What They’re Saying About NXTcomm08 and the Industry
What do you see as the biggest opportunities in the industry?
“The biggest opportunities lie in helping our customers reduce the cost of deploying infrastructure that supports the FTTP/FTTX initiatives in any way possible. Helping our customers meet, or exceed installation and service turn-up deadlines, will ensure that they win the war for “life-long” subscribers that will create on-going revenue streams for years to come. They know they can easily compete with the cable industry, so we just have to help them deliver the product to the customer as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Any company that can focus in on providing the products and services that help our customers better compete in the intense race for new subscribers will have incredible opportunities in this industry for many years to come.
There will also be huge opportunities to assist customers with the challenge of funding the support of legacy networks, and the eventual retirement, or migration of legacy network elements to IP based infrastructure at minimal cost. Devices that provide least cost single port legacy to IP mediation will be in big demand. The industry no longer has budgets to replace this critical network, but it will still have to maintain it for at least another decade.”
Michael C. Stephens
President & CEO, CBM of America, Inc.
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Conference NXTcomm Programming NXTcomm Programming June 19 NP3201P-Power Panel
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Power Solutions for Next Generation Networks
Thursday, June 19 • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM • Room S113
As active equipment and advanced network communications elements continue to evolve, managing power has become more critical than ever. What’s more, today’s applications require higher amperage power distribution in the central office. This panel discussion will explore the power solutions that are available for next generation telecom networks. It will deal with the current and upcoming needs of leading edge networks, how these needs are addressed by current technology, then it will cover how the power needs of these systems can best be met by fuel cell and solar technology in an effective, efficient and environmentally friendly way. In addition, panelists will address the ongoing trend in power distribution and how it is shaping power product development today using real world examples that help end users deal with power in changing network architectures.
Moderator
Sean Buckley, Editor-in-Chief, Telecommunications Magazine
Sean oversees Telecommunications and its e-newsletters. Previously, he was Editor-in-Chief of Telecommunications Americas magazine. Sean began his career with Telecommunications in 2000, where he held the positions of staff editor and later senior editor. Earlier, he worked for a telecom market research and publishing firm called Information Gatekeepers covering optical and enterprise networking technologies. In 2005, Sean left Telecommunications to cover the public sector and the wireless networking industry as an analyst at Current Analysis. He returned to the magazine in 2006 to take over as Editor-in-Chief.
Speaker
Shikhar M. Bajaj, Senior Product Manager, Redback Networks
Paul Fettuccia, Vice President, ANS Advanced Network Services, LLC
Larry Grisham, National Strategic Account Director, Telect
Rich Romer, VP of Sales and Marketing, IdaTech
Richard Thorne, Regional Sales Manager, Argus
Shikhar M. Bajaj is a Senior Product Manager leading the Platform & Hardware PM team. This includes full life-cycle management of the existing SmartEdge products as well as development of new products (including ASICs). In addition, Shikhar is responsible for forecasting & business planning.
Shikhar has over 18-years of industry experience and his background includes the service provider, equipment supplier, and consulting experience. Sihikhar began his career with Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies) in its Applied Research organization. At Bellcore, Shikhar did early work and research on ATM switching and IP/ATM interworking. Subsequently, Shikhar was a Senior Associate in the Telecom practice of Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM), Director of New Product Development at Globix Corporation, and a Senior Valuation Analyst at Wharton Valuation Associates. Shikhar has been with Redback since 2005.
Shikhar holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, an MS in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from the Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania.
Larry Grisham has more than 35 years of telecom leadership experience in sales, engineering, planning and operations. Grisham brings comprehensive insight to discussions regarding all facets of the telecom industry, from the business side of communications to network architectures, products, systems and solutions, and customer relationships.
Mr. Grisham currently serves as a national account director for Telect, Inc. focusing on outdoor enclosures and other connectivity and power solutions for North American customers. His extensive professional experience includes work as director of wireless sales for a national provider of enclosure solutions, as well as VP of operations experience with LighTrade and Covad Mid-Atlantic. He also gained experience as director of network management and director of planning and operations integration with Sprint PCS, and spent 20 years with Sprint Local Telecommunication companies.