Service providers today are asking what infrastructure architecture will allow them to move forward successfully and flexibly in this very challenging competitive environment. The common requirements that emerge from large service providers are as follows:

• Lower costs – Competitive pricing pressures mean that their next-generation architectures must be open with PC price performance curves and development cycles.
• Shortened time to revenue – They require a frictionless platform that will allow them to offer the latest enterprise application as a managed service provisioned from the NOC without rolling out new hardware.
• Flexibility – Their markets are evolving quickly; they don't necessarily know what services they will roll out next or how the pricing or even pricing models will evolve. Service providers need to be able to quickly adapt existing services and deliver new services leveraging enterprise applications without modifying that software to understand WAN protocols, load balancing, high availability, and multi-subscriber configurations and back-end OSS/BSS integration.

This workshop will describe the architectural choices that can lead to the optimal next-generation architectures for service providers.

Peder Jungck Founder and Chief Technology Officer CloudShield

Mr. Jungck is the creator and guiding architect behind the company's CS-2000TM network applications server and RAVETM, CloudShield's unique and powerful packet processing development language. His earlier positions included CTO of yesmail.com, CTO of SVIC, managing partner and CIO of Internet-technology consulting firm Remington Associates, Ltd., and VP of production and engineering for TerraGlyph Interactive Studios. Mr. Jungck has degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Clarkson University and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Beloit College in mathematics and computer science.

Murray Cooke Chief Business Services Strategist BT

Mr. Cooke is responsible for the evolution of BT's services for corporate and enterprise customers, including their migration to BT's 21st Century Network NGN platform. He leads BT's technology strategy for the introduction of processing chassis technologies into the 21C platform to handle a portfolio of internal and customer-facing applications. Previously, Mr. Cooke was the head of operational engineering in BT's Global Solutions division, running U.K. banking, retail, and government networks. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Erno Hempel Founder and Chief Technology Officer Jentro Technologies GmbH

In 2003, Mr. Hempel founded Jentro as a mobile phone navigation company and, in his role as CTO, guided the evolution of the company into the leading mobility solutions platform provider it is today. A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Hempel launched several ventures in the telematics industry prior to Jentro. He founded his first multimedia and Internet technology company, T.O.P. Media GmbH, in 1994 after graduating from the Technical University Munich with degrees in electrical engineering and information technology.

Pierre Perdaems EMEA CTO - Telecom Servers IBM

Dr. Perdaems is the IBM European CTO for the IBM Systems and Technology Group NGN organization focused on working with major leading European telecom operators, service providers, equipment manufacturers, ISVs, and SIs. His main focus is on NGN core networks, security, digital media, and real-time billing. Dr. Pierre Perdaems received his Ph.D. in ASIC CAD from the University of Montpellier in France.

Mick Reeve Director Mixtel Limited

Mr. Reeve is a seasoned telecom professional with a proven track record in technical innovation. He is a senior advisor to Huawei and an advisor to Ofcom. He is on the advisory boards of Assia, Apptrigger, Genband, and Gridpoint. Mr. Reeve previously worked for BT, most recently as chief architect, and led the standards program, directing the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network and ensuring its alignment with global standards. Over his career, he worked in design and development in many areas. Mr. Reeve is a fellow of the IEC and a fellow of the United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering.