs Development Vice President for AT&T; and Dennis Francis, Vice President for Development, Nextel.
The executives provided presentations identifying the service provider requirements on VoIP implementation, to include cost benefits and the potential for new and improved customer services, as well as applications challenges, and other practical business considerations. The presentations are available on the ATIS web site at www.atis.org.
ATIS and its Committee T1 plan to issue the Signaling for VoIP Report in the
next few weeks. An e-mail subscriber list has been established to provide information
to facilitate future communications among SDOs for purposes of progressing work
on issues identified with the summit. Interested parties may subscribe to the
list at www.atis.org.
About Standards Committee T1
Standards Committee T1 develops American National Standards, technical reports
and technical requirements for telecommunications services, network interconnection,
interoperability, and performance. Committee T1 provides technical input to
the United States Department of State supporting U.S. participation in international
standards bodies. More than 1,200 telecommunications engineers and technologists
bring their expertise to Committee T1's six technical subcommittees. Committee
T1 is a founding member of the Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) group of
regional standards development organizations and works closely with the FCC
on network reliability issues. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
accredits committee T1. More information is available by visiting the Committee
T1 Web site at www.t1.org. Committee T1 documents
are available at the ATIS Document Center, located at www.atis.org.
About ATIS
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) is a member
company organization that is the leader for standards and operating procedures
for the telecommunications industry. More than 1,500 experts from over 400 telecommunications
companies participate in ATIS' 19 committees, forums, and Incubator Solutions
programs, where work focus includes wireline and wireless network interconnection
standards, number portability, improved data transmission, Internet telephony,
toll-free access, telecom fraud, and order and billing issues, among others.
ATIS is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit
the ATIS web site at www.atis.org.
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