IEC Newsletter
September 2006, Volume 2 go to newsletter archive
In This Issue: IMS and More
Executive Perspectives
Critical insights from key industry leaders
Tuvia Barlev Tuvia Barlev
Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Actelis Networks
Captured at the Broadband World Forum Asia 2006

Mr. Tuvia Barlev, co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of Actelis Networks, discusses the newest carrier and enterprise applications enabled by Ethernet over copper, what business model makes most sense to create a win-win scenario, how carriers can achieve scalable, high-quality delivery of Ethernet over copper and whether it will make a reasonable ROI and more.

 
Jeffrey Soong Jeffrey Soong
Chief Executive Officer
Broadband Network Systems, Ltd.
Captured at the Broadband World Forum Asia 2006

Mr. Jeffrey Soong, chief executive officer of Broadband Network Systems, Ltd., shares his views on the right strategy for IPTV rollout in Asia, key content licensing issues, negotiating and managing copyrights, how carriers can best make their IP networks ready for video, what technologies and capital investments must be made for the successful launching of video offerings, and which content formats are most commonly dealt with in Asia.

Technology Briefing
Broadband Trends:
IPTV – Boosting Triple-Play Networks
Educational content provided by PacketFront
Triple play that allows for the distribution of television content using an IP-centric infrastructure is paramount to the success of next-generation networks. Read about the keys to success in a converged network that enables triple play from the technical issues to the ownership of the CPE. Read more...

Challenges and Issues in the Regulation of VoIP Services
Educational Content Provided by Bala Thekkedath, UTStarcom
For a thoughtful analysis on net neutrality, read the article "Challenges and Issues in the Regulation of VoIP Services." It provides a brief history of telecommunications regulation in the United States, the influence of services over the Internet, and issues that should be addressed when pursuing a new regulatory structure. Read more...

Design Engineering
Non-Volatile Memory Requirements for Automotive Systems
Educational Content Provided by Charles Ng, Kilopass Technology
As automobiles continue to grow in complexity their semiconductor content also substantially increases. Traditional and new uses for non-volatile memory (NVM) are forcing car manufacturers to look at different ways of obtaining low-cost, secure and often field- programmable NVM for their electronic subsystems. Read more...

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

Neil Kinder
Technical Director for Europe, the Middle East,
and Africa
Sonus Networks

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