The vision that the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) will eventually be an ALL-VoIP network goes virtually unchallenged in almost every newspaper or telecom trade magazine.
But most experienced telecommunications service providers know that there are number challenges before this happens. This webinar focuses on these challenges and presents the views of senior service provider technologists on when to expect solutions for these challenges.
The webinar will have the following presentation format.
First Dr. Jerry Lucas will present his top ten challenges to an all-VoIP PSTN one challenge at a time.
Second The webinar audience will be able to express their opinion on when they see the challenge being solved and no longer a transition issue. Voter options are:
A. Less than 2 years away
B. 2-5 years away
C. 5-10 years away
D. Over 10 years away
E. Dont know, need more information!
Third Each panelist will interpet the voting results and indicate how they voted.
These specific ten challenges will be presented, voted on and analyzed by our expert faculty.
(1) Broadband Penetration Some expert believe the residential broadband penetration point must reach 80% before it will be cost justified to convert all Class 5 or local circuit switches to VoIP softswitches. When do you expect to see an 80% penetration rate in North America?
(2) Quality of Service ( QoS) When will IP infrastructure technology be able to deliver to end-to-end VoIP QoS in a multicarrier network environment?
(3) Security VoIP users connected to the public Internet are subject to denial of service (DOS) attacks, identity theft and other security issues. When will VoIP infrastructure technology be able to deliver secure communications to the degree you see in todays PSTN?
(4) Reliability Can VoIP softswicthes or SIP platforms match the reliability of todays circuit switches and, if so when?
(5) E-911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) managers are not satisfied with the processing and transfer of 911 calls today by many VoIP service providers. When will acceptable VoIP E-911 solutions become available that match todays circuit switched performance?
(6) CALEA The FCC is likely to mandate Communications Assistance for the Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) compliant for VoIP service. Is CALEA technology ready for deployment at reasonable capital and operations expenses given small VoIP revenues to date?
(7) ENUM In order for VoIP carriers to interconnect their network and customers with other VoIP service providers there will be a need for a public electronic numbering (ENUM) server to translate IP addresses into phone numbers and visa versa. When is it expected that such a public ENUM will become a reality?
(8) Training VoIP and related IP based services will require deployment of new network, OSS/BSS and other back office infrastructure. Will training resources slow the deployment of VoIP and if so to what degree timewise?
(9) Standards Standards become extremely important for inter-carrier operations. Are todays VoIP standards adequate and if not when do you expect them to be?
(10) Circuit Switch Obsolescence Although VoIP technology has been very successful in backbone or long distance service support, the enterprise market and VoIP over broadband, Class 5 or local circuit switching infrastructure is still required. When will Class 5 circuit switching become obsolete and massive replacement is underway either because of new IP based services, operational expenses or other?
The panel of Service Provider expert will close the webinar session by identifying challenge(s) they believe are the most difficult to overcome and others not on the top ten list!
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