Archive for the ‘Number Portability’ Category
Advanced Intelligent Routing with NexOSS
March 9th, 2012 
Valerie_Bradford Least Cost Routing: NPAC’s Take on Number Portability
November 4th, 2011 Valerie_Bradford In all the talk surrounding least cost routing, number portability, network connections and seamless transfers, it can be easy to get wrapped up in the technology descriptions without truly understanding the technology. This recent Neustar blog attempts to better explain the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) and what it can do for the average person. [...]
Least Cost Routing Challenges
April 7th, 2010 Jim_Dalton Not too long ago, optimizing least cost routing was a relatively straight-forward exercise that could be managed part time by an industrious billing or switch technician. This is no longer the case and this article will describes the major developments that have increased the scope and complexity of least cost routing for the North American [...]
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The LERG is Becoming Obsolete
March 5th, 2010 Jim_Dalton The LERG, or Local Exchange Routing Guide, has been the routing table for the North American telephone companies for decades. But two forces are driving the LERG toward irrelevance. First, growing numbers of subscribers are porting their landline telephone numbers to cable and wireless services providers. Second, technology and cost trends indicate that the North [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Number Portability, VoIP News & Trends Tags: NPAC, Number Portability 4 Comments »PathFinder Business Model Flaw
November 11th, 2009 Jim_Dalton “PathFinder is the GSMA’s multi-tiered, fully extensible number resolution system. It is designed to facilitate the efficient global interoperability of new and existing IP services using telephone numbers – all within a business framework consistent with operator needs. It provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to enable IP-to-IP interconnections between interconnect partners for voice, [...]
Asterisk is 10
October 15th, 2009 Jim_Dalton Wednesday night at Astricon 2009 in Glendale, AZ, the Asterisk Community celebrated the 10th birthday of Asterisk. It was not your typical trade show party. It was a pretty quirky event with a lot techie guys drinking beer and playing video games, darts, pool, air hockey and foosball. One colleague noted that there were seven [...]
TransNexus Certified as a GSMA Pathfinder Partner
October 7th, 2009 Jim_Dalton On October 1st, the GSMA announced the launch of its PathFinder Number Portability Discovery Service. The GSMA is the global wireless organization consisting of nearly 800 wireless carriers in 219 countries. PathFinder was created by the GSMA to provide an interoperable, industry-wide solution that enables the routing of global IP service interconnect traffic. A couple [...]
Astricon 2009 Interview
October 1st, 2009 Jim_Dalton Recently I was interviewed by Erik Linask, TMC’s Editorial Director for Astricon 2009. Below is a transcript of that interview. Erik Linask: This year marks the 10th birthday of Asterisk. What has driven its growth over a decade? Jim Dalton: Pent-up demand for a reasonably priced PBX solution for small and medium businesses. EL: What [...]
Interview with Rich Tehrani
September 17th, 2009 Jim_Dalton Rich Tehrani is CEO of TMC which publishes Internet Telephony magazine.RT: What has the economic crisis taught you, and how has it changed your customers? JD: If you are not over-leveraged, then an economic downturn can actually create new opportunities as competitors and customers adjust to their businesses’ lower revenue and lower profit margins. RT: [...]
Report on IT-Expo in Los Angeles
September 4th, 2009 Jim_Dalton I just returned from the Internet Telephony Expo in Los Angeles where I gave a tutorial on Number Portability. Overall the conference was good. I am always interested in trade show attendance and vibrance since it is a good business indicator for our market. Overall attendance at the keynotes seemed to be up from last [...]
