Despite the tremendous growth of DSL and cable as a means of data access in recent years, many service providers are seeking to tap in to higher margin commercial services where traditional T1/E1 services remain the primary means of broadband access for businesses of all sizes. The goal of this session is to present the business case for delivering integrated voice and data services to small and medium businesses over packet-based broadband networks and to identify real-world issues and solutions associated with delivering traditional T1/E1 services and next generation services over fiber, DSL, and cable networks. This session will seek to answer the following questions:

• What types of voice + data business solutions are successfully deployed today in support of legacy telephony services over broadband networks?
• What network design issues must be addressed over a various packet based broadband networks to ensure voice quality of service levels required by business applications?
• What are effective migration strategies for transitioning both customers and the service network environment in support of enhanced revenues through next generation services?

Greg Allemann
Vice President, Strategic Alliances
General Bandwidth

Mr. Allemann assumed his role at General Bandwidth in April 2003, having previously served on General Bandwidth's Advisory Board. Since 2000, Mr. Allemann has been a consultant to the communications industry as an advisor for several privately held companies and venture-capital firms. He is also a former board member of iMagicTV. In 2000, Mr. Allemann retired from SBC Communications after a 30-year career during which he held a variety of positions in technology research, network planning, network operations, product development, market planning, and procurement.

Dominique Buyse, Marketing Director, Fixed Solutions Division, Alcatel, identifies and analyses emerging operator strategies and business opportunities to steer Alcatel's positioning and solutions' development. Prior to joining Alcatel, Mr. Buyse was a project leader at the Boston Consulting Group and a member of its global technology and communications practice. His nearly four-year experience within BCG involved strategic projects with a wide range of telecom operators and equipment vendors.

Alex Chua, Senior Director, Product Management and System Support Services, InnoMedia, is responsible for the video telephony business and oversees the video telephony product line. Mr. Chua also heads a team of specialists responsible for the deployment of IP telephony infrastructure and services. He has more than 12 years of working experience in the IT and telecommunications industries, in particular in the area of video communication technology. He was also previously responsible for the roll out of one of the world's first video telephony service sites in Hong Kong.

Russell Klabouch, Vice President, International Sales, General Bandwidth, has more than 20 years' experience in the datacom and telecom industries. He has a firm background in IP networking, having been managing director of international sales for Avici Systems, which sells large-scale core IP/MPLS routers for carrier infrastructures. In addition, he has held senior sales and marketing roles at companies such as Telco Systems and General Datacom. Mr. Klabouch also has experience introducing new products into new markets, with specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

Luis Tondi, Director, Marketing, Terawave Communications, has more than 20 years of experience in the optical communications industry and is currently responsible for the business development of the APAC market. Prior to joining Terawave, he held executive positions with Cisco Systems where he was director of international business development and with Pirelli Optical Systems where he was vice president of product marketing and engineering for the Americas. Mr. Tondi has more than 20 years of experience in optical communications and fiber optic industry. He holds a degree in electrical engineering and a MBA from the University of Texas.