Wednesday 20th Aug 2008
Press Release
Edwards named GM of Neustar Unit
Edwards also served as Chief Marketing Officer for Sonus Networks, a Massachusetts-based firm offering VoIP technology for both wireline and wireless services providers. He also was Vice President of Indirect Sales and Channel Development at AT&T Business Services, and was President of BT Visual Images, a BT Group company focused on the design and distribution of videoconferencing systems.
“Steve is a seasoned telecom executive with tremendous insight into technologies, such as VoIP and wireless, that will form the basis for NeuStar's future growth and expansion,” said Lisa Hook, President and Chief Operating Officer at NeuStar. “He has significant management, marketing, and sales channel expertise across a wide variety of corporate cultures and organizations. NeuStar will rely heavily on Steve as we seek to penetrate new markets for our addressing solutions and services.”
In his new role, Edwards will lead NeuStar's ENUM-related business initiatives, including wireless message routing service WMRS and SIP-IX, which enables direct network-to-network peering via Session Initiation Protocol-based technologies. The company also offers NRS, a number resolution service that NeuStar manages on behalf of the GSM Association.
“I am honored to join the Neustar team and to take a leadership role in the development and market deployment of converged addressing solutions," said Edwards. “Neustar is in a unique position to extend its market leadership assisting service providers across the globe to embrace next generation IP services and new business models.”
Sterling, Virginia-based NeuStar is a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to the communications and internet industry.
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