Track: TMC University: FMC/ Mobility Certification (TMCU2)
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Overcoming FMC Challenges
(TMCU2-01)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 9:00-9:45am
As enterprises move to take advantage of the great potential for mobility, Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) can provide an integrated system that combines the features of a desktop phone with the flexibility and freedom of a mobile device.
Of the barriers to FMC, some are technical and some are organizational, but all are surmountable. This session will look at some of the barriers, and will explore how enterprises can overcome the issues and achieve true integration rather than settle for a bolt-on solution, or one that can only address a small subset of employees.
Presented by:
 | Alastair Westgarth
CEO
Tango Networks, Inc. | | Stuart Benington
Director of Portfolio Strategy
Tellabs | | David Fridley
Director of Product Management of Unified Communications Solutions
Toshiba America Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems Division | | Carolyn Schuk
Editor, Blogger
Broadcast Engineering, VoIP Princess Blog |
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Addressing Femtocell Integration Challenges
(TMCU2-02)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 10:00-10:45am
Mobile operators are looking at femtocells as a means to introduce new revenue generating services and offer consumers the advantages of fixed-mobile convergence. However, before femtocells become a viable solution, several challenges need to be addressed. As more access points are added to the network, the technological integration and convergence becomes a key factor for the success of femtocells. This session will address the femtocell integration challenge and the benefits, disadvantages and market drivers behind different femtocell architectures.
Presented by:
| Manish Singh
VP of Product Line Management
Continuous Computing | | Ted Fagenson
Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Business Development
2Wire |
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Messaging and Mobile UC
(TMCU2-03)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 11:00-11:45am
Businesses today want their mobile solution to do a much better job of increasing productivity, in addition to decreasing their carrier-service costs (a benefit already provided by FMC). Some FMC companies have therefore morphed their technology to fulfill today’s business needs — and this new breed of high-productivity/cost-effective solution now falls under the Mobile Unified Communications (Mobile UC) umbrella. Mobile UC blends FMC’s seamless roaming with UC apps and it unifies these technologies onto a smartphone, which can run over cellular, WiFi or both.
This session will discuss Mobile UC solutions available today, and how they are making mobile workers more productive while still lowering the bottom line.
Presented by:
| Richard Watson
Director of Product Management
DiVitas Networks |  | Alex Eleftheriadis
Chief Scientist and Co-founder
Vidyo Inc. | | Michael Khalilian (Moderator)
Chairman & President
IMS Forum, NGN Forum | | Mike Ross
President
Conversif |
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E-911 Considerations
(TMCU2-04)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 12:45-1:30pm
As wireless and VoIP converge, the service area is no longer defined by local coverage areas but by the network on which the call is made. The service provider and access provider are not always the same. Discussions are ongoing to help the industry keep pace and ensure that subscriber expectations are met, particularly from the perspective of making sure calls are correctly routed (based on the caller’s location) and automatic location information is provided directly into the native 9-1-1 network. As convergence creates a new world of technical challenges in 9-1-1 delivery, how do we ensure that subscribers can access emergency response agency when needed, and how can we ensure the call is processed quickly and accurately?
Presented by:
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| | Michael Khalilian (Moderator)
Chairman & President
IMS Forum, NGN Forum | | Paula Boyd
Regulatory Counsel
Microsoft | | Brian Schwarz
VP – Engineering
RedSky Technologies, Inc. |
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Cost Containment as a Driver for FMC Deployment
(TMCU2-05)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 1:45-2:30pm
A growing number of companies are looking to deploy a convergence solution by the end of 2008 or have already deployed. What are some of the factors driving companies to adopt FMC? This session, presented in the form of a case study will take a look at why companies are seeking solutions that enable convergence in the enterprise and what these solutions are. Special attention will be paid to the cost benefit analysis of deploying such solutions and why it makes sense for many enterprises to consider FMC as they update their telecom offering.
Presented by:
| Bernard Debbasch
Co-Founder and CEO
Vitendo Systems, Inc. |
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TMC University Exam
(TMCU2-06)
Tuesday - 09/16/08, 2:45-3:30pm
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