Thursday, February 28, 2008
2:00 pm ET 11:00 am PT

Learn How to Host
Revenue-Producing VoIP Services

Whether you are a fixed, cable, or mobile carrier, your customers are ready for VoIP applications. Learn how to deploy state-of-the art features quickly and easily with GENBAND's platforms and customizable, ready-to-rollout marketing materials and web tools. The speaker will cover the market and discuss options to address this growing market for hosted services. This webinar will also include an in-depth discussion of strategies for building a successful business with VoIP services.

Topics covered:

• Developing a VoIP game plan
• Building a carrier-class network
• Differentiating services from competitors
• Rolling out these VoIP services

Additionally, value-added features such as call jump, privacy guard, web portals, and other revenue-producing features will be presented. With billions of in-service minutes, GENBAND’s gateways and applications are at the heart of VoIP and multimedia networks for many of the largest service providers around the world.

Presenters:

Sara Hughes

Director, Applications Product Marketing

Sara Hughes joined GENBAND in April 2007 as director of applications product marketing. She came to GENBAND via the Tekelec acquisition where she was director of product management and strategy for the VoIP Application Server formerly known as VocalData. She served as director of product management, training and documentation for VocalData since 2000. Prior to joining VocalData, Sara worked for Global Knowledge, Nortel and GTE Customer Networks. Sara has over 15+ years of telecommunications experience as a customer, service provider and manufacturer with extensive experience in technical support, customer training and delivery, and product management delivering enhanced next generation application & IMS services to many of the world's largest carriers. Sara holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration specializing in Marketing and Information Systems.

Erik Linask

Moderator - 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.