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T05A	Tuesday, January 22 · 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Trends in IP Technology Carriers are experiencing a growing demand for high-bandwidth, quality-assured IP–based services. The growing demand for these services, forces service providers to aggressively search for solutions that accommodate the dramatic growth in network traffic while ensuring differentiated services for their customers. To do so in a cost-effective way, carriers must ensure that both the capital costs of scaling the network and operational costs of offering an ever-widening selection of services are minimized. Pushing today's IP core networks to their limit Fiber-to-the-home technologies ISPs looking for increased efficiency and profits Voice and broadcast moving under IP umbrella IP must evolve from best-effort to guaranteed services

CHAIRPERSON: Claudio Mazzuca, Product Manager, Hyperchip, is responsible for driving the company's products to successful completion, introducing the products to the market and managing their success through market lifecycles. He also plays a key liaison role with customers, develops competitive analysis and acts as a company spokesperson at conferences, trade shows and in the media. SPEAKERS: Paul Charron, Director, Product Line Management, Hyperchip, oversees the completion and introduction of company products to the market. Scott Clavenna, Founder and President, PointEast Research, has been active in the telecommunications market research business since February 1991. As founder of PointEast Research, Mr. Clavenna provides consulting and market analysis to equipment vendors, service providers, venture capitalists, and investment banks in the optical-networks market. Mr. Clavenna is also director of research at LightReading.com, an on-line information resource covering optical networking. David Messina, Senior Product Manager, CoSine Communications, has over seven years of product-management and general marketing experience. Bob Larribeau, Director, Access Network Systems, RHK, is responsible for assessing the directions of IP aggregation and services systems.