Day 2 — Tuesday, October 5
10:15 am - 12:00 pm... Special Double
Session
Residential VoIP Round Table
Michael Khalilian, Chairman & President,
International Packet Communications Consortium
Stan Little, VP Consumer Marketing, Sylantro Systems Corporation
Kenneth M. Osowski, VP Marketing & Product Management, Pactolus
Communications Software Corporation
Ari Rabban, VP Corporate Development & Marketing, VocalTec
Communications
Rick Scherle, SVP, i2Telecom International
Paul Shore, Director of Marketing, VoIP CPE Devices, Broadcom's Home
and Wireless Business Unit
Chris Wood, Product Manager, AT&T Consumer VoIP Services
Simon McIver, Director of Enterprise Products,
Net2Phone
This unique super-session will feature the industry's leading
experts in a round table discussion of where exactly we stand in
regards to residential VoIP from the service provider's perspective.
Attendees will come away with a true sense of what's happening in
the industry, with perspectives from the leading service providers
exploring next-generation solutions, including the latest
developments, a glimpse into the future, and some real-life
implementation tales that you won't want to miss. You are encouraged
to bring your questions, and we'll bring the industry leaders who
are best positioned to provide the answers.
1:00 - 1:45 pm
Tales from the Trenches
Dr. Arun Sobti, Chairman & CEO, IP Unity
Simply selling flat-rate high-speed Internet access and VoIP to
residential subscribers is not a compelling formula for network
operators, who face heavy competition from traditional and new
providers. What are the services and service bundles which will
drive carriers' ARPU and protect their margins? Carrier customer
spokespeople will present real-world cases from Asia, North America,
and Europe, revealing how carriers and their vendors have selected
and deployed profitable and market-tunable service bundles, and how
the bundles have increased subscriber bases, revenues and margins.
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Security in the IP Telephony Network
Micaela Giuhat, AVP Product Management,
Netrake
Chris Miller, Distinguished Member, Technical
Staff, Lucent Worldwide Services, Lucent Technologies, Inc.
The implementation of IP telephony is being completed at a record
rate without the thought of security for the voice communications.
There have been thoughts and ideas on how to secure the IP telephony
transactions and communications with the need to now bring this
technology into the real world environments. Adding security to the
list of needs in IP telephony is a relatively new concept in many
environments and the need is to make sure that there are standards
for the process. This discussion will focus on the integration of
features and protocols into the mixture of IP telephony to verify
the security of the infrastructure within the IP telephony network.
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Introduction to Hosted VoIP
Shawn Lewis, CEO, Caerus
Rich Grange, President & CEO, New Global Telecom
Service providers looking for that "sticky app" that will keep
enterprise customers coming back for more (and paying that monthly
premium to do so) would do well to consider offering Hosted VoIP or
IP Centrex services as a way to differentiate themselves. A savvy
service provider will be able to bundle not only traditional phone
functions such as hold, transfer, conference, etc… but also
next-generation services such as unified communications, Web-enabled
directory services, and more. Come see what the buzz is all about,
and learn what Hosted VoIP can do for you.
Day 3 — Wednesday, October 6
8:15 - 9:15 am
The State of Session Border Control
Kaushik Patel, Director of Product Marketing,
MediaRing
Jim Greenway, VP of Marketing, Kagoor Networks
Increased adoption of VoIP technology by carriers, and its
integration within different segments of telco business, has seen
the emergence of VoIP islands globally. Service providers must
interconnect their networks with partner networks for exchange of
voice traffic. This session will highlight the emergence of network
elements called session/border controllers (SBCs), which are
designed to enable VoIP carriers to inter-connect carrier,
enterprise, and residential networks at the IP layer. SBCs are key
to NAT and firewall traversal, along with resolving
interoperability, interworking and security requirements critical
for large-scale deployments of VoIP. Come to this session and
discover the state of session border control.
1:00 - 1:45 pm
The Role of VoIP in Cable Telephony
Simon McIver, Director of Enterprise Products, Net2Phone
Larry Greenstein, Director of Product Management, Nuera
Communications
MSOs are coming face to face with an incredible market opportunity
to offer advanced voice, video, and data services to their existing
base of customers, commonly referred to as the "Triple Play." Yankee
Group predicts that even with declining call revenues from
telephony, MSOs are likely to realize an increase in overall
revenues if telephony services are offered as part of a wider bundle
of applications. VoIP holds tremendous promise, with the potential
to be one of the foundations of the triple play offering. Come to
this session and learn what the future holds in store for cable
operators and the significant role of VoIP for their success.
2:00 - 2:45 pm
E911 in a VoIP World
Gregory L. Rohde, Executive Director, E911
Institute
Tim Lorello, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Telecommunication Systems
Nationwide, an estimated 200 million calls are made to 911 each
year. In areas serviced by enhanced 911, the call is routed to the
proper local 911 center for the caller location, and the local 911
center has equipment and database information that display the
caller's phone number and address to the call taker. With the
transition to VoIP and WiFi telephony, tracing emergency calls and
tracking the caller's location becomes more challenging.
Furthermore, regulatory issues surrounding E911 remain at the
forefront of the telecommunications discussion in Washington, D.C.
Come to this session and learn all about this compelling topic.
3:00 - 4:45 pm... Special Double Session
Service Provider Round Table
Arthur Rosenberg, Principal Analyst, The
Unified View
Mark Foster, CTO and Senior Vice President, NeuStar
Chris Gatch, CTO, Cbeyond Communications
Tom Kershaw, VP VoIP Services, VeriSign, Inc.
Michael Khalilian, Chairman & President, International Packet
Communications Consortium
Ron Vidal, Group VP, Emerging Technologies, Level 3 Communications
Craig Walker, CEO, DialPad
Todd Benjamin, President, CEO, Rodopi Software
Brian Buffington, Executive Director of Managed Services, SBC
This session will feature the industry's leading experts in a round
table discussion of where exactly we stand in regards to Service
Provider IP Telephony. Attendees will come away with a true sense of
what's happening in the industry, with perspectives from the leading
service providers exploring next-generation solutions, including the
latest developments, a glimpse into the future, and some real-life
implementation tales that you won't want to miss. You are encouraged
to bring your questions, and we'll bring the industry leaders who
are best positioned to provide the answers.