Carrier
Panel
VOIP Carrier
Cable Operator- Chair: Ronald Gruia, Program Leader, Principal Analyst, Emerging Telecoms, Frost & Sullivan, Canada
- 12.30
Registration
- 13.00
Network Lunch
- 14.00
Conference Welcome and Speed Networking
- Topic
IMS AND SDP IN THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS ECOSYSTEM
- 14.15
- What are the market challenges for IP communication?
- Service propositions and use cases to take to market
- The role of IMS and SDP in the new communications ecosystem
IP Communications: Putting Telcos into the World of Internet Communications – What is the Role of IMS and SDP?
Bhumip Khasnabish, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Verizon Wireless, USA- 14.40
- Analysing the convergence of the Internet and communication worlds
- Understanding how and why communications service providers (CSP) are maximizing multiple access networks and exposing network capabilities to content providers
- Understanding how and why both CSPs and Internet heavyweights like Google and Facebook are increasingly relying on third party application developers as a source for innovative applications utilizing their networks and delivery platforms respectively
- What does the future hold?
- Will Internet giants turn to IMS to make their advanced services possible? How might they partner with CSPs to make that a reality?
- Are CSPs making wise investments as the Web continues to morph and partner relationships change?
Will Social Networking Ever Need IMS?
Speaker TBC, ,- 15.05
- Shaping a mobile-content-service experience
- Bringing bandwidth up and bringing cost down
- Lowering costs, shortening time to revenue and adding flexibility
- What are the key challenges for the operators and how can SDP help?
- Redesigning the digital ecosystem and defining platforms as the new connectivity infrastructure of the future
SDP 2.0: Addressing the Key Challenges for Carriers in the New Communication Ecosystemand Understanding Why SDP is Critical
Andre Moskal, Wireless Networks Technology Strategy, TELUS, Canada- 15.30
- What can the operator offer to Web 2.0 in terms of exposing network resources?
- And what can the operator take from Web 2.0 and from the Internet World?
- What are the non IMS services that can take the IMS shares?
- What makes the IMS proposition unique? What are the key IMS differentiators?
- What are the limitations in the integration between IMS and Web 2.0?
- How can operators take advantage of IMS/SDP to build an application ecosystem?
- What are the key factors and enablers for a successful IMS/SDP implementation
PANEL DICUSSION What is the Business Model for IMS and SPD in the Web 2.0 World?
Moderator: Ronald Gruia, Program Leader, Principal Analyst – Emerging Telecoms, Frost & Sullivan, CanadaMark Kaish, Vice President of Voice Development and Support, Cox Communications, USA
Sean O’Sullivan, CTO, Dial2Do, Ireland
Luis Angel Galindo, Senior Manager, Strategy & Innovation, Mobile Services, Telefonica, Spain
- 16.15
Networking Break & Refreshments
- Topic
MARKET OVERVIEWAND STRATEGIC POSITIONING
- 16.45
- Ronald Gruia, ProgramLeader, Principal Analyst – Emerging Telecoms, Frost & Sullivan, Canada
- What issues and findings have impacted the first-mover to IMS projects?
- How have business & technology events in the past 2-3 years shaped the programs?
- Has the business case changed? How is the business case evolving/changing?
- Predictions for the next phase of IMS implementation and commercial service launches
IMS in North America: Examining Where Have We Been, Where We are Now and Where We Are Going
- 17.10
- To be announced
- SDP to help streamline the creation and deliver of core "services" (VoIP, ring tones, streaming video services)
- How can SDP help in competing with services offered by Web 2.0 Internetcommunications service providers?
- Is the SDP marketing consolidating? How?
- How important is to get an end-to-end integrated solution?
Market Dynamics: Analysing the Growth of SDP in North America and Its Relationship with IMS
- 17.35
