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A3	Tuesday, November 5, 2002 · 9:45 am – 11:45 am

Next-Generation Billing Infrastructure The heightened emphasis on revenue sources beyond traditional voice services has inspired new thinking on billing models. Value-based, content-based, and prepaid billing models will require support by network devices feeding the mediation systems. Service providers now have a variety of such devices available for deployment to bring these different models to bear on a range of existing and new services. IP Service Control for Wireless Networks Data Services Pricing Based on Content Billing Learning the Lessons from Real-Time Prepaid Services Driving Profitably User Demand for GPRS

CHAIRPERSON: Dan Frommer, Vice President, Technology, P-Cube, sets technology direction, evaluating new technologies and partner relationships as core elements. He led the team that designed and implemented the company's service-engine platform. SPEAKERS: Dan Frommer, Vice President, Technology, P-Cube Alan Huang, Product-Line Manager, Mobile Wireless Group (MWG), Cisco Systems, is responsible for the product management of Cisco Mobile Services Gateway product line, which includes a service selection gateway and content services gateway. Dominique Jodoin, Executive Vice President, Watercove Networks Gary Sarson, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, ProQuent Systems, drives the ProQuent product roadmap and strategy to maximize value to customers and establish continued leadership in its class. Prior to joining ProQuent, Mr. Sarson was with Nortel Networks, where, based in the United Kingdom and France over an eight-year period, he helped to establish the company as a major player in the GSM wireless business. As vice president of product management and marketing, he was responsible for Nortel's entire GSM infrastructure product line, working closely with many of the world's major wireless carriers.