Multi Service Business Gateways (MSBG) � "Critical success factors for building and deploying Multi Service Business Gateways (MSBG)"

The webinar will showcase a strategy to develop a cost effective, modular and scalable MSBG product family for self and service provider managed SMB devices using pre integrated merchant communication software and merchant silicon. This market is projected to grow at phenomenal growth rates in excess of 30% till 2011. We will review the key features which are the drivers for service provider deployment of these products.

Network Equipment Vendors are challenged to develop an MSBG product portfolio that is modular, scalable and extensible, catering to varied deployment configurations in remote branch offices (RBOs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while keeping a strict tab on engineering costs and development timelines. Learn from us on how to effectively architect an integrated solution that addresses these challenges, and also realizes the innovative features being demanded by carriers and enterprises.

After the presentation, the Webinar will be open for a live Q&A after the presentation. Be sure to have your questions ready!

Key Take Away of the Webinar:

• How to build a modular integrated extensible MSBG Platform
• Capability to address Service Provider Managed and Enterprise Self Managed MSBG requirements
• A ready reference design which can be taken to market

Presenters

Rajesh Kumar

Asst Vice President,
Product Management,
Aricent

Mr. Rajesh Kumar is Asst Vice President for Product Management at Aricent, with an experience of 15 years in various technology areas spanning ATM, Frame Relay, Ethernet switching, IP / routing, MPLS, X25, etc and diverse network infrastructure products for business, enterprise and service provider networks. He holds a BE in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University, and a M.Tech in Telecommunication Systems Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Abhijit Naik

Senior Business Development Manager
Aricent

Mr. Naik is a Senior Business Development Manager with Aricent, a global leader in communications software. In this role, Mr. Naik is responsible for the Product Line Management for the Aricent Converged Access Solution (CAS). Aricent Converged Access Solution is a software solution targeted to address the Multi Service Business Gateway and Next Generation Triple play Residential Gateway market segments.

He brings with him a rich experience of software development for network processor based MISSION and MISSION-Access platforms targeted for the Multi Service Access Networks. Mr Naik has hands on experience in the design, development and deployment of Next Generation IP/Ethernet based Voice, Video and Data Systems for Optical and Enterprise Networks.

He holds a BE in Electrical Engineering from Mangalore University, and a MS in Electrical Engineering(Computer Networking) from the University of Southern California(USC).

Jas Tremblay

Director of Marketing for Segment Marketing
LSI

Prime for Enterprise and SMB Market. Jas has extensive experience working with service providers on managed services. He was worked with OEM, Software System Integrators and now works at LSI in San Jose.

Erik Linask

Associate Editor
Technology Marketing Corporation

In addition to his work with TMC�s IP Communications publications, Erik is a contributor to TMCnet. Prior to joining the TMC team, he was Managing Editor at Global Custodian, a global securities services publication, where he also managed the magazine�s survey research. Erik began his professional career at management consulting firm Leadership Research Institute.