SIPNOC 2018 - The Eighth Annual SIP Network Operators Conference -- Attracts Global Service Provider Decision Makers and World-Class Speakers

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Now in its eighth year, SIPNOC 2018 is a unique educational conference for international telecommunications stakeholders responsible for the deployment, management and ongoing operation of SIP-based services in service provider networks, including telecommunications providers, major backbone operators, interconnect and wholesale solution providers, ISPs, cable operators, and wireless network operators.

While the international carrier and service provider community is the linchpin of the event, industry stakeholders such as equipment vendors, government agency representatives, large enterprises, and research organizations are also encouraged to attend.

The SIPNOC conferences have attracted technical leadership from service providers from around the world, including Accent Communications, ADP, Airespring, Allstream, AT&T, Armstrong Utilities, babyTel, Bandwidth, Bell Canada, Bluetone Communications, Brighthouse Networks, British Telecom, Broadvox, CableOne, Cablevision, Centracom, CDK Global, Cincinnati Bell, Cinchcast, Charter Communications, Cologix, Comcast, Consolidated Telecom, COX Communications, Deutsch Telecom, Dialpad, E Street Communications, Evolve IP, Frontier Communications, Global Crossing, GRUPO GTD, Hargray Communications, iBasis, IDT, IntelliVerse, Level 3, Livevox, LINX America, Lumos Networks, MarcaTel, Megapath, MTS Allstream, Nextel, Optimum Lightpath, One Access Networks, Orange, Purple Communications, Rogers, SDN Communications, Shentel, Socket Telecom, Somos, Sorenson Communications, Sprint, Swisscom, Telefonica, Telmex, Time Warner Cable, TDS Telecom, Telefonica International Wholesale Services, XConnect Networks, XO Communications, Uni-tel, Verizon, Vonage, Voxbone, Vocalocity, WDT, and Ziggo.

In addition to carrier participants, SIPNOC has also attracted a myriad of SIP community stakeholders from vendors, governments and research organizations such as Amazon, Apple, ATIS, AudioCodes, Avaya, BlueAlly, Broadsoft, CableLabs, California State University, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), CaptionCall, Cequint, Cisco Systems, Columbia University, Commetrex, CounterPath, CTIA, Democon, Dialogic Corporation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dialog Technology, DISA (U.S. Defense Information Services Agency), ECG, Edgewater Networks, EGH, Equinox Information Systems, Ericsson, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, First Orion, Frequentis AG, GENBAND, Georgetown University, Hiya, Huawei Technologies, iconectiv, Illinois Institute of Technology, Ingate Systems, ISOC, LogMeIn, Metaswitch, Microsoft, MITRE, Neustar, Netmaker Communications, NICE Incontact, Noble Systems, Numeracle, Penn State University, Polycom, Professional Association for Customer Engagement (PACE), Oracle, Redshift Networks, REVE Systems, Ribbon Communications, Sangoma Technologies, SecureLogix, Siemens, snom, Sonus Networks, TelcoBridges, Teraquant, TNSI, Unify, University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory, University of Virginia, U.S. Dept of Transportation, and Vigilsec.

The SIP Forum has also developed a world-class lineup of speakers for SIPNOC 2018, which can be viewed here: https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2018-overview/#speakers.

"When we launched the first SIPNOC eight years ago, we knew we were embarking on a new type of event for the industry and that there would be interest, and the response we have received over the years has justified our enthusiasm, and then some," said SIP Forum President Marc Robins. "In addition to being a world-class educational conference, we also expect SIPNOC 2018 to be a meeting of the brightest industry minds from across the spectrum of the global networking operator community. Our vision for SIPNOC also remains the same: to be a place for network operators of all shapes and sizes to come together to share their perspectives and ideas on how to make IP communications better, and provide tangible results that further accelerate the development of innovative and successful communications services and applications."

Additional highlights for the upcoming SIPNOC 2018 include:

• Extraordinary keynote addresses from Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Chairman and CEO Ian Scott, new FCC CTO Dr. Eric Burger, and SIP Pioneer and Former FCC CTO Dr. Henning Schulzrinne.
• An in-depth, full-day Robocall Summit offering a unique opportunity to learn from the experts responsible for the development of the STIR/SHAKEN Framework in the Joint ATIS/SIP Forum NNI Task Force, designed to eliminate Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing.
• A world-class, peer-reviewed agenda that is commercial-free and fully focused on the important technical considerations of the day.
• Great networking opportunities for attendees to meet and share their real-world experiences and challenges.

Registration for SIPNOC 2018 remains opens by visiting https://www.regonline.com/sipnoc2018.

Current corporate sponsors of SIPNOC 2018 include Diamond Sponsor Ribbon Communications, Platinum Sponsor Neustar, Inc., and Gold Sponsors ECG, First Orion, Ingate Systems, Metaswitch, SecureLogix, TelcoBridges, Transaction Network Services, and Transnexus. For more information about SIPNOC 2018 sponsors, please visit https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2018-overview/#sponsors.

About the SIP Forum
The SIP Forum is a leading IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that promote and advance SIP-based technology, such as the development of industry recommendations; interoperability testing events including SIPit, and special workshops, educational activities, and general promotion of IP communications standards, services, and technology for service provider, enterprise and governmental applications. The SIP Forum is also the producer of the annual SIPNOC conferences (for SIP Network Operators Conference), focused on the technical requirements of the service provider community. One of the Forum's technical activities is the development of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation – a standards-based SIP trunking recommendation that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP peering and interoperability between IP PBXs and SIP-based service provider networks, and the SIPconnect Certification Testing Program, a unique certification testing program that includes a certification test suite and test platform, and an associated "SIPconnect Certified" logo program that provides an official "seal of certification" for companies products and services that have officially achieved conformance with the SIPconnect specification. Other important Forum initiatives include work in security, SIP and IPv6, and IP-based Network-to-Network Interconnection (IP-NNI). For more information about SIP Forum initiatives, please visit https://www.sipforum.org.

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