Ericsson joins the PathFinder initiative of the GSMA Service

The GSMA has announced the acquisition by Ericsson of certification for their wireless and fixed operator as part of the Service PathFinder initiative of the GSMA. PathFinder, used by NeuStar, Inc. is a managed service that provides an interoperable solution for the entire industry and allows traffic routing of the interconnections of global IP services Ericsson joins the PathFinder Program Industry Partner of the GSMA, which is rapidly gathering a large number of certified equipment suppliers including Acme Packet, GENBAND, NetNumber, NeuStar, Inc., NGM, Sonus Networks and Telarix and will work in the front row to accelerate the adoption of IP services today and tomorrow.
"We are delighted that Ericsson has joined the initiative of the GSMA PathFinder Service and has been certified," said Alex Sinclair, Chief Technology Officer of the GSMA. "Demonstrating interoperability with PathFinder, Ericsson will provide qualifying products for the future and extensible, enabling its customers a perfect exchange of traffic using the latest generation in global routing technologies, enabling them to offer
communications products increasingly rich. "
The PathFinder Service of the GSMA is based on ENUM technology of the GSMA and the operator acts as a central directory where operators can share addresses mobile and fixed, enabling rapid and cost-effective routing of voice packets, instant messaging, multimedia services , email and video. PathFinder streamlines and simplifies the delivery of IP-based services through the identification of IP addresses assigned to mobile phone to individual mobile devices, IP phones and devices.
"Ericsson is proud to be part of this initiative. The single IP interconnection, and globally interoperable standard is a prerequisite for the telecommunications community can evolve their service offerings and develop the value of service to the end user. We consider the initiative of the GSMA Service PathFinder is an important actor in enabling widespread IP networking, "said Magnus Furustam, Vice President, Product Area Core & IMS, Ericsson.
The Pathfinder initiative of the GSMA Service completed its pilot tests with several wireless operators in October 2008. The service is available for mobile operators and fixed telecom operators, aggregators SMS / MMS and related service providers. Several operators have joined the commercial service began in November 2008. PathFinder Industry Partner Program is designed to ensure that providers of next generation infrastructure worldwide to provide a vehicle for industry to verify interoperability with the ENUM-based routing, reducing barriers for service providers to when deploying IP services today and tomorrow.
The GSMA represents the interests of the mobile communications industry worldwide. The GSMA, which covers 219 countries, joins more than 750 mobile operators and 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including phone makers, software companies, equipment vendors, Internet companies and organizations media and entertainment. GSMA's efforts are focused on innovation, incubation and creating new opportunities for its members, with the ultimate goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.