IEC Newsletter
November 2006, Volume 2 go to newsletter archive
In This Issue: Broadband Innovation and More
Executive Perspectives
Critical insights from key industry leaders
Eli Doran Eli Doran
Co-Founder, President, and Chief Strategy Officer
Radvision
Captured at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2006
Eli Doran discusses the impact of IMS user equipment simulation with Radvision's Prolab IMS test solution tool; driving convergence of rich-media communications and interactive services; Radvision's plans, progress, and vision; and more.
 
Arjang Zadeh Christine Heckart
General Manager – Marketing
Microsoft TV
Captured at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2006
Christine Heckart shares her executive perspective on the future of TV and IP-delivered services and how it has changed over the past year; the stability in operation of the infrastructure for IPTV and if it ready for mass deployment; how Microsoft TV IPTV Edition differentiates itself from other content and entertainment platforms; when cable operators will deploy IPTV; an example of the "rich user experience"; and more.

Technology Briefing
Broadband Trends:
Materializing Telco Innovation
Seeing Is Believing
Educational content provided by Thorsten Claus and Elizabeth Watt, Detecon, Inc.
In today's dynamic markets, the ability to adapt and develop is playing a more important and increasingly critical role. The development of innovations and the implementation of these to the overall benefit of the company can provide significant competitive advantage.

In this special six-part article series by Detecon, we look at telecom innovation life cycles to present practical examples and methods for the identification of innovations in telecommunications companies, the analysis and assessment of their market maturity, testing them as prototypes, their rollout, and their operational implementation. Read part 4 of 6...

Without Management, Complex Technology Will Inhibit the Success of IPTV
Educational content provided by Sanjay Castelino, Motive, Inc.
Service providers are discovering that IPTV not only offers growth opportunities, but also carries a number of risks due to the complexity of the technology. Read what service providers need to add to make IPTV a success. Read full article...

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

Benny Bing
Associate Director
School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology

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