10:00 am – 11:30 am
Deploying IMS — Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned
Chair: Amir Atai, Alcatel-Lucent
Lead Scientist
Faster, Better, Sooner — IPTV Service Delivery with ROADM
Chair: Tom Rarick, Tellabs
Senior Principal Engineer
Increase Network Reliability to Increase Network Satisfaction
Chair: Ken Dumont, Scientific Atlanta – A Cisco Company
Director, Digital Media Networks
The Home Network as IPTV Value-Add
Chair: Matthew Marnik, Broadband Services Forum
Vice President, Marketing
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Keynote Address
Dan Yost, Qwest Communications International
Executive Vice President, Product
1:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Opening up the IP Network for Dynamic Control
Chair: Shailesh Shukla, Juniper Networks
Vice President, Service Provider Marketing and Partnerships
In-Home Wiring and Home Entertainment Distribution
Chair: Geoff Burke, Calix
Director, Field Marketing
Security for Converging Optical Networks
Chair: Jim Archuleta, Ciena
Senior Manager of Government Solutions Marketing
Ubiquitous TV
Chair: Patrick Pfeffer, Detecon
Chief Network Architect
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The New Metro Network — The Migration to Optical Transport Network
Chair: Ken Davison, Meriton Networks
Vice President of Marketing
Is It Connected Home... or Connected Services... or Connected Entertainment
Chair: Christine Heckart, Microsoft
General Manager, Marketing, Microsoft TV
Sticky Business: Getting Telcos and MSO Customers to Buy into On-Line Services
Chair: John Lee, Hostway Corporation
Co-Founder, Vice President of Global Marketing and General Manager
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Dan Yost of Qwest Communications International Delivered Keynote Address to IEC Attendees
The IEC kicked off NXTcomm by bringing together service providers from AT&T, BT Group, Qwest, Verizon, and more, for a full day of programming and networking at the McCormick Place.

Presentations included discussions on the following topics:

  • Web hosting and outsourcing
  • IPTV
  • Convergence and opening up IP networks to end users
  • ROADM
  • Ubiquitous TV
  • Impacts on the home network
  • Managing the customer experience
  • And More
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Overall Forum Chairperson
Krish Prabhu
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tellabs
Dan Yost
Executive Vice President, Product
Qwest Communications International