Innovative service providers and businesses are realizing the benefits of a hosted IP telephony service. Projected revenues are expected to exceed $2 billion by 2010, according to recent numbers from In-Stat. The research firm says businesses find hosted solutions fill a gap between quality services they desire and the capital and expertise they lack.

Delivering on the promise of hosted VoIP is a great opportunity for a service provider that can meet businesses demands for flexible service creation and continuous availability. That is easy to say, but not so easy to do. Creating a hosted IP telephony solution involves integrating a softswitch, session border controller and media, billing and application servers as well as developing a Web portal for local administration

On one hand, implementing a multivendor system can be time consuming, complex and costly to support. As a result, it may compromise a service provider’s ability to meet SLA requirements. On the other hand, locking into a proprietary platform can limit flexibility, future options and increase costs over the long-term.

Find out how service providers can speed time to service delivery, meet SLAs and keep costs under control with an open, carrier-class integrated end-to-end solution.

In this Webinar, service providers will:

• Assess the market for hosted telephony services
• Review demand-side research on features, pricing and quality
• Identify architectural approaches to hosted IP telephony service delivery
• Discuss the cost/benefits of an open, integrated solution
• Hear one service provider’s experience

Moderator: Kelly M. Teal, Business and Regulatory Editor, xchange
Speakers: Khali Henderson, Group Editor, xchange
Nathan Franzmeier, Vice President, Emerging Network Solutions, Stratus


Register before 7 a.m. ET the day of the event to participate in the live Webinar.