IEC: Publications: Annual Review of Communications, Vol. 55

Architecture for Multifunction Application Server
Shankar Allimatti, Corporate Head, Centre of Excellence – Intelligent Networks, Mahindra British Telecom Limited

VoDSL Market Overview
Claudia Bacco, Executive Vice President, TeleChoice

Security Risk Management: Challenges for Today and Tomorrow
Charlie Baggett, Chief Technology Officer, SAFEOperations, Inc.

Leveraging Optical Options
Richard Barcus, President and Chief Operating Officer, Tellium

Where Communications and Computing Meet
Craig R. Barrett, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intel Corporation

Optical Networking: Recent Advances, Trends, and Issues
Naveen Bisht, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Founder, Nayna Networks, Inc.
Raj Jain, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Nayna Networks, Inc.

Free Space Optics and the Last 500 Meters
Scott Bloom, Chief Technical Officer, AirFiber Inc.

Enhanced Services in the New Converged Telecom Environment
Peter Briscoe, President, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer, Convedia

The Battery and the Digital Load
Isidor Buchmann, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cadex Electronics, Inc.

Data on MMS: An Introduction to Mobile Multimedia Messaging
Simon Buckingham, Chief Executive Officer, Mobile Streams

The Evolution of Softswitch Architecture
Walter Buga, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Technology Officer, IP APPS; Director, Technical Advisory Committee, International Softswitch Consortium

The Past and Future of Wireless
Martin Cooper, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ArrayComm

Then and Now: A Perspective on Recent Changes in the Telecommunications Industry
Edward Cornet, Managing Partner, Booz Allen & Hamilton

Scarcity and Complexity
Philip K. Edholm, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Network Architecture, Enterprise and Optical Ethernet, Nortel Networks

Telecom Markets and the Recession: An Imperfect Storm
Dean Eyers, Group Vice President and Worldwide Director, Telecommunications Group, Gartner Dataquest

The Softswitch and the Besiegement of Telecom Incumbency
Elon Ganor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, VocalTec Communications, Ltd.
Arnold Englander, Vice President, Product Strategy and Planning, VocalTec Communications, Ltd.

The Troubled CLEC: Causes, Symptoms, and Solutions
A.J. Germek, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, GuideComm

Evolution of Technology versus Carrier Adoption
Howard J. Gunn, President, Entrusted Communication Services

Integrated Access Devices: Bridging the Gap between Modern IP Networks and End Users
Peter Hall, Chief Operating Officer, Braintree Communications Pty Ltd

Seeing the Real Telecom Future
David Heard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Santera Systems

Data Services Profitability: Learning from the Voice-Feature Business Model
John Holobinko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aplion Networks

The Effect of Fast Technology Transitions on Companies' Survival
Abdelmaksoud A. Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer, Quttan Electronics

DSL Deployment: The ISP Perspective
Lorraine Lopez, Vice President, Broadband Operations, EarthLink

IP over Optics: A New Approach to IP Service Transport
Yaki Luzon, Founder and Vice President, Marketing, PacketLight Networks
Michael Mesh, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, PacketLight Networks

What Third-Party Developers Want
John Marshall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intelis

Building-Block Architectures Rescue Vendors Serving the Metro Optical Market
Lonnie Martin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, White Rock Networks

Meeting the Needs of Metropolitan Networks
Richard C. Notebaert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tellabs

Increasing Service Velocity in a Converged Network
Cüneyt Özveren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Atoga Systems

Service-Provider Environment and IP Service Assurance
E. Sanders Partee, President and Chief Executive Officer, Viewgate Networks

Configurable Processors Transform the System-on-Chip Platform
Chris Rowen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tensilica Inc.

Superconductor Systems for Wireless Networks
Randy Simon, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Conductus, Inc.

Making DWDM Ready for Prime-Time
Moris Simson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Optenia, Inc.

Telco versus IP Service Creation and the Role of Softswitch
R. Paul Singh, Co-Founder and Vice President, Business Development, NexVerse

Second-Generation, Multi-Mode Wireless LAN Clients
Yoram Solomon, Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Communications Product Group, PCTEL, Inc.

Telecommunications Marketing Best Practices
David J. Sparks, Executive Vice President and Director of Client Services, Robinson & Maites Inc.

Getting Better Business Returns from Your MPLS Deployments
Manickam Sridhar, Chief Technology Officer, Sitara Networks

The Transformational Power of Future Wireless Technology
Carol Stephenson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lucent Technologies Canada

Standardization in Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
Paul Struhsaker, Chief Technology Officer, Raze Technologies Inc.

