In some Asian countries, broadband speeds are reaching 1 Gbps, which is more than enough to deliver HD-quality video services. This reality sets the stage for over the top (OTT) video services, which could compete with traditional IPTV services. In some countries, IPTV deployments by operators have been slowed due to regulatory and technical issues. This has given OTT video services such as YouTube a window to proliferate and to thrive. In addition, there are P2P technologies emerging that are designed to facilitate the delivery of OTT video services.

This panel of experts will examine key questions, including the following:

• Will OTT video and IPTV compete with or complement each other?
• Does the emergence of P2P technologies for video distribution change the way networks should be built and managed?
• How can operators leverage their networks to provide an integrated service so consumers can access any video service easily from multiple devices?

Andrew Chetham Managing Vice President Gartner

Mr. Chetham leads a Consumer Services team, a global group of analysts focused on examining consumer demand for new communications services and how service providers can best package and sell them. The research area covers fixed, mobile, and Internet services, including all the important new consumer applications and services such as IPTV, mobile TV, mobile music, mobile search, and messaging.

Shankar Halder Group CTO, Telemedia Services Bharti Airtel Limited

Mr. Halder heads the network and technology function of the fixed line, broadband, and media business of the group and also leads the IP transformation of the company. He has been working with Bharti Airtel since April 2004 in different roles before assuming his current role. Mr. Halder has been associated with Indian Telecom industries for the last 25 years, having served in R&D, manufacturing, and service. He has also been intensely involved with many national and international industry bodies. He was a pioneer in the rollout of the first mobile network in India in August 1995 at Calcutta. Mr. Halder has got his degree in electronics and communication from Calcutta University.

Thilo Müller Director, Networks Arcor

Mr. Müller started his career in telecommunications with a well-known consulting and training company in Germany. He joined Arcor as a part of Vodafone Group in 2003. As a Senior Engineer, Network Design in the Service Engineering department, he is responsible for products engineering and development, and network optimization for DSL residential and business customers. To his responsibilities belongs the capacity planning, availibility and management of BRAS Systems in the Arcor Network.

Henry Setiawan Wyatno Manager, Research and Development PT Telkom Indonesia

Mr. Wyatno has been a key member of PT Telkom Indonesia's research and development team for more than 10 years. In his current role, he is responsible for the design and planning of next-generation broadband services over wireline technologies such as xDSL, metro Ethernet, and GPON/GEPON. He is also a key driver for PT Telkom's technical specifications for broadband services from design to implementation. He is evaluating the business and technical aspects to IPTV services. His work in this area encompasses both the network infrastructure and the business case around next-generation video services.