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Track: Fixed/Mobile Convergence Summit
(FM)

IMS as a Catalyst for FMC
(FM-01)

Friday - 01/27/06, 8:30-9:15am

IMS provides a standards-based IP services infrastructure for 3G Wireless Networks. This session will focus on how the IMS architecture can support a large variety of diverse IP-based services including push-to-talk, color ringback tones, speech activated dialing, unified messaging, media transcoding, and multimedia conferencing. The panel will also discuss IMS network elements, and how new services such as mobile call convergence and wide-area synchronization will be delivered utilizing these components. We’ll also discuss how the network evolves and how new elements can be bridged to existing elements to consistently provide key services during the convergence process. Wireline and cable service operators are now also looking towards the IMS as a standards-based architecture for delivering their next generation IP-based services as well, resulting in an unprecedented opportunity to achieve service convergence across traditionally disparate network technologies.

Presented by:

Kevin McCracken
Director, Product Management
NewStep Networks
John Horn
USA's national director of M2M
T-Mobile
Karl Freter
Vice President of Product Line Management
BridgePort Networks
Chad Hart (Moderator)
Product Marketing Manager
Empirix

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Challenges of FMC Service Assurance
(FM-02)

Friday - 01/27/06, 12:15-1:00pm

As the number of mobile and VoIP subscribers grow, service providers are finding ways to extend the reach of mobile services to home and office WLAN zones. With this capability, subscribers will be able to move from their WLAN access points at home to the macro cellular network when traveling and then back to the WLAN connection in their office. As service providers make this transparent coverage available to their customers, they need to look for integrated billing and OSS solutions across the cellular, WLAN cable and DSL or PON domains. In addition, billing, service provisioning, management systems, emergency services, customer care and QoS across the heterogeneous networks also will need to be considered. This presentation will highlight the challenges that solution service providers face with regard to how converging systems affect service delivery, billing, and revenue assurance.

Presented by:

John Horn
USA's national director of M2M
T-Mobile

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In Control—Managing and Controlling Calls over Fixed and Wireless Networks
(FM-03)

Friday - 01/27/06, 1:15-2:00pm

Competition among carriers has led to increased customer churn, increasing costs and lowering overall profitability. But this churn also presents unprecedented opportunity for carriers that can effectively build a service delivery network that spans networks and access types. Mobile, fixed, home and business locations all represent connectivity points for most people. To deliver a service that enables the carrier to connect to the person, and not the device, would have tremendous value, and encourage customer loyalty in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The opportunity is not without significant challenges. How do carriers deploy services not only across their own desperate networks, but across their customers various access devices, and how do they deliver a seamless service when the call must traverse another operator’s network? Given the network interconnection issues, how do carriers deliver service level agreements with the types of QoS required being demanded by customers? This panel will discuss the importance of call control over both networks and the value call control will bring to carriers.

Presented by:

Mark Verdun
VP Partner Programs
NewStep Networks
Karl Freter
Vice President of Product Line Management
BridgePort Networks
Daniela Bondor
Head of Marketing and Business Development NA
Outsmart Ltd.
James Brehm (Moderator)

Frost & Sullivan

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Dual Mode Market Outlook & Review
(FM-04)

Friday - 01/27/06, 2:15-3:00pm

Wireline and wireless carriers alike are currently exploring the market for fixed mobile convergence, which allows subscribers to use special two-radio phones to connect to either cellular or WLAN services, depending on best availability. With this technology, users can enjoy a single set of services regardless of their network, with special mobility technology enabling the seamless transition between networks. Networks must support multiple access types from one common core in order to provide profitable, fast, low-cost, bundled services to consumers. All of these factors are pushing wireless and wireline convergence. These issues must be resolved for wireless and wireline service providers to remain competitive. This panel discussion will examine the issues involved in migrating from separate networks to converged networks.

Presented by:

Kevin McCracken
Director, Product Management
NewStep Networks
Don Brown
Director of Marketing
Persona Software
David H. Yedwab (Moderator)
Partner
Market Strategy & Analytics Partners
Sean Kent
Senior Product Manager
VeriSign Communication Services

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Conferences

Conference Program At-A-Glance (pdf - 2.43MB) Exhibitor Prospectus Now Available (pdf - 1.34MB)

Conference Program At-A-Glance
(pdf - 2.43MB)

Exhibitor Prospectus Now Available
(pdf - 1.34MB)