This Industry Overview session will examine these trends. The panelists will discuss next-generation home networking and storage devices that will increase the need for huge data transfer across a network of peers, and the impact that these demands will have upon communications infrastructure. Inevitably, with the rise of peer-to-peer networks, the demand for security, routing, and bandwidth will sky rocket. The panelists will discuss how the access network must adapt accordingly, addressing such issues as VDSL deployment, fiber extension over copper, and the migration of IP networking from the core to the access segment. The panelists will also examine how these developments will enable services such as gaming, VoIP, and broadcast television on the net.
Behrooz Rezvani
Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Ikanos Communications
Dr. Rezvani is an expert in the field of communications, information theory and high-speed system architecture. Prior to founding Ikanos, he established the AFC-Fremont Design Center, where he managed the development of VDSL and ADSL Lite line cards, which won the best product award at SuperComm 1999. Previously, Dr. Rezvani held development and management positions at Ericsson/Raynet, MicroUnity, Siemens, Rockwell, and GE. Dr. Rezvani pioneered the use of flexible tone spacing and wide bandwidth architecture for delivering fiber speed over copper. He holds 12 patents and has more than 10 pending.
Tadao Saito
Chief Scientist, Senior Managing Director, and Member of the Board, Toyota Info Technology Center
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Saito studies ubiquitous information services for automobiles at Toyota. He is also a professor at Chuo University. From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Saito was the chairman of the Telecommunication Business Committee of the Telecommunication Council within the Japanese government and contributed to regulatory policies for telecommunication businesses and broadband network deployment in Japan. From 2002 to 2004, he was the chairman of the Technical Committee of the Telecommunication Council and responsible for governmental decisions related to telecommunications and networks. Since 2002, he has also served as the chairman of the Ubiquitous Networking Forum in Japan.
Hong Liang Lu
Chief Executive Officer
UTStarcom, Inc.
Mr. Lu has held his present roles at UTStarcom since June 1991. Prior to founding Unitech Telecom, Inc. (which would later merge with Starcom Networks, Inc. to form UTStarcom), Mr. Lu was president and chief executive officer of Kyocera Unison, a majority-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International, Inc. From 1983 until its merger with Kyocera in 1986, Mr. Lu was president and chief executive officer of Unison World, Inc., a software-development company. Prior to 1983, he was chief operating officer of Unison World, Inc. Mr. Lu holds a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is also fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and English.
Toru Chiba
Group General Manager, Digital Home Electronics Development Group
Sharp Corporation
Dr. Chiba joined the corporate R&D group at Sharp Corporation in 1977. Since then, he has been engaged in various areas of R&D, including VLSI CAD, computer networks, and OS. From 1990 to 1995, he was engaged in the research and development of an infrared data communication technology that was promoted for standardization. He is also a member of the IEEE and IPSJ. Dr. Chiba received his bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from Osaka University, Japan, in 1972, 1974, and 1977, respectively.
Andrew Yap
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman
Anytime Pte Ltd.
Mr. Yap co-founded Anytime in 2000 and is responsible for the company's overall growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. He has been instrumental in forging strategic alliances with several Hollywood studios such as MGM, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, NBC Universal Cable, and Sony Pictures Television International. Mr. Yap has also successfully spearheaded alliances with Asia-Pacific partners to develop the company's business in high-growth, broadband-connected markets such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China, and Malaysia.
Philip Yim
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and R&D
Allied Telesis
Mr. Yim has more than 25 years' experience in the communications industry. He has held business profit-and-loss responsibilities at Advanced Fiber Communications, Turin Networks, Siemens, and GEC-Plessey Telecommunications. Mr. Yim has extensive experience in developing and marketing IP managed services, carrier-grade voice and VoIP, IP access multiplexes, FTTx, as well as packet switching.
Eric Li
Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific
Microsoft TV
In his current role, Mr. Li looks after Microsoft TV’s sales and marketing functions in the Asia Pacific region and leads the team that manages relationships with Microsoft TV customers in the region. Previously, Mr. Li was marketing manager at Tellabs with responsibility for the marketing of optical networking products in the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Tellabs, Mr. Li worked at GTE in the U.S. in various engineering, sales and marketing roles.