Lessons From the IPX Trials

We recently announced the completion of a trial of the IP eXchange protocol proposed by GSMA and now handled by the IPIA. Over the course of the coming week, we’ll be posting some of the lessons – both business and technical – that our teams learned in the course of the trials.

More information about the proposed IP eXchange protocol is available at the GSMA website.

Tata Communications volunteered for the trials because we saw it as an important opportunity to track and influence the evolution of a key model for the transition to IP – a model that’s going to be used for a good percentage of our customers’ business in the near future. Because we identified strong partners at an early stage of trial, we were able to quickly come up to speed and contribute our successful results to the GSMA working group.

Our active involvement in industry groups such as IPIA (the IP interconnect offshoot of the GSMA) and the i3 Forum has offered tremendous payoffs. With the experience we gained through participation in the trials, we’ve been able to get a head start on developing a commercial offer that will align with the proposed IPX standard.

-Christian Michaud
Senior Vice President, Product Marketing and Business Development, Global Voice Solutions

About the author:

Christian Michaud
Senior Vice President, Product & Business Strategy
Christian Michaud is the Senior Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development in the Global Voice Solutions Business Unit at Tata Communications. Mr. Michaud is responsible for developing the Business Unit overall strategy as well as leading the product management and business development. Mr. Michaud has over twenty years of experience in international telecommunications, including twelve years with Teleglobe, which was acquired by VSNL in February 2006. Mr. Michaud holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in economics from the Université de Montréal