Voice Peering
The ACT-IX ENUM Registry is a multilateral peering service that allows organizations to send and receive calls among members directly, IP end-to-end, for no termination fee. The use of the registry is also free, there are no costs to register numbers or to query the database.
The ENUM registry is based on the IETF (RFC 3761) standard which maps telephone numbers to Internet (URL) addresses and uses a look-up architecture based on DNS.
Benefits Connecting to ACT-IX ENUM Registry: Fast, Easy and Secure
- Completely free of number registration, lookup and per-minute costs
- Secure and easy methods to synchronize information
- Route calls IP-to-IP across the VPF and bypass the PSTN and the public Internet
- ACT-IX ENUM Registry is an optional service available at no additional cost to all members of ACT-IX
- The ACT-IX ENUM Registry is designed to help members reduce voice expenses