The State of VoIP Peering Hunter Newby Chief Strategy Officer The tel x Group, Inc ext >>

Where were we in Feb 05?  VoIP Peering Summit I  We were looking for some direction  (MapQuest To: Bi-Lateral VoIP Peering From: Here)  (MapQuest To: Multi-lateral VoIP Peering From: Here)

Where are we now in Jan 06?  “2006 will be the Year of VoIP Peering”  Rich Tehrani TMC  CableLabs RFI on VoIP Peering  18 Billion Minutes Peering on the VPF  Telefonica signs with Infiniroute for VoIP Peering conversion services

What Happened?  Time Passed  Mature Technology Materialized  New problems were met with newer solutions  A sound business case emerged  VoIP Trunking is about lower cost for termination = Lower OPEX

What Changed?  Perception  Reality

What is REALLY happening?  ENUM – that’s what!  SIP – that’s what!  Carrier cost savings of 50%+  Provisioning and termination  Enterprise cost savings of 50%+  Provisioning and termination  No loops  Contract term compression  Wholesale rates

Show of Hands  How many of you believe?  It has begun?  It works?  It’s growing?  It’s the future?  Good for all of those hands because it is the TRUTH!

Where will we be in Oct 06?  VoIP Peering Summit IV!  Major Enterprise VoIP Peering Announcements  Drive enterprise awareness  Drive more carriers to offer SIP based peering links to their networks

Where will we be in Oct 06?  VoIP Peering is adopted as a sales strategy by  Integrators  Hardware Vendors  Transport Providers  Carrier Hotels  Others…

Does Voice Traffic Decrease? NO  VoIP Peering is a catalyst for even MORE calls as OPEX is reduced dramatically  Flat rate, unlimited use calling plans create a worry-free, no overage, no BIG BILL environment

Community Development  VoIP Peering enables business-class P2P  The evolution of to voice  From the inter-networked community grows  New business processes  New services  New revenues Never Before Conceived!

State of VoIP Peering Summary Ride the Wave of Time  This is all a simple matter of evolution  Off-the-shelf technology  Mature MIS and IT departments  IP knowledge and trust  Ethernet transport availability  The same network growth pattern of ISP’s in the early 90’s unfolds again  Peering makes sense, Peering works!

The State of VoIP Peering Hunter Newby Chief Strategy Officer The tel x Group, Inc ext >> THANK YOU!