Telecom Lead Europe: KPN company iBasis and TI Sparkle, a
services arm of Telecom Italia, have implemented a multiservice IPX Peering
connection, an alternative to the public Internet.
The new interconnection enables to support the exchange
of voice, signaling and GRX traffic generated by and destined for network
operators connected to each carriers’ IPX and will ensure end-to-end quality of
service.
IPX is designed to offer an alternative to the public
Internet. It provides flexibility and efficiency of IP with the security and
reliable quality associated with traditional TDM networks. This is significant
for network operators as they transition to IP to capture efficiencies and
support new services, such as LTE Roaming, voice over LTE, IP
videoconferencing, and HD voice.
“IPX is strategically important for Sparkle as an
innovative wholesale provider of voice and mobile data services. We are
directing voice and mobile data services traffic to the IPX now and look
forward to continuing to utilize its ability to support additional services
over a single peering interconnection in the future,” said Riccardo Delleani,
chief executive officer of TI Sparkle.
A co-founding member of the i3forum, TI Sparkle was one
of the first international carriers to migrate its bilateral voice traffic to
IP, and one of the first service providers to offer an IPX solution.
The iBasis IPX is a secure, managed IP interconnection
service based on GSMA specifications. It provides a reliable network for voice
and mobile data services and a robust, interoperable platform for innovative
IP-based services in the future.
“The demand for IPX interconnections is increasing
as more and more network operators recognize its importance as an efficient
multiservice platform for delivering high quality voice and mobile data
services today and for new services in the near future, such as HD Voice and
LTE Roaming and Signaling,” said Willem Offerhaus, iBasis CEO.
