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Press Releases Study Highlights Essential Role of ENUM for Next Generation Networks Jul 25 2006 Routing Directory Market to Significantly Increase in Next 24 Months; Switching off the PSTN is driver for new routing function REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 24th, 2006 – Nominum, the leading provider of network naming and addressing solutions, today outlined results from a Commissioned Study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Nominum, citing leading telecom executives’ views of ENUM and their respective plans for the build out of IP networks. ENUM is an emerging standard that facilitates voice call routing across IP networks by bridging the gap between traditional phone numbers and Internet name identifiers. Industry bodies such as the GSMA (GSM Association) and telecommunications providers globally have embraced and are adopting ENUM to solve inter-carrier routing for VoIP and next generation services. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Nominum concluded that ENUM is increasingly being seen as an essential routing function in the network with the promise of fulfilling multiple needs of next generation services. Key findings include: •    Schedules of Next Generation Network (NGN) deployments vary by operator, but all are finding the ENUM Routing Directory function to be an important component enabling interoperability and the eventual monetizing of communications products. •    NGN functions are in early deployment stages. Operators are progressively implementing NGN strategies, with some telecommunications providers planning to phase out their public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) by 2011. •    ENUM Routing Directories need to scale efficiently in order to sustain the load to be generated by next-generation services. Operators must maximize the horsepower of their networking functions such as routing directories in order to maintain predictable and scalable returns of NGN deployments. “The use of routing directories in telcos for IP services and telecom Web services will increase in the next 24 months,” writes Forrester Consulting. “These directories are being deployed to enable inter-operator interconnects between the PSTN and IP domains.” “This commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Nominum brings validation on the role of an ENUM based routing directory function for internetworking of VoIP and other emerging services” said Albert Gouyet, vice president of marketing, Nominum. “This report also confirms the widespread demand for a fully functional, secure, scalable, and highly reliable application-level routing solution such as Nominum’s Navitas. Our customers and partners benefit from Nominum's technical and thought leadership in this domain.”. The commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Nominum took place in the first half of 2006 and participants included CTOs, architects and head of NGN strategy across 11 large telecommunications providers worldwide.  Download the study report at http://www.nominum.com/forrester. About Navitas Navitas is an ENUM-based IP-Application Routing Directory (IPRD) for Next-Generation Networks, enabling real-time voice and multimedia communication over IP. It is the first product in the industry that delivers the high performance, low management overhead, and least cost routing for VoIP Peering and next-generation communication networks. It serves as the main network database that holds E.164 numbers and Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) routing information for VoIP and next-generation value-added services supporting a variety of networking elements – softswitches, multimedia messaging service centers, and application servers. About Nominum Nominum's network naming and addressing solutions power the world's largest always-on networks. Nominum is a global provider of ENUM-based IP-Application Routing Directory, DNS, and DHCP solutions that enable communication providers to deliver high quality always-on broadband internet and innovative services to their customers, including VoIP, push to talk, fixed-mobile convergence, IPTV, and triple-play. For further information visit www.nominum.com. Note: Nominum and the Nominum logo are registered trademarks of Nominum Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.