XConnect, IPV Offer IP Video Bridges

LONDON -- IP networks will handle 1 million minutes of video every second by 2012, Cisco forecasts. To reduce the cost and complexity of video communications and drive adoption of video services, XConnect and IPV today announced a partnership that will enable end users to make point-to-point video calls without expensive manual intervention and bridges.

Under the agreement, XConnect’s ENUM registry services will be combined with IPV’s Federated Inter-Xchange (FIX™) to route calls between video endpoints and across multiple networks.

This integration will enable customers to implement a standard dialing format across private and public networks while continuing to use their current internal dialing plans. Conversion between the ENUM and customer dialing plans will be automatic. This means customers can make calls across network boundaries directly, without a bridge, just as they do in the audio world – boosting adoption of video services and revenues for video service providers.

XConnect Global Networks Ltd.