It is a clear day in Los Angeles as the Internet Telephony Fall conference begins today. I got up at 6:30 after a good night's sleep, had breakfast and then headed to the show.
I spoke on SIP and SS7 to an audience of about 35 people at 10:00 am. This talk built on themes which I'd previously written about in an article for SIP Magazine earlier this year. In essence, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) has won the standards wars, but there is a still a lot of Signaling System 7 (SS7) in the network, so there will be a need for carriers to support both SIP and SS7 for years to come.
As usual, this is a good networking show. I have already run into many of my friends from the industry here and have also had numerous conversations with new acquaintances. If you are in the LA area and have an interest in next generation communications, stop by and check it out. I have a speaker pass, so I'll be roaming both the show floor and attending conference sessions.