I hope you had a chance to join us at the third installment of the SIP Trunking Seminars at the ITEXPO. While there, we had the opportunity to demonstrate with colleagues from ShoreTel and Bandwidth.com how fast and easy it can be to set up a SIP trunk. Our goal was to be up and running within a half hour. We did it in 15 minutes.
This demonstration illustrates one of the most important keys to success for enterprise VoIP, and IP technologies in general: solutions have to be relatively easy, and fast, to implement. The speed and ease of deployment of SIP trunks help bring this technology from the abstract world of theory – “it would be great to do this” – to rapid, real-world deployments.
This is the path to success we must follow as we sprint toward unified communications and all the possibilities that entails. I believe, as many of my colleagues do, that interoperability will pave the way to making rapid deployments possible. Our good friend Greg Rothman from Cbeyond joined us at the Seminars, and discussed how the SIPConnect standard is helping to make this possible, at least from the SIP trunking point of view.
I wanted to thank all of our participants for helping to make the Seminars such a big success in Los Angeles. If you attended, we’d love to hear from you – your suggestions and comments are all welcome.
Next week I’ll talk about enabling remote workers to access the enterprise IP-PBX.
- Olle
Once again, the Ingate SIP Trunking seminars are a huge success. So far, we’ve seen more people than ever before attend these popular, informative seminars – and in case you’re not in Los Angeles right now at the show, wanted to give you a snapshot of yesterday’s rousing success.
The seats were full at every session, where nearly 65 participants attended each seminar. Our moderator Rich Shockey of NeuStar and ENUM IETF Working Group did a wonderful job keeping speakers on point, and commented that the audiences were truly engaged in the discussions.
It is clear to me, and to all of us participating in the seminars, that SIP trunking has gained quite a bit of traction in the enterprise space. More of our attendees already know about SIP trunking; at this stage, many are now looking for deployment solutions.
This is why we feel it is critical to provide these informative sessions on SIP trunking. Whenever there is a new, important technology, it is absolutely imperative to communicate the benefits – not just the “why” but the “how to” -- to the entire enterprise community.
Today, Tuesday September 11, we’ll hear from our distinguished colleagues Acme Packet, ShoreTel, VOIPSA, Level 3, Objectworld, TMC and of course Ingate for more best-in-class education on SIP trunking. Some of the panels may be a bit thought provoking, so be there early in room 501 A/B to get a good seat!
Here’s the schedule for today:
9:30am
Enterprise Security and VoIP
12:30pm
Beyond SIP Trunking
3:00pm
Network Architecture and Design for VoIP
- Olle
A year ago at the IT Expo in San Diego, Ingate arranged the first round of SIP Trunking seminars. Next week will be our third. I believe that SIP trunks are a critical next step in the road to global connectivity. Are they a part of your communications strategy? If so, find all you need to know about SIP trunks next week, at our SIP Trunking Seminars at the ITEXPO in Los Angeles.
We are looking forward to a big turnout this season. The last round of seminars was a tremendous success, with standing room only for most of the discussions. This season promises to be bigger than ever, with some of the world’s leading companies – and the industry’s foremost experts – participating:
• 360 Networks
• Acme Packet
• Bandwidth.com
• Cbeyond
• Central Touch
• Digium/Asterisk
• Level 3
• NeuStar/ENUM IETF
• Objectworld
• Pingtel
• TMC
• ShoreTel
• Sphere Communications
• VoIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA)
New tracks will address some of the most pressing issues for today’s business, including a seminar on “Enterprise Security and VoIP” with VOIPSA. A discussion on “Beyond SIP Trunking” will address what’s next in the world of realtime IP communications.
I look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles Sept. 10-11 for these free seminars. For more information and a detailed schedule, visit www.ingate.com/SIP_Trunking_seminar.php
Pre-register at http://www.ingate.com/SIP_Trunking_Registration.php
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