Next-Generation Services: A Service Developer's Perspective
Arshad Syed, President, Integrated Telecom Solutions

Front-End Communications Processors: Their Place in an IP World
Angus Telfer, Chief Technology Officer, INETCO Systems Limited

The Future of Communications
Brough Turner, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, NMS Communications

Crossing the "Telechasm": Who Will Make It to the Other Side?
Terry Unter, Chief Operating Officer, Corvis Corporation

Enabling Multiservice Carrier Networks Using MPLS
Steve Vogelsang, Vice President and Co-Founder, Laurel Networks, Inc.

Driving Managed IP Service Profitability with Dense Virtual Routing
Gerald Wesel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Networks, Inc.

Broadband and the Opportunity before Us
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SBC Communications Inc.

Integrating Enhanced Voice Collaboration Services in a Converged Network
Ed Yackey, Chief Technology Officer, Voyant Technologies

Manage the Internal Changes to Fit the External Changes to Win the Competition in the New Era
Robert Zhang, Chief Executive Officer and President, ZoMatch (China), Inc.

Section II: Business, Marketing, and Regulatory Issues

Telecommunications Industry Overview
Rob Avery, Vice President, Marketing, Gluon Networks, Inc.

Asia and Australia Telecommunications Industry Overview
Paul Budde, Telecommunications Consultant, Paul Budde Communication

Multichannel Digital Broadcast Application over ADSL
Kenneth Clancy, Director, Technology Development, Aliant Telecom
Kevin Hastings, Chief Architect, Digital Broadcast Services, Aliant Telecom
Cindy Robichaud, Broadband Architect, Aliant Telecom

The Benefits of Automated Decision Analytics
Jeffrey Cleveland, Senior Principal and Director, Credit and Collections Risk Management
Practice, New Media and Communications, American Management Systems, Inc.

FCC Tackles Number Conservation—Again
David Crowe, President, Cellular Networking Perspectives Ltd.

Revitalizing Legacy Business Support Systems
Rolando Espinosa, Senior Vice President, Products and Strategy, Abiliti Solutions

Changing Business and Its Paradigms: Post 9/11/01
Robert S. Fleming, Professor, Management and Management Information Systems, Rowan University

Telecommunications Regulation in Puerto Rico: Past, Present, and Future
Phoebe Forsythe-Isales, President, Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico

DSL: The Customer Perspective
Duncan Greatwood, Vice President, Marketing, Virata Corporation

Choosing the Best Internet Data Center: Learning From the Japan Experience
Mike Heller, Senior Manager, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA Kiochi Tamura, Manager, Cisco Japan KK, Tokyo, Japan

DSL across the Globe
Patrick Kiernan, Director, Market Management, Spirent Communications

The Strategic and Financial Justifications for Convergence
Mike Kisch, Marketing Communications Manager, Enterprise Voice and Video Business Unit, Cisco Systems
Bill Erdman, Director of Marketing, Enterprise Voice and Video Business Unit, Cisco Systems

The Consumer Relationship Is King: Thoughts on the 21^st Century Content and Media Company
Michael Kline, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting

Summary of Strategic Trends in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Joseph S. Kraemer, Director, Law and Economics Consulting Group (LECG)

Broadband—Hype and Reality
Balaji Kumar, Director, Advanced Network Services, EngineX Networks

The Business Case for Moving Voice and Data Concentration to the Edge
John Maddison, Director, Product Marketing, VINA Technologies

E-Business Management: A Practical Perspective
John McConnell, President, McConnell Associates

"Bandwidth Glut" or Strategies in Need of Repair?
Russ McGuire, Chief Strategy Officer, TeleChoice
Mark Heaton, Optical Analyst, TeleChoice

Let's Improve the Market Performance of Our Joint Ventures and Alliances
Lana Phair-Sutherland, Principal, Phair-Sutherland Consulting

The Formulation and Implementation of Telecommunications Strategy
Steven R. Powell, CIS Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Aspects to Consider When Creating a Fully Integrated Test Environment for a Telecommunications Carrier
Normand Primeau, Associate Director, Platforms and Architecture Lab, Service Technology, Broadband Infrastructure, Bell Canada; Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Standards Progress and Industry Efforts Status
David Shrader, President and Master Talent, Master Consultant, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Making Them Work
Geoffrey Thomson, Business-Development Manager, Compaq Computer Corporation

MPLS and SONET Comparative Economics
Wael Yared, Principal, Cambridge Strategic Management Group

Section III: Network Technology and Applications

Solving the Remote–DSL Challenge
Mark Abrams, Director, Product-Line Management, Advanced Fibre Communications

