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“With the Internet leveling everything and all sorts of service providers invading each other's space, we must recast the industry economics in order to create viable, sustainable business models that will carry us well into the 21st century.”
Karl May,
CEO, OpVista
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Conference NXTcomm Programming NXTcomm Programming June 17 NP1106P-SMB Solution Market
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How to Successfully Address the SMB Solution Market
Tuesday, June 17 • 12:35 PM - 12:55 PM • Room S111
The under-served SMB services market is set to expand rapidly, due most notably SMBs’ increasing use of broadband and IT capabilities and growing regulatory pressures for data protection and privacy. Although SMBs have demonstrated willingness to pay for the right mix of service capabilities to run and grow their businesses more effectively, SMBs are a very diverse groupand convergence has created an almost endless varietyof services and feature combinations that can be offered. This panel will confront these issues head-on and discuss two emerging approaches with powerful potential to help increase confidence in placing SMB service bets: dynamic Behavioral Market Modelingand flexible Multi-Service Business Gateways (MSBGs).
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Managed Business Services: The Real-Time Tipping Point (Kawwas)
Moderator
Andy Patka, Managing Director, Domain Consulting Group
Speakers
Hassane Bouhia, Product Management and Development, Verizon Telecom Marketing
Dr. Charlie Kawwas, Vice President of Marketing - Networking Components Group, LSI Corporation
Hassane Bouhia is the Group Manager of Product Management and Development for Customer Premise Equipment of Verizon Telecom Marketing. In his current role, Mr. Bouhia is responsible for Verizon broadband CPE portfolio for both consumer and small business. The CPE suite include FiOS and High Speed Internet. Prior to his current role, he was a member of the Verizon IT organization. Mr. Bouhia received his BS in Decision Sciences and MIS from George Mason University, and he is currently completing his MBA program from Johns Hopkins University.
Charlie Kawwas is the vice president of Marketing for Networking Components Group of LSI Corporation. LSI is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. Prior to his current role, Dr. Kawwas was the Senior Director for Enteprise and Service Provider Marketing at LSI. Before coming to LSI, he was the Leader of Product Line Management for Optical Multi-service Edge portfolio at Nortel Networks. Dr. Kawwas received his BS in Computer Engineering, MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.