Making the move from SS7 to SIGTRAN

By Alan Percy, CMO @TelcoBridges

Over the last year, we’ve seen an increasing trend where service providers across North America are modernizing their networks, moving from TDM-based SS7 signaling to IP-based SIGTRAN.   We recently published a new solution brief titled “Migrating from SS7 to SIGTRAN”.   The brief explains some of the motivation for moving from SS7 to SIGTRAN, much of which is driven by the expense and difficulty in maintaining the long-distance DS1 circuits that interconnect the service providers with their interconnect peers.  Spoiler alert: SIGTRAN’s IP infrastructure is more cost effective and reliable. Continue reading Making the move from SS7 to SIGTRAN