Scaling DSL Profitably
Eric Andrews, Vice President, Marketing, Turnstone Systems

The Architectural and Economic Advantages of 1D MEMS–Based Wavelength Cross-Connects
Douglas J. Arent, Director, Strategy and Business Development, Network Photonics
Bevan Staple, MEMS Development Engineer, Network Photonics

Intelligent Agents on the Web: An Overview of Design and Applications
Sunil Babu, Graduate Student, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Sciences, Louisiana Tech University
Vir V. Phoha, Associate Professor, Computer Science, College of Engineering and Sciences, Louisiana Tech University

Restoration in Layered Architectures with a WDM Mesh Optical Layer
Krishna Bala, Chief Technical Officer, Tellium Inc.
Eric Bouillet, Senior Network Architect, Tellium Inc.
Sid Chaudhuri, Director, Network Architecture, Tellium Inc.
Georgios Ellinas, Senior Network Architect, Tellium Inc.
Jean-François Labourdette, Manager, Algorithms and Performance Analysis Group, Tellium Inc.
Ramu Ramamurthy, Senior Network Architect, Tellium Inc.

Metronomics
Scott Berry, Director, Metromedia Fiber Network

Demystifying eLearning Portals: The Convergence of Enterprise Intelligence and Learning
Bray J. Brockbank, Senior Vice President, Business, Technology, and Marketing, IBC, Inc.

Submarine Applications Utilizing Ultra-Long-Reach Transmission Technology
Paul Bullock, Manager, Next-Generation Architecture, Nortel Networks
Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, Vice President, Business Development and Product Planning, Nortel Networks
Niall Robinson, Director, Product and Technology Planning, Nortel Networks

Recovery through Photonic Switching and GMPLS
Luc Ceuppens, Vice President, Corporate Business Development, Calient Networks

Architectures for Metro Optical Networks
Joon Choi, Director, Product Management, Mayan Networks

DSL and Remote Terminals
Jon Cordova, Directing Analyst, WAN, Internet, and New Metro Access, Infonetics Research

After the DSLAM: From CO Magic to Service Provisioning
Ed Cox, Director, Business Development, Santera Systems

Physical-Layer Considerations for Advanced TDMA CATV Return Path
Bruce J. Currivan, Director of Systems Architecture, Broadband Systems Engineering, Broadcom Corporation, USA
Thomas J. Kolze, Senior Principal Scientist, Broadcom Corporation, USA
Jonathan S. Min, Principal Scientist, Broadcom Corporation, USA; Adjunct Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
Gottfried Ungerboeck, Technical Director, Communication Systems Research, Broadcom Corporation, Switzerland

Technology Roadmaps for the Optical Internet Data Center
Casimer DeCusatis, Senior Engineer, IBM Server Division
Larry Jacobowitz, Photonics Manager, IBM Microelectronics Division

A Multiservice Applications Platform
Kevin Duffy, Business-Development Manager, IBM

Optical Ethernet: Stirring the Imagination
Stephen Garcia, Director, Optical Ethernet Marketing, Nortel Networks
Eric McDonald, Senior Manager, Optical Ethernet Marketing, Nortel Networks

Understanding the Design Challenges for Residential Gateway Chips
Bernard Goffart, Product-Line Manager, Gateway Products, Alcatel Microelectronics

The Light Ahead: Integrating Optical Components on Silicon
Robert Green, Vice President, Business Development, Bookham Technology plc

Let's Recount the Votes on All-Optical
Clifford Holliday, President, B & C Consulting

OSS Challenges for Multiple Broadband Service Integration
Karen Johnson, Chief Information Officer, e-Site, Inc.

DWDM Passive Components
Gerd Keiser, President, PhotonicsComm Solutions, Inc.

Comparison of Metro SONET and DWDM
Andrew Knott, Vice President, Marketing, White Rock Networks

Generalized Objected-Oriented Simulation Frame Work for Multimedia-on-Demand Services
Anup Kumar, Professor and Director, Mobile Computing Lab (MINDS), University of Louisville
Alok Srivatava, Director, Web Services Development, Oracle Corporation
Adel S. Elmaghraby, Acting Chair and Professor, CECS Department, University of Louisville
K.A. Kamel, Dean, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University

Exploring the Role of Ethernet-Based Technologies in the Metro/Access Network
Ron Landi, Senior Engineer, Network Architecture and Advanced Technology, WorldCom

The MxU Market: Reaching over Current Network Limitations
Haim Laufer, Vice President, Marketing, Infineon Technologies

How Universal Plug and Play Speeds DSL Deployment and Lowers Service-Provider Costs
Andrew Liu, Business-Development Manager and Co-Chair, Universal Plug and Play Marketing Committee, Intel Corporation
Marc Abrams, Product Manager, Residential Gateways, Residential Access Division, Intel Corporation

Overlay Networks versus Converged Technology Platforms
Ron Longo, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Mahi Networks, Inc.

