For Immediate Release
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Defining Next: ATIS and Telephony Collaborate on NGN Supplement

Issue Explores NGN Architecture, Applications and Services

June 6, 2005, Washington and SUPERCOMM – ATIS and Telephony magazine announce “Next-Gen Networks,” a special 16-page supplement to Telephony’s June issue, available today to subscribers, SUPERCOMM attendees and online at www.telephonyonline.com or www.atis.org.

“With the introduction of its NGN Framework last November, ATIS began to delineate the precise components of the NGN architecture,” said Jason Meyers, editor-in-chief for Telephony. “This supplement, a collaborative effort between Telephony and ATIS, provides even more clarification to exactly what defines the next-gen network.”

The supplement explores and analyzes many of the critical elements of the NGN standardization efforts and sheds more light on the NGN concept. Interviews with senior executives from ATIS member companies – both carriers and vendors – involved in the creation of its NGN Framework probe the challenges the industry faces as it defines NGN and tackles issues such as security, reliability, quality of service and application development.

“Negotiating NGN is key for the telecommunication industry’s future, not just in North America, but if we are to achieve global consistency,” said Susan Miller, ATIS president and CEO. “This special publication from Telephony provides an excellent resource for anyone in the industry to gain a clear understanding of the issues that are vital to achieving business and wide-scale deployment needs of telecommunications companies.”

The supplement is sponsored in part by: AMDOCS, AT&T, BCE, BellSouth, Cisco Systems, Motorola, Nortel Networks, SBC Communications, Siemens, Sprint, Symmetricom, Trendium and Verizon.

About ATIS

ATIS is a technical planning and standards development organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Participants from more than 350 communications companies are active in ATIS’ 22 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Program. www.atis.org

About Telephony

Telephony is the leading publication for all communications service providers: new and incumbent, wireline and wireless. Telephony delivers insightful and thoughtful coverage of the news, technologies and business strategies driving the industry. Telephony is delivered to more than 62,761 service providers and industry professionals.* For more information visit: www.telephonyonline.com *BPA Audit June 2004

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