This TecPreview identifies the key requirements on a ETSI TISPAN compliant multi-service Bandwidth Manager that supports both IMS and non-IMS services such as IPTV and allows these services to share network capacity. Such a Bandwidth Manager enables operators to offer guaranteed QoS end-to-end between any points in the network independent of network architecture, type of service or where the application resides.

We also put the Bandwidth Manager in the context of a service delivery architecture and explain how a flexible Bandwidth Manager is a common and reusable component in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Emil Svanberg Vice President Product Management Operax

Emil Svanberg is one of the original founders of Operax and holds a Masters of Science in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from The Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. He started his career with Telia, (largest Swedish Telecoms Service Provider) where he worked on Research in IP Technology, focusing on QoS Routing. He spent a few years with Telia in a variety of positions and left for a short spell of Telecoms Consulting with Cap Gemini before returning to Telia - as part of a team working on Research and Prototyping. This research proved very fruitful and led to the founding of Operax. As a driving force within the newly founded Operax, Emil worked from many angles, from designing and writing code, to bringing it into a market ready product and delivering it to customers. Since 2003, he has been working on Product Management which involves sales and a high level of contact with customers and their needs. Quote: It is very exciting to finally, after years of talking about convergence, see it happening and to see Operax playing an important role in making convergence successful.