For years now some IP-centric networking companies have been saying that voice - as in VoIP - will be a "free" service riding on top of high-speed, IP data networks. It turns out that they were correct. Well-engineered IP data networks hardly notice today's VoIP traffic as new IP voice services come on line.

But the prospect of substantial TVoIP traffic appears to invert the problem. The business requirement for Telcos to move to TV/entertainment content services - infotainment, if you will - is competitively compelling, both offensively and defensively, with sub-12-month ROI numbers. This session will look at the business case behind deploying TVoIP services, including scaleable video-on-demand, content differentiation and network-PVRs, as well as some of the engineering requirements for an IP network to handle millions of subscribers tied to access networks that need at least 10Mbps (for high-def) connections - 30Mbps preferred.

Chairperson

Jeffrey Paine
Vice President
Strategic Marketing
UTStarcom

Jeffrey Paine spent six years as a senior executive in the VoIP/softswitching market, prior to joining UTStarcom. Most recently he was vice president of marketing and business development at Syndeo Corporation. Mr. Paine was also one of the first 100 employees at Cisco where he was directly responsible for the creation and implementation of many of the company's best-known marketing programs between 1989 and 1995, when he left as director of corporate marketing. He has also held senior marketing positions at Intel Corporation and General Instrument.

Speakers

Martin Cullum, General Manager, Video Networks, Technology Development, Bell Canada, is responsible for the development and deployment of consumer video networks and services. Mr. Cullum also has responsibility for the ongoing development of the Bell Canada contribution video collector network. During his career, he has held numerous management positions and been involved with the introduction of digital voice and data switching, fixed wireless, and satellite broadband services within the company.

Aviv Ronai, Associate Vice President, Marketing, Broadband Access Division, ECI Telecom, is responsible for applications marketing and related business development. Mr. Ronai brings more than 13 years of extensive and varied experience in the telecommunication industry. In prior positions, he has served as project manager, product marketing manager and director of product marketing.