Moving to a next-generation broadband infrastructure represents a daunting shift for many service providers. As they contemplate re-architecting the network, they may have to replace existing hardware and software and strategically plan a path to take them well into the future. Although moving to the next-generation requires a major shift, there are several viable strategies and business models to ease this transition from a monumental "all at once" move to more gradual phased approaches that can even offset costs with incremental revenues. This panel examines several business cases and models for transitioning to next-generation infrastructure and ensuring greater success.

Shailesh Shukla
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Redback Networks

Mr. Shukla is responsible for corporate marketing, helps to formulate Redback's strategy, and drives its implementation through partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and investments. Previously, he was a partner at Mercer Management Consulting, a strategy-consulting firm in Boston, in their Communications Information and Entertainment industry practice. Mr. Shukla has also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton in New York City.

Bong-Kyu Ku, Manager, KT Lab, KT

Mark Seery, Program Director, IP Services Infrastructure, RHK, Inc.

Viriya Upatising, Chief Technology Officer, True Internet Co.,Ltd.