Carriers need to find solutions that enable them to comply with FCC rulings requiring VoIP and IP services to be compliant with CALEA. As new IP services emerge and begin to replace traditional phone lines, carriers need solutions that enable them to comply with federal mandates for security, accountability and authentication. The challenge is how to enable broadband service providers to deliver IP services-based information and communications content to law-enforcement agencies using standard protocols, transmission media, and delivery standards, especially when the broadband provider might not be the service provider.
Presented by:
| Dhananjay Shukla
Senior Manager Voice-over-Packet/NGN Software Engineering
Centillium Communications | | Chem Cohen
CTO
FaxSIPit |
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State of the market: E-911
(R-02)
Tuesday - 01/23/07, 1:15-2:00pm
Nationwide, over 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.
Presented by:
| Lynda Starr
Account Manager
Vantage Communications | | Lev Deich
Director, 911 Enable
Connexon Telecom Inc. | | Jon Croy
Senior Director, VoIP products and services
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) | | Robert Olley
Vice President and General Manager of Public Safety
NICE Systems | | TBA
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The VoIP Enabled Marketplace
(R-03)
Tuesday - 01/23/07, 2:15-3:00pm
With mobile subscribers accessing the Internet, productivity and location technologies must advance to keep subscribers connected and productive while on the move. The VoIP-Enabled Marketplace service matches subscriber location data to other key criteria to dynamically identify conference call participants. An enterprise organization can communicate to some or all of the members in its community, based on location and other selectable criteria. Users personalize their profiles to suit their needs and the matching service relays the relevant information to meet the location and collateral criteria.
Dynamic communication is critical to keep people informed, involved and connected. The VoIP-Enabled Marketplace can effectively address the communications and messaging needs of any group. Via specialized technology, VoIP-Enabled Marketplace can find the best responder in case of an emergency; notify people in the path of such disasters as hurricanes and fires; inform parents simultaneously that a school is closing; and facilitate such other vital and essential communications.
Presented by:
| Jon Croy
Senior Director, VoIP products and services
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) | | Lev Deich
Director, 911 Enable
Connexon Telecom Inc. | | Cary Tengler
Director of Partner Development
Level 3 Communications | | Chris Peters
GM Microsoft UC
Polycom |
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Net Neutrality: How Practical Is It?
(R-04)
Tuesday - 01/23/07, 3:15-4:00pm
While many debate the constitutional and philosophical merits on Net Neutrality, the fact remains that one of the primary drivers surrounding the debate is the economic impact Internet traffic places on service providers. Telecommunications operators are quickly facing a choice: continue to provide bandwidth to emerging content providers who can reap huge profits off the network, or change the business model to support pay-per-use pricing, which may assist with the economics, but can also stunt the entrepreneurial spirit and technology innovation normally associated with Internet-based services.
This vendor-neutral session would examine the Net Neutrality issue from a business perspective by asking the question: is it there an opportunity for service providers to assume the costs in providing more bandwidth, by allowing then to share in the profits of rich media content. The session would examine various billing, revenue assurance, and operational scenarios that wireless, wireline and VoIP providers face in delivering content over the Internet. In addition, the presentation would include suggested strategies providers may wish to deploy to properly measure usage of their networks.
Presented by:
| Paul King
President & COO
Aperio CI |
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Regulation 2.0
(R-05)
Tuesday - 01/23/07, 4:15-5:00pm
As voice and video applications do more than just replace traditional telephony, how will state and federal regulators adopt. What new services are being offered by companies offering Internet enabled voice and video applications? How might regulators view these services? What are key legal and regulatory considerations for developers offering new innovative applications.
Presented by:
| William B. Wilhelm
Counsel
Bingham McCutchen, LLP |
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