9 Reason why this week has the #IPX factor

Probably it's been the #ITW2014 factor, but it's certainly been a week of big news in the IPX space, so as the Total Telecom team wrap up the agenda for the 2nd IPX Summit, here's some of the big stories we've been reading:

Tele2 launches IPX [Total Telecom]

Telecom Italia Sparkle, Etisalat SmartHub sign IPX deal  [Total Telecom]

iBasis IPX enables HD voice between PLAY, KPN users  [Total Telecom]

Telefonica Launches IPX Suite [LightReading]

IDT Integrates IPX into its Global VoIP Network [Realwire]

Syniverse buys Aicent as IPX market consolidates [Rethink Wireless]

BICS lays foundations for HD voice, VoLTE services  [Total Telecom]

HGC inks IPX peering deals with Chunghwa, NTT Com, Etisalat [Telecom Paper]

XConnect deploys Malaysian IPX hub  [Total Telecom]

The second IPX Summit takes place in London on the 24 & 25 September 2014 - book your pass before the brochure is published and save GBP 260. To get involved contact Alexandra de Lusignan

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Make no apologies for voice - it still matters

This weeks Breakfast with Total Telecom briefing, 'The Future of Voice' reaffirmed for anyone who had doubts in their mind that voice is very much alive.

A packed room heard opinions from analyst and voice wholesaler, financial services, and OTT player, and all were in agreement - voice is still in rude health and isn't going anywhere soon.

Watch this video to hear from Hot Telecom, IDT, and Samba Mobile


There was an active discourse on Twitter with the hashtag #TTWholesale, with a few of the most notable Tweets being:

• 5 stages of operator grief: denial,anger, depression,bargaining, acceptance. Isabelle Paradis: President of Hot Telecom
• Telcos need to move into internet world not the other way around - Ben Atherton: CEO and Founder of Samba Mobile
• Voice wholesale 'not as dead or dull as you might think' Jonathan Nierenberg: Senior VP Business Development Americas at IDT
• Visa is helping operators build propositions that matter Hugh Kingdon: Vice President, Product Development at Visa Europe

Related upcoming events from Total Telecom include:

• Total Telecom IPX Summit - 10 October
• Carriers World - organised by Total Telecom - 15 & 16 October

The Future of Voice - Breakfast Briefing

Total Telecom Wholesale Update: The Future of Voice? Wednesday 5 June 2013 | ETC Venues Dexter House, London - 08:30 to 11:30

Join us for Breakfast on Wednesday 5 June 2013 to discuss the future of voice?

Expert speakers will cover:

• Wholesale Market Review – Analyst overview Isabelle Paradis: President of Hot Telecom
• The OTT View – Opportunity to Take or Ominous Telco Threat? Ben Atherton: CEO and Founder of Samba Mobile
• Remittance and Mobile Money – the new way to cash in? Hugh Kingdon: Vice President, Product Development at Visa Europe
• Voice: Catalyst for growth Jonathan Nierenberg: Senior VP Business Development Americas at IDT

This event is free to attend for carriers and service providers.
Register at www.totaltele.com/breakfast

This event is sponsored by IDT

Copper Counting - #Wholesale Breakfast

Back in February, Total Telecom+ looked at how telecom operators were using techniques to maximise the life and ability of the copper cables (Counting the Coppers - Page 17) and what impact this might have for FTTH. So it should be interesting to see how the discussion goes at next weeks Wholesale Breakfast with Total Telecom event, where one of the discussion points is "Can we continue with copper?"

Looking at the line up of speakers including Justin Fielder of Easynet, Daniel Kurgan of BICS and Jonathan Nierenberg of IDT Global, moderator David James might have his work cut out keeping control of the debate.

Attendance at the event is already looking strong with companies including China Telecom Europe, Colt, Deutsche Telekom, Easynet, Everything Everywhere, Gamma, iBasis, IDT, Mediatel, MLL Telecom, SEACOM, Telekom Malaysia, and Telstra coming along, but there's still time to register if you want a seat.


For this meeting, we will return to the fabulous 76 Portland Place, and attendance is free for telecom operators and service providers (just £295 for everyone else). It starts at 08:30 on the 4 July 2012.


To find out more or register for the event, visit www.totaltele.com/breakfast