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Federal Communications Commission Approves Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on the SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework Developed by the SIP Forum/ATIS NNI Task Force

New FCC NOI seeks comment on implementing the SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework, as well as the Commission’s role in the process, to help further secure the Nation’s telephone networks from the scourge of Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing NORTH ANDOVER, MA (July 18, 2017) – The SIP Forum (www.sipforum.org) has announced that the United States…

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New Specification by ATIS and SIP Forum Designed to Mitigate Robocalls and Caller ID Fraud

WASHINGTON, D.C AND NORTH ANDOVER, MA (February 2, 2017) – ATIS and the SIP Forum are pleased to announce publication of the SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs) specification, a major advancement in industry efforts to mitigate unwanted robocalls and caller ID spoofing. Developed to efficiently implement the IETF’s STIR (Secure Telephony Identity Revisited)…

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SIP Forum Announces Ratification of Version 2.0 of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation

Updated technical recommendation for SIP trunking interoperability between IP PBX and carrier networks builds upon Version 1.1 and provides broader, more extensive set of SIP interoperability guidelines designed to speed worldwide adoption of IP communications services NORTH ANDOVER, MA (January 24, 2017) – The SIP Forum announced today that it has ratified Version 2.0 of the…

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SIP Forum’s SIP over IPv6 Task Group Achieves Milestone with the Publication of “Interoperability Impacts of IPv6 Interworking with Existing IPv4 SIP Implementations”

New document details potential impacts to IPv4 SIP implementations when interworking with IPv6 SIP implementations so that SIP application developers can create solutions to handle these cases NORTH ANDOVER, MA (October 20, 2016) – The SIP Forum announced today its SIP over IPv6 Task Group has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to improve the…

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SIP Forum’s SIPit 32 Slated for September 12–16, 2016 in Durham, New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) to host five-day testing event; Advancing STIR and SIPBRANDY tops agenda NORTH ANDOVER, MA (July 26, 2016) – The SIP Forum has announced that STIR and SIPBRANDY testing has been added to the agenda for the next SIP Interoperability Testing event, SIPit 32, to be held September 12-16, 2016…

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SIP Forum Announces Launch of New SIPconnect Certification Testing Program

Hosted by the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), new Testing Program is designed to help ensure adherence to the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation and help accelerate interoperability between SIP-based Enterprise IP-communications equipment and service provider networks NORTH ANDOVER, MA (February 02, 2016) – The SIP Forum announced today announced the launch of the

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SIP Forum Opens Call for Presentations and Early-Bird Registration for SIPNOC 2016

Proposals now accepted for workshops, panels, speaker presentations and “Birds of a Feather” sessions addressing the deployment of SIP in service provider environments; New SIP Training Day added to agenda; Registration officially opens NORTH ANDOVER, MA (January 14, 2016) – The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened registration and the official Call for Presentations…

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ATIS and SIP Forum Complete New IP-Based Network to Network Interface (NNI) Technical Specification

Joint task force delivers major milestone with the publication of the first standardized, industry-based, consensus-driven specification designed to achieve IP-based interconnection of service provider networks. NORTH ANDOVER, MA (July 21, 2015) – ATIS and the SIP Forum today announced completion of the first standardized IP-based network-to-network interconnection (NNI) with consensus across North American Service providers. This…

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SIP Forum Opens Call for Presentations and Early-Bird Registration for SIPNOC 2015

Proposals now accepted for workshops, panels, speaker presentations and “Birds of a Feather” sessions addressing the deployment of SIP in service provider environments; New SIP Training Day added to agenda; Registration officially opens NORTH ANDOVER, MA (February 19, 2015) – The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened registration and the official Call for Presentations…

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ATIS/SIP Forum IP Network-to-Network (NNI) Joint Task Force Publishes Draft Documents for Comment

Important milestone of the effort reached as FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler formally recognizes and supports the work; Acknowledgement of network interconnection as “one of the immutable values in the ‘Network Compact’ adds impetus to the task force effort and significantly raises industry awareness” NORTH ANDOVER, MA (November 12, 2014) – The SIP Forum has recently announced…

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