The reality of broadband entertainment network services over DSL or fiber offers content owners the potential for billions of dollars of new revenues. But with the mix of broadcast television, HDTV and VoD, combined with network time-shifting (network PVR), how can service providers deliver this content on a massive scale to subscribers? Along with delivering content, TVoDSL/triple play service providers now have to look at deploying wireless-enabled set-top-boxes, as well as blending mobile IP devices, such as dual-mode GSM/WiFi handsets, into their offerings to maintain "ownership" and subscriber loyalty. However, this means managing handset populations, delivering content at lower bit rates, transcoding and more.

This session will look at the technologies and topologies required for service providers to make voice, video, data and wireless service delivery a reality in very-large-scale IP networks. Speakers will explore the deployment and manageability issues of a wireless-enabled "grand slam" architecture, including dynamic, tiered content distribution mechanisms/protocols, streaming technologies and set-top box/handset requirements.

Jeffrey Paine
Vice President, Strategic Marketing
UTStarcom

Prior to joining UTStarcom, Mr. Paine spent six years as a senior executive in the VoIP/softswitching market. Most recently, he was vice president of marketing and business development at Syndeo Corporation, a leading provider of Class-5/local-exchange softswitch and services platforms for the cable-television industry. Mr. Paine was also one of the first 100 employees at Cisco Systems, 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.

Joseph Chou, Director, Technical Marketing, DSP Streaming Media Group, Texas Instruments, is responsible for the strategic and technical direction of video applications for multimedia content in IP-STB and Digital Media Adaptor (DMA) market. Mr. Chou has spent the last 20 years working in the computer, communications and semiconductor industries, and currently holds several patents in computer and communication systems. Previously, he was the technical marketing manager in the broadband cable group at Texas Instruments where he was responsible for new product definitions.

Leif Aarthun Ims, Director, Network Strategy and Innovation, Telenor Nordic Fixed

Terry Poindexter, Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific, SupportSoft, Inc., is responsible for SupportSoft's business throughout the Asia-Pacific region. His responsibilities include managing the business operations and staffing throughout the region, including the direct sales teams and all third-party partners and channel relationships. Mr. Poindexter has more than 20 years of professional experience in sales, business development, product marketing, and product development for network, business, and operation support solutions in the telecommunication industries.