Telcordia at VON today introduced the Telcordia VoIP Routing Registry as part of its IMS portfolio.
The new service enables cross-carrier VoIP calling. It is in trials with some Tier 1 carriers and cable operators that are working to offer IMS-enabled converged services over IP networks, such as multimedia and video services, Telcordia says.
“While VoIP introduces technical, economic and social breakthroughs, today, certain fundamental elements need to be addressed to make pure IP calling a reality,” says John Roddy, group president of global services for Telcordia. “Telcordia is the first and only company to provide a PSTN and VoIP routing data administration solution, enabling a smooth migration for inter-carrier IP routing.”
As VoIP traffic and subscribers grow and VoIP carriers proliferate, cross-carrier call routing and administration becomes exponentially complex and expensive, Telcordia contends. Intercarrier calls for a VoIP or IMS-enabled service using telephone numbers are not routed entirely via an IP access network and, instead, are routed via the PSTN. Telcordia says its VoIP Routing Registry provides a mechanism to centrally administer IP routing data so VoIP calls can be efficiently routed over an IP network, helping carriers reduce costs and improve call quality.
