Mobile service providers today face unprecedented challenges as traffic per user is rising sharply but not revenue per user. Operational costs for backhaul are soaring and need to be sharply reduced. DSL and xPON is cost-effective compared to other backhaul technologies for mobile backhaul.

• How can providers solve the clock synchronization between the BTS/NODEB and BSC/RNC on backhauling using DSL and xPON?
• With the new technology developing on DSL and xPON, how can providers utilize them to backhaul the data and voice traffic of mobile service more economically?

In this session, carriers and vendors will share experience, visions, and ideas for the issues of SMB access in the coming FTTx networks.

Justin Ho Deputy Director, Solution Marketing Huawei

Mr. Ho is the solution architect of Huawei AsiaPac tasked to look into the FTTx network transformation from operators existing network. He has more than 12 years of network planning and design experience in the telecommunication industry. Prior to joining Huawei, he was with SingTel network planning department for 10 years, driving the network transformation and the iDA Next Generation National Broadband Network program.

Duke Fu Marketing Manager, Access Network Department Huawei Technologies

Mr. Fu was named to his current position in 2003. He has applied himself for nine years to the voice and data communications market. During the past nine years, Mr. Fu has been focusing his attention on the development of cost-effective innovative solutions on the access layer.

Dan Parsons Director, Marketing BroadLight

Mr. Parsons has more than 23 years of experience in telecommunications and was an earlier adopter in the development of C and DWDM transport products in 1992. In 2000 he initiated AFC's (now Tellabs') FTTP efforts and brought to market the industry's first hardened CWDM ROADM. He has held engineering, marketing, and business development roles throughout his career, and for the past four years he has been in the semiconductor industry. Mr. Parsons received his P.Eng. in Ottawa, Canada, and has authored numerous industry papers and two patent applications in optical networking.

Thierry Valette FTTx Technical Director France Telecom Group

Mr. Valette is in charge of technical coordination to support the FTTx infrastructure developments for the France Telecom Group. He has more than 10 years of experience in telecom especially in IP businesses on both wholesale and retail markets. In 1999, he led the France Telecom worldwide IP backbone implementation before moving in 2001 to the France Telecom Internet division (Wanadoo), where he was involved in broadband strategy and technical development. In 2006, Mr. Valette joined the group network branch in the corporate entity to lead the team that supports for the fixed broadband networks development (DSL, WIMAX, and FTTx).