The event was held in Amsterdam between 26-28 January 2009.
In the event, the latest operator strategies for efficient signalling in the IP
domain for present and future telecommunications environments were discussed.
Case studies from global players of the sector were given with the presentations
of the new advances. Evolution to next generation networks were examined.
Key topics of the forum were examining the results of operator trials with signalling technology,
delivering next generation services to subscribers with lower overhead, optimising the network
to handle increased traffic associated with advanced services and continuing to get the most
out of legacy signalling infrastructure.
This year the main organizations that took part in the conference included
Colt UK, BH Telecom, Belgacom, Huawei, Fastweb, Tele2 Spain, The Waterford
Institute of Technology, Vodafone Teknoloji, NetNumber, MTN, GSMA, Fraunhofer
Fokus, ETSI, British Telecom, M-Link and Deutsche Telekom.
Vodafone Teknoloji attended the forum with two presentations. "Evaluating the SUPL (Secure User Plane)
Method to Deliver Location Conveyance Over an IP Network" was presented by Metin Barut and
"Preventing SS7 Based Attacks Using TCAP Security" was presented by Umut Ersoy.