Telcos are betting that IPTV, VoD, and interactive video will entice consumers to move from cable or satellite companies. For consumers to be motivated to change, telcos must guarantee equal or better quality of experience (QOE) than what consumers are already receiving.

RGs, STBs, and home networking interfaces in the residence play an important role in guaranteeing a high level of QoE. This session will do the following:

• Examine the home networking factors impacting viewing experience
• Address the quality-of-service frameworks required for integrated residential devices
• Explore home network management models for guaranteed video delivery that maintain required QoE

Sanjeev Challa Chief Technologist Ikanos

Mr. Challa has more than 25 years of experience in the networking and communications industries. He is currently responsible for guiding the development of next-generation broadband gateway architectures and triple-play service integration. Previously, Mr. Challa served as product line director at Analog Devices. There he headed the Broadband business unit, overseeing development of the Fusiv® architecture and Vx series of gateway processors. Mr. Challa also served as director of engineering in ADI's Communications Processor group.

Jürgen Lison Vice President ISAM Product Group, Fixed Access Networks Group Alcatel-Lucent

Mr. Lison manages Alcatel-Lucent's successful IP DSLAM product group. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Lison was in charge of the business management office for Alcatel's Access product portfolio in North America, including the digital loop carrier and fiber-to-the-user products. In 1996, Mr. Lison was part of the Alcatel team that won the DSL deployment contract with the U.S. Joint Procurement Consortium, consisting of BellSouth, SouthWestern Bell, Ameritech, and Pacific Bell. To support the aggressive rollout of DSL with SBC, Mr. Lison relocated to California in 1997. Mr. Lison joined Alcatel Belgium in 1992 as a software designer for Remote Access Systems and has been involved in Alcatel's DSL product group from its inception. Mr. Lison holds a master's degree in telecommunications from the University of Brussels.

Boris Nabedryk Director of Broadband Terminals Department Sagem Communications

Mr. Nabedryk is responsible for managing the business of broadband CPEs, including three-play residential gateways. Most recently he served as general manager of Sagem Communications China R&D Center. Prior to this experience Mr. Nabedryk was product development manager of three-play residential gateways at Sagem. He earned a M.S. in electrical engineering from Supelec in France.

Pascal Pagani Senior Standards and Systems Engineer, France Telecom Orange Labs France Telecom Orange

Mr. Pagani is currently active in various projects at France Telecom, including UWB propagation channel characterization, short-range wireless system design, and development of in-home wired communications. He led France Telecom standardization activities in the IEEE 802.15.3c and ITU SG15 G.hn groups. Mr. Pagani's main interests are in home networking and particularly short-range radio systems and power line communications.

Luc Snoeckx Operational Excellence Manager Consumer Market Belgacom

As an end-to-end process owner, Mr. Snoeckx is a final gatekeeper when it comes to product and service launches for the full range of residential products. Mr. Snoeckx has been involved in numerous improvement tracks from the early days of ADSL until the most recent HDTV deployment on VDSL2 technology. Being in the Customer Operations department, his team is deeply involved in the customer experience program, focusing on self-installation, auto-configuration, and self-repair with the goals of reducing operational costs and constantly improving customer satisfaction.

Yves T'Joens General Manager Home and Access Support Systems Alcatel-Lucent

Mr. T'Joens is heading the Home and Access Support Systems group in the Fixed Access Division of Alcatel-Lucent in Antwerp, Belgium, and is responsible for product offers. Prior to obtaining this position Mr. T'Joens was chief technology officer for the Fixed Access Division, overlooking the global access portfolio for Alcatel.