IMS is regarded by many service providers and vendors as one of the most important technology developments of the decade. On the application level, IMS will be the prominent architecture for service delivery. On the network level, carrier Ethernet is gaining traction as a dominant technology in metro networks. Although IMS is a seemingly network-agnostic technology, it imposes some requirements on the network layer. Issues such as resource allocation control, signaling convergence, QoS support, and other key features should be considered prior to the enrollment of service delivery networks.

In this panel, participants will share their understanding and vision on the combination of IMS and carrier Ethernet, two key building blocks in the broadband converged networks.

Eyal Rosen Vice President, Marketing Nokia Siemens Networks

Mr. Rosen joined Siemens in his current role in early 2004. He leads all marketing activities for the Siemens Com FN A SB product house, including product-line management, product-line marketing, and marcom. Prior to joining Siemens, Mr. Rosen worked for Lucent Technologies in the United States, where he led a global multimillion-dollar product-line management and marketing team responsible for Lucent's successful metro DWDM product line. Mr. Rosen was also a member of the Lucent global leadership development program. Mr. Rosen started his career at Telrad Networks as an account manager for PBX systems. He has a B.S. in industrial engineering from the Technion in Haifa, Israel, and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in New York.

Ralf-Peter Braun Senior Project Manager T-Systems

Mr. Braun began working at T-Systems after Deutsche Telekom AG reorganized. He joined the company in 1997, working in the R&D field of network architecture and system structures. He is engaged in Ethernet standardization at IEEE 802 and Metro Ethernet Forum. Prior to this, he worked at the Heinrich-Hertz-Institute on advanced optical communication systems, including coherent multichannel transmissions, nonlinearities, optical injection locking, bi-stability, optical millimeter-wave generation, and transmission for mobile communications.

Mark Lum Independent Consultant Optical, Metro, Ethernet, and Storage Networks and Services

Mr. Lum, M.A., M.Sc., has experience spanning SDH/SONET, DWDM, OTN, ATM, and Ethernet technologies and their associated global standards development. His clients include service providers, equipment manufacturers, start-ups, and the investment community. Mr. Lum studied natural and electrical sciences at Cambridge University and was awarded his M.Sc. in telecommunication systems by the University of Essex after beginning his career in the Harlow research labs of ITT-STL, developing the very first optical systems.

Roberto Micali Network Models Telecom Italia

Since 1991, Dr. Micali has worked in TILAB, the R&D center of Telecom Italia based in Turin. He has been involved in the qualification and testing of data service equipment such as frame relay, ATM, ANS/DLC, X.25, ADSL, and IP. In 2006, he supported the development of NGN architecture in Indonesia for Telkom Indonesia. In 2004 and 2005, he supported the development of the mobile network evolution plan with Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) in Greece and Argentina. In 2002–2003, he worked on UMTS network planning architecture with TIM in Italy.

Israel Abramovich Director of Business Development Nokia Siemens Networks

Mr. Abramovich was previously the director of marketing and product line management responsible for 2G/2.5G and 3G access transport networks and their migration to carrier Ethernet networks. He held leadership positions for a variety of companies in the technology and communication industry for more than 15 years.

Yossi Saad Vice President, Marketing Actelis

Prior to joining Actelis Networks in 2001, Mr. Saad was vice president of marketing and product management for ADC Teledata, a leading supplier of advanced access systems, where he led the company in product definition, strategic planning, and marketing. Before this, Mr. Saad worked for Telrad Telecommunications, where he was the director of marketing and sales for the access division. Prior to that, he was head of the broadband systems department for Telrad, where he led the OEM broadband access and transport product development for Nortel Networks. Mr. Saad holds a B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Technion and an M.Sc. in communications systems engineering from Tel Aviv University.

Emil Svanberg Vice President Product Management Operax

Mr. Svanberg, one of the founders of Operax, has worked on research in IP technology for Telia, where the outcome of his work on research and prototyping led to the founding of Operax. His position focuses on sales, and he is in close contact with customers.