What They’re Saying About NXTcomm08 and the Industry
What do you see as the biggest opportunities in the industry?
“As the Chinese character says, with conflict, comes opportunity. The successful resolution of the Net Neutrality debate will pave the way for new business models, new services, new technologies like DPI and, ultimately, a new era of progress for the telecommunications industry as a whole.”
Jim Brear,
CEO, Procera Networks
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Multi Service Forum
Session 1:
Testing the IPTV of Today, Preparing for Tomorrow
ATIS IIF and the MultiService Forum
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
1:00pm – 1:50pm
NXTcomm Forum Theater
Session Description:
As the market demand for IPTV continues to grow, service providers are looking for new methods to deploy compelling service bundles including voice, video, and data with one unified bill. Increasingly, the IMS architecture is seen as a mechanism to effectively link a wide range of services, including IPTV, into deployable solutions. This year’s Global MultiService Interoperability Event (GMI 2008), is focused on validating services that can take advantage of a flexible IMS infrastructure. IMS-Based IPTV is a key component of this industry leading interoperability event. Join panelists from the standards organizations, vendors, and carriers as we explore the fundamentals of IMS-based IPTV and the plans to testing key IPTV enablers during GMI 2008.
Moderator:
Rebecca Swenson, IDC
Panelists:
Roger Ward, Office of the CTO, BT
Naseem Khan, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Verizon
James McEachern, Carrier VoIP Standard Strategy, Nortel
Veli Sahin, Solution Architect, NEC
Andy Huckridge, MultiService Forum Interoperability Chair
Session 2:
GMI 2008: Testing Interoperability – Delivering Services
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
2:00pm – 2:50pm
NXTcomm Forum Theater
Session Description:
At a time of accelerating change in the telecommunications industry, the 2008 Global MultiService Interoperability (GMI) Event is eagerly awaited as an industry showcase demonstrating emerging NGN architectures that deliver converged services over a range of access network technologies, or "access tiles." It also provides a key proof of concept for multi vendor interoperability across a managed end-to-end global network environment. Join speakers from major carriers, vendors and the US Government as we address the industry drivers behind GMI 2008 and discuss the benefits and anticipated results of this global interoperability event.
Moderator:
Rebecca Swenson, IDC
Panelists:
Roger Ward, Office of the CTO, BT
Naseem Khan, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Verizon
James McEachern, Carrier VoIP Standard Strategy, Nortel
Seamus Hourihan, Acme Packets
Richard Kaczmarek, National Communication System (NCS)