BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Overview
The SIP Forum Presents:
A Webinar-Based Virtual Event focused on Branded Calling, Verified Identity and the Transition to All IP
May 19-21, 2026
The official agenda and registrations for the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 webinars are now live!
For more information about the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026, contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at marc.robins@sipforum.org
Introduction
Presented by the SIP Forum, the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 is a special virtual conference focused on the exciting new breed of Branded Calling communications services in the marketplace that promise to add dramatic increases in value, trust and transparency to business-to-consumer communications, as well as coverage of renewed efforts by U.S. regulators and industry to accelerate the transition to an All-IP network infrastructure.
This next iteration of the SIP Forum’s acclaimed virtual SUMMITS will feature a series of free-to-attend webinars, presented by the experts and companies leading the development of branded calling telecommunications services, the authors and contributors of relevant standards work, thought leaders on the critical role of identity verification, KYC and call vetting in the branded calling ecosystem, and key government regulators, including the Federal Communications Commission.
Quick Links
- Focus on Branded Calling and the Transition to All IP in the Telecommunications Industry
- Who Should Attend the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026?
- BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Topics
- BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Registrations
- BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Sponsors
- Become a BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Sponsor
- For More Information
Focus on Branded Calling and the Transition to All IP in the Telecommunications Industry
Branded Calling is an exciting, new class of communications services that allow businesses to brand their outbound communications with additional context in the caller ID so call recipients can know and trust who’s calling.
In addition to business name and number, additional call information can include a logo, reason for the call, and a check-mark indicating the call has been authenticated and not spoofed.
The stage is set for Branded Calling to become an important new component of voice calls to mobile numbers, creating additional layers of trust and security to the calls that business make to their customers.
Instead of the standard and limited caller ID information of caller name and number, branded calls can include up to 32 characters to describe the nature of the call.
And thanks to the associated RCD (Rich Call Data) standard developed within the SIP Forum/ATIS IP-NNI Task Force (and which is part of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework), Branded Calls are also able to offer graphics in the form of logos and other rich data in the caller ID.
The net benefit of Branded Calling to service providers is that it presents a valuable new revenue opportunity for their voice calling operations, for businesses the promise of dramatically increased answer rates (there are reports indicating that customers are 105% more likely to answer calls that are branded), and for call recipients a compelling new mechanism of engagement and trust with the brands and companies they do business with.
The benefits of Branded Calling include:
- A New Source of Revenue for Carriers
- Mitigated Call Blocking and Spam Mislabeling of Calls
- Increased Brand Loyalty
- Increased Brand Awareness
- Enhanced Customer Engagement
- Increased Customer Trust
- Enhanced Security against Fraud
- Dramatically Improved Call Answer Rates
The SIP Forum’s BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT will host a number of unique webinars that examine, explore and discuss these incredibly important benefits as well as the business and technical challenges that must be overcome and the best practices for rolling out and supporting a successful Branded Calling service.
In addition, the second day of the event will be dedicated to the transition to an All-IP network infrastructure due to its foundational significance on the reliable delivery of branded calling, call authentication and a host of other communications services and applications. This coverage will include key regulatory actions and a new industry standard designed to accelerate the transition.
Coverage of the Transition to All IP will include a special keynote from Erik Beith, an Attorney Advisor in the Competition Policy Division of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, that will focus on the FCC’s October 2025 Advancing IP Interconnection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Erik has worked extensively on robocall policy and implementation, including the Call Authentication Trust Anchor and Robocall Mitigation Database proceedings, and most recently on the Commission’s efforts to advance IP interconnection.
Other sessions will present an overview of the SIP Forum/ATIS IP-NNI Task Force’s groundbreaking work on an “Agreement-Less IP Interconnection over the Internet” or ALIII (an acronym pronounced the same as the word “allies”) industry standard designed to accelerate the transition of interconnects between Approved Voice Service Providers (AVSPs) from Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) interconnects to Internet Protocol (IP) interconnects.
Who Should Attend the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026?
The BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 is a must-attend event for operational personnel and engineers from service providers of all stripes, for individuals who are part of the call authentication ecosystem, personnel responsible for managing Enterprise communications operations, and all others that are part of the telecommunications industry, including:
- Telcos
- Major Backbone Providers
- Interconnect and Wholesale Solution Providers
- ISPs
- ITSPs (Internet Telephony Service Providers)
- Cable Operators
- Hosted and Managed Service Providers
- Wireless Network Operators
- International PTTs
- Enterprises
- Customer Care and Contact Center Operators
- Call/Data Analytics Companies
- Application Providers
- Government Agencies and Regulators
- Regulatory attorneys with State and Federal Jurisdictions
- Equipment Manufacturers and Mobile Product Developers
- Device Integration Specialists
- Enterprise Service Assurance and IT/communications Staff
- KYC/Call Vetting Solutions Providers
BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Topics
The BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 will focus on new Branded Calling solutions, opportunities and best practices; the associated benefits, issues and challenges involving effective identity verification in the branded calling ecosystem; the status of standards work and the Agreement-Less IP Interconnection over the Internet” or ALIII (“allies”) industry agreement; as well as current governmental regulatory, enforcement and legislative actions and considerations such as the Federal Communications Commission October 2025 Call Branding Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the FCC’s October 2025 Advancing IP Interconnection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Webinar Registrations
Please note that All registrations will be completely FREE, and you are welcome to register for as many webinars as you wish to attend!
For more information, send an email to brandedcallingsummit@sipforum.org or call +1-203-829-6307.
BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Sponsors
We are very proud to have the following companies support the BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 through their generous support as event sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor
Branded Calling ID™ is the only industry-led, standards-based Rich Call Data (RCD) ecosystem engineered to be secure-by-design and to deliver trusted, branded calls nationwide for enterprise businesses. For more information, please visit https://brandedcallingid.com/.
Gold Sponsors
Association Sponsors
Become a BRANDED CALLING SUMMIT 2026 Webinar and Event Sponsor!
There are a very limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for companies offering Branded Calling services and solutions and Identity Verification solutions to the telecommunications industry.
For more information about sponsorship options, please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at marc.robins@sipforum.org, or call +1-203-829-6307.
For More Information
For more information about the virtual event, please send your inquiry to the event email address at brandedcallingsummit@sipforum.org or contact the Managing Director (see immediately above).
Your email address will be added to the SIP Forum’s “event-info” mailing list so that you can receive news and special updates relating to the event (don’t worry — you can easily unsubscribe if you do not wish to remain on the list).