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
Conference Overview
From the Classroom to the Exhibition

Maximize your time at NXTcomm by spending a day in the classroom prior to walking the exhibition floor.

The IEC Communications Forums presented at NXTcomm take place on Monday, June 18, an entire day before the exhibit floor opens, allowing you ample time to hear more about the technologies being displayed on the exhibit floor.

Choose from a total of 12 individual breakout sessions, in addition to the keynote address by Dick Notebaert, Qwest Communications International's chairman and chief executive officer.

Conference tracks include the following:

  • Network transformations
  • Services and content evolution
  • Managing the business