CompTIA Cenvergence Certification

Before we dive into the CompTIA Converence+ certification, I will take a moment to define converged networks. A converged networks is a single network capable of carrying a mixture of voice (telephone), video (production and training), and application data.

According to Juniper Research, the total market value for services using voice over IP is forecast to grow almost 10-fold in terms of revenue over the next five years as the technology evolves from a replacement for traditional telephony to a technology that provides converged services to the home and desktop. Deloitte Services says that by 2006, two-thirds of the Global 2000 companies will have started deployment of voice-over IP to the desktop. Traditionally, companies have offered either voice or data products and services. However, because of increased demand for more complete solutions, companies must now consider offering both. Linking these disparate networks requires sophisticated integration products and comprehensive understanding of the design, implementation and management of both data and voice networking. As IT data networking and telecommunications networks join to form a unified communications solution, a new set of skills will be required to install and support these solutions. The validation of these skills will benefit vendor/employers, employees, and end-user businesses.

In order for businesses to maximize the new business opportunities presented by convergence, there must be an investment in developing the workforce. CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, has begun its Convergent Technologies Certification Initiative. The mission of this initiative is to develop a vendor-neutral certification that validates knowledge and skills in the area of CT - the seamless integration of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), where datacomm, telephony/telecommunications, video, and broadcast multimedia technologies combine onto a single IP-based delivery system in a way that opens powerful new avenues of communication. Simply stated, it represents the intersection of telephone, broadcast media, cable and Internet networks.

Creating a certification that provides a standard method of measuring competencies in the technologies in use today and planned for tomorrow will deliver benefits to the entire industry. In some instances, the benefits will come in the form of lower costs for activities such as training, recruiting and hiring. A certification that validates technical skills and on-the-job experience also has the potential to help grow the convergence industry.

This initiative is sponsored by a group of the major big players like Intel, Thomson, Avaya, Siemens, Catalyst Telecom , and Collin County Community College.

The beta exam for Convergence+ has been available since October 12th, 2006. The exam, CT1-101, is two hours long with 110 multiple-choice questions costs $75. And because it is still beta, you will not find out the result of your exam at the testing center and you will be notified by email within 4 to 6 weeks after the exam.

I believe that it is necessary to have a vendor-independent certifications in all aspects of information technology. I wish that this certification will evolve well, and become the CWNA-like of converged networks
Before we dive into the CompTIA Converence+ certification, I will take a moment to define converged networks. A converged networks is a single network capable of carrying a mixture of voice (telephone), video (production and training), and application data.

According to Juniper Research, the total market value for services using voice over IP is forecast to grow almost 10-fold in terms of revenue over the next five years as the technology evolves from a replacement for traditional telephony to a technology that provides converged services to the home and desktop. Deloitte Services says that by 2006, two-thirds of the Global 2000 companies will have started deployment of voice-over IP to the desktop. Traditionally, companies have offered either voice or data products and services. However, because of increased demand for mor

e complete solutions, companies must now consider offering both. Linking these disparate networks requires sophisticated integration products and comprehensive understanding of the design, implementation and management of both data and voice networking. As IT data networking and telecommunications networks join to form a unified communications solution, a new set of skills will be required to install and support these solutions. The validation of these skills will benefit vendor/employers, employees, and end-user businesses.

In order for businesses to maximize the new business opportunities presented by convergence, there must be an investment in developing the workforce. CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, has begun its Convergent Technologies Certification Initiative. The mission of this initiative is to develop a vendor-neutral certification that validates knowledge and skills in the area of CT - the seamless integration of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), where datacomm, telephony/telecommunications, video, and broadcast multimedia technologies combine onto a single IP-based delivery system in a way that opens powerful new avenues of communication. Simply stated, it represents the intersection of telephone, broadcast media, cable and Internet networks.

Creating a certification that provides a standard method of measuring competencies in the technologies in use today and planned for tomorrow will deliver benefits to the entire industry. In some instances, the benefits will come in the form of lower costs for activities such as training, recruiting and hiring. A certification that validates technical skills and on-the-job experience also has the potential to help grow the convergence industry.

This initiative is sponsored by a group of the major big players like Intel, Thomson, Avaya, Siemens, Catalyst Telecom , and Collin County Community College.

The beta exam for Convergence+ has been available since October 12th, 2006. The exam, CT1-101, is two hours long with 110 multiple-choice questions costs $75. And because it is still beta, you will not find out the result of your exam at the testing center and you will be notified by email within 4 to 6 weeks after the exam.

I believe that it is necessary to have a vendor-independent certifications in all aspects of information technology. I wish that this certification will evolve well, and become the CWNA-like of converged networks
Before we dive into the CompTIA Converence+ certification, I will take a moment to define converged networks. A converged networks is a single network capable of carrying a mixture of voice (telephone), video (production and training), and application data.

According to Juniper Research, the total market value for services using voice over IP is forecast to grow almost 10-fold in terms of revenue over the next five years as the technology evolves from a replacement for traditional telephony to a technology that provides converged services to the home and desktop. Deloitte Services says that by 2006, two-thirds of the Global 2000 companies will have started deployment of voice-over IP to the desktop. Traditionally, companies have offered either voice or data products and services. However, because of increased demand for more complete solutions, companies must now consider offering both. Linking these disparate networks requires sophisticated integration products and comprehensive understanding of the design, implementation and management of both data and voice networking. As IT data networking and telecommunications networks join to form a unified communications solution, a new set of skills will be required to install and support these solutions. The validation of these skills will benefit vendor/employers, employees, and end-user businesses.

In order for businesses to maximize the new business opportunities presented by convergence, there must be an investment in developing the workforce. CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, has begun its Convergent Technologies Certification Initiative. The mission of this initiative is to develop a vendor-neutral certification that validates knowledge and skills in the area of CT - the seamless integration of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), where datacomm, telephony/telecommunications, video, and broadcast multimedia technologies combine onto a single IP-based delivery system in a way that opens powerful new avenues of communication. Simply stated, it represents the intersection of telephone, broadcast media, cable and Internet networks.

Creating a certification that provides a standard method of measuring competencies in the technologies in use today and planned for tomorrow will deliver benefits to the entire industry. In some instances, the benefits will come in the form of lower costs for activities such as training, recruiting and hiring. A certification that validates technical skills and on-the-job experience also has the potential to help grow the convergence industry.

This initiative is sponsored by a group of the major big players like Intel, Thomson, Avaya, Siemens, Catalyst Telecom , and Collin County Community College.

The beta exam for Convergence+ has been available since October 12th, 2006. The exam, CT1-101, is two hours long with 110 multiple-choice questions costs $75. And because it is still beta, you will not find out the result of your exam at the testing center and you will be notified by email within 4 to 6 weeks after the exam.

I believe that it is necessary to have a vendor-independent certifications in all aspects of information technology. I wish that this certification will evolve well, and become the CWNA-like of converged networks