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XConnect Forms Partnership with DE-CIX to Create Next Generation Network/VoIP Communications Exchange in GermanyJan 23, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Xconnect, a provider of federation-based IP interconnection and ENUM-registry services, announced it has entered an exclusive partnership agreement with DE-CIX, an Internet exchange (IX), to establish a Next Generation Network (NGN)/VoIP federation in Germany, enabling service providers to directly exchange IP voice and multimedia traffic. According to a release, the partnership will create a secure and scalable federation hub and central carrier ENUM-based routing and number-management platform that will enable hundreds of fixed, mobile, ASP and Web 2.0 operators to interconnect securely end to end on an all-IP basis. Interconnection via the hub will benefit operators significantly. It will reduce the technical complexity and commercial and operational costs of NGN interconnection, allowing for migration from bilateral, legacy-network TDM interconnects to IP. In addition, operators will be able to securely and multilaterally interconnect 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 (UC). The partnership agreement combines 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. XConnect currently operates other national federations in Europe, Asia and Africa, and the company is in talks about establishing additional federations. "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. The partnership will address these challenges, providing cost and service efficiencies while driving adoption of new services." XConnect CEO Eli Katz said: "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. 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." More information: www.xconnect.net ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |