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Nominet awarded contract to run Tier 1 registry for UK ENUM.uk registry chosen to manage the unified telephone numbering system. November 27, 2007; 08:10 AM Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has been awarded the contract
to run the Tier 1 registry for UK ENUM, a standard that will unify the
telephone numbering system with the Internet's Domain Name System. ENUM - What is it and how does it work? ENUM will make it possible to link different VoIP servers so that telephones within businesses that use VoIP technology can connect to other businesses who use other VoIP providers via the Internet. As a result, telephone calls between businesses using this technology will be much cheaper or possibly even free, because there will be no need to connect to the telephone network for the call. Lesley Cowley, Nominet's CEO says: "We are delighted that we have been given the opportunity to run the UK ENUM Tier 1 registry. Now the real work begins and we hope that this exciting development will result in cost reduction benefits for businesses and consumers". About Nominet Nominet
UK is the national registry for all Internet domain names ending in
.uk. Its purpose is the careful and impartial management of this
central database, providing stability, security and accessibility for
all users of .uk domain names. Nominet is a not-for-profit company
limited by guarantee. It has members not shareholders, pays no
dividends and its charges only cover its running costs. Anyone with an
interest in the Internet may become a member. Nominet has over 2,800
members representing all areas of the Internet industry and is
recognised as the .uk domain name registry by the Internet industry and
the UK Government. It is not a governing or regulatory body, but
provides a public service for the .uk namespace on behalf of the UK
Internet community. Although it facilitates calling VoIP users from IP and PSTN networks, ENUM is not a VoIP function and should not be confused with common VoIP routing based on SIP, H.323 or IAX protocols with a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). |
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