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XO Communications: XO Communications SIP Solution Attains SIPconnect Compliant Certification From SIP Forum

^{Published on 2009-01-07 05:47:57, Last Modified on 2009-01-07 05:49:07 - Market Wire}
 

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - January 7, 2009) - XO Communications (OTCBB: [ XOHO ]) today announced that it has achieved SIPconnect Compliant certification from the SIP Forum, a leading independent IP communications industry association comprised of individuals and companies who contribute to the development of global IP communications based on the SIP standard.

SIPconnect Compliant certification helps assure businesses and large enterprises that [ XO SIP ], XO's award-winning SIP-based integrated voice and data communications solution, will interoperate seamlessly with SIPconnect-compliant IP-PBX systems.

The SIPconnect Technical Recommendation, an initiative of the SIP Forum, was designed to encourage a standards-based approach to SIP trunking. SIP, or Session Initiation Protocol, is a signaling protocol used for advanced voice, messaging and conferencing services and is the technology of choice for real-time multimedia communications in corporate networks. The SIPconnect Compliant program offers a unique certification to validate and ensure interoperability among equipment manufacturers, software providers and service providers, as well as to promote further adoption of SIP as the standard for IP communications.

"SIPconnect certification tells customers that they will enjoy increased interoperability levels Between XO SIP and their IP telephony infrastructure," said Nicola Jackson, director of voice and converged services at XO Communications. "The SIPcompliant certification is helping to create compliance and standards for SIP, which is extremely important as SIP continues to be deployed more widely by businesses and large enterprises as their preferred communications protocol."

"The SIP Forum is honored to have XO Communications join the ranks of other leading IP communications companies that have successfully achieved SIPconnect Compliant certification," said Marc Robins, managing director of the SIP Forum. "XO Communications participation in the SIPconnect Compliant Program not only speaks to the value of such a vital initiative, but also clearly demonstrates XO Communications' deep commitment to offering standards-based, highly-interoperable SIP trunking services."

XO SIP

[ XO SIP ] is a fully integrated communications solution designed to support the needs of businesses with the most demanding voice and data applications at single or multiple locations. SIP uses a native IP-based facility to manage all traffic between a customer's IP-PBX system, the XO IP network, and the Public Switched Telephone Network. The solution provides greater efficiencies by eliminating the need for businesses to maintain multiple access facilities for voice and data services and eliminates the need for bandwidth-consuming protocol conversions.

XO SIP includes a broad range of bandwidth options to maintain optimal network performance and has the following features:

 -- Dedicated Internet access with dynamic bandwidth allocation -- Unlimited local calling -- Unlimited site-to-site calling for multi-location customers with IP Flex, IP Flex with VPN and XO SIP locations -- Long distance calling with choice of calling plans -- Optional Voice Compression -- Online Feature Management through the XO Business Center 

XO SIP is interoperable with leading IP-PBX systems. For more information about XO services go to [ www.xo.com ], or to speak with an XO sales representative, call (866) 349-0134.

About XO Communications

XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: [ XOHO ]), is a leading nationwide provider of advanced communications services and solutions for businesses, enterprises, government, carriers and service providers. Its customers include more than half of the Fortune 500, in addition to leading cable companies, carriers, content providers and mobile network operators. Utilizing its unique combination of high-capacity nationwide and metro networks and broadband wireless capabilities, XO offers customers a broad range of managed voice, data and IP services with proven performance, scalability and value in more than 75 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit [ www.xo.com ].

About the SIP Forum

The SIP Forum is an IP communications industry association that engages in numerous activities that advance and promote SIP technology, such as the development of industry recommendations, the SIPit interoperability and testing events, special interoperability workshops and general promotion of SIP in the industry. One of the Forum's recent technical activities is the development of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation -- a standards-based recommendation that provides detailed guidelines for direct IP peering and interoperability between IP PBXs and VoIP service provider networks, and the SIPconnect Compliant Certification Program through which eligible companies can gain SIPconnect validation and the right to license the use of the SIP Forum's 'SIPconnect Compliant' certification mark -- the official brand of the leading standard for SIP Trunking products and services. For more information, please visit: [ http://www.sipforum.org ].