IEC Newsletter
May 2006, Volume 1 go to newsletter archive
In This Issue:
Executive Perspectives
Critical insights from key industry leaders
The IEC's Executive Perspectives allow industry professionals and students alike to learn from leading key experts' insights and experiences. Viewers can access answers to pressing industry questions and challenges instantly with this learning opportunity.
Massimo Coronaro
Technology and Standard Officer, Wireline
Telecom Italia
Recorded at Executive ComForum 2005

Massimo Coronaro talks about the driving forces behind Telecom Italia's restructuring, his expectations regarding the mobile digital TV experiment, new service offerings from Telecom Italia, the impact video will have, and migration from a PSTN-based network to an IP-centric network.

 
Adam Drobot
President of Applied Research
Telcordia Technologies
Recorded at the Executive ComForum 2005

Adam Drobot discusses Telcordia's vision for the future wireless-wireline broadband network, addressing OSS challenges, Telcordia's Maestro line of IMS solutions, the leading "killer app" that will drive wireless network operator profitability over the next five to ten years, and more.

Technology Briefing
Broadband Trends:
Making Sense of Next-Generation Optical Networks
Educational content provided by Meriton
The right optical foundation at layer 1 and an innovative layer 2 structure can result in many benefits to a converged network. Find out how carriers are seeing unprecedented benefits in terms of scalability, operational ease, cost savings, simplified engineering, resiliency and future-proofing by integrating a new optical networking layer.... Read more...

WISP Municipal Partnership Creates New Dynamic for Delivery of Mobile Broadband Data Services in Public Safety Sector
Educational content provided by NextNet Wireless
Evertek, a Wireless Internet Service Provider, and the city of South Sioux City, Nebraska join forces to build out a city wide wireless infrastructure to provide mobile broadband services in the public safety sector as well as deliver broadband services to residential and business customers. Providing police officers on patrol instant access to critical information has resulted in vastly improved public safety and police officer effectiveness. The new mobile broadband network is well positioned and capable of offering additional applications in the area of fire safety and health care services well into the future....Read more...

Design Engineering:
Ten Most Common Intellectual Property Rights Mistakes Made during Venture Capital Due Diligence
Educational content provided by Fernandez & Associates LLP
Intellectual property is often the primary asset of a start-up company in the technology space. This list provides expert guidance on protecting intellectual property through a critical phase in the early life of a company.... Read more...

Fellows in the News:
BT Group CTO Mick Reeve Honored with IEC Fellow Award at 21st Century Communications World Forum
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) presented its prestigious IEC Fellow Award to BT Group Chief Technology Officer Mick Reeve at the 21st Century Communications World Forum in London, England. Mr. Reeve received his award in the presence of hundreds of industry professionals Monday before the show's welcome address.

Analyst Corner
The Analyst Corner features perspectives from a range of leading information industry experts.

knowInfrastructure as Platform: Services-Oriented Architecture, Virtualization, and 21st-Century Communications
Joe Mambretti
Director
International Center for Advanced Internet Research
Northwestern University

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