Next-Generation Optical Metro Networks and the Global Lambda Grid
Joel Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research, Northwestern University; Director, Metropolitan Research and Education Network

Enabling In-Service Migration from Ring to Mesh Architectures in the Metro Networks
Emanuel Nachum, Vice President, Marketing, Lightscape Networks

HomeRF: Optimized for the Broadband Internet Home
Kevin J. Negus, Chief Technical Officer, Proxim

Addressing the Deployment Dilemma
Minesh Patel, Former Director, Product Management, Marconi Communications

Scaling to Handle DSL Demand
Mark Peden, Vice President, Technology Marketing, Simpler Networks

"Battleground for the Consumer" or "Cable versus Telco"
Karl Rookstool, Vice President, Business Development, ADC Telecommunications

A Software Library Perspective of DOCSIS 1.1: Enabling Cable Connectivity to Applications in a Diverse Environment
Mariano Schain, Chief Software Architect, Texas Instruments, Cable Broadband Communications (CBC)

RPR Infrastructure for the Delivery of Deterministic Ethernet in the MAN
Bob Schiff, Senior Director, Marketing, Lantern Communications

Fibre-Channel Extension Services
Paul Schoenau, Enterprise Product Marketing Manager, Akara

The Carrier-Class Gateway in the Voice over Broadband Access Evolution
Mike Schroeder, Vice President, Technical Services, General Bandwidth

Deploying All-Optical Access Networks
Shane Shaneman, Market Manager, Access Solutions and Business Development, Corning Cable Systems

VoDSL for ILECs
Steve Shaw, Director, Marketing, Jetstream Communications

Synchronizing Deep Fiber Baseband Access Network Design with Traditional HFC Infrastructure
Donald Sorenson, Manager, Advanced Access Planning, Transmission Network Systems Sector, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

Challenges and Opportunities in Home Networking
Matt Tormollen, Vice President, Marketing, BroadJump, Inc.

Scalability of the Optical Core Network
Lord Uva, Product Manager, Photonics Business Unit, Cisco Systems

The Evolution of Wavelength Switches
Ian Viney, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Luxcore

MPLS Applications in Broadband Networks
Anna Wielosz, Associate Director, Broadband Technology, ATM Network Architecture, Bell Canada

Subcarrier Multiplexing: More Than Just Capacity
Ted Wolcott, Director, Advanced Optical Product Development, Centerpoint Broadband Technologies
Heidi Thelander, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Centerpoint Broadband Technologies

MPLS: Making the Most of Ethernet in the Metro
Tim Wu, Manager, Corporate Development, Riverstone Networks

Cost-Effective Single-Fiber Broadband PON System
Muneer Zuhdi, Lightwave Technology Manager, Access Systems, Marconi Communications
Debra Wawro, Optical Component Manager, Access Systems, Marconi Communications
George BuAbbud, Vice President and Chief Scientist, Access Systems, Marconi Communications

Section IV: Packet Networking, IP Telephony, and the Internet

Leveraging VoIP to Enhance Competitive Positioning
Ron Aharoni, Director of Marketing, Advanced Testing Solutions Business Unit, NetTest

The Virtual Internet Data Center
David J. Cavuto, Lead Engineer, VPN Firewall Team, Lucent Technologies

Architecting the Future of IP Services
Josh Cochin, Hardware Engineering Manager, Quarry Technologies
Steve Kohalmi, Chief Systems Architect, Quarry Technologies

Sustained Profitability in a Packetized Voice Environment
Julia Cotton Sommerfeldt, Director, Product Management and Strategic Business Development, ADC Corporation

VoiceXML: Speech and Telephony Meet the Internet
Deborah A. Dahl, Manager, Advanced Development, Natural Language Speech Solutions Group, Unisys Corporation

Meeting IP Service Provisioning Challenges
Anand Desai, Vice President, Marketing, DSET Corporation

Cities of the Future: The Role of Smart and Sustainable Communities
John M. Eger, Van Deerlin Professor of Communications and Public Policy, and President, the California Institute for Smart Communities, San Diego State University

Heading toward Next-Generation Public Telephony
Didier Heen, Vice President, Marketing and Partnerships, CIRPACK

The Future of IP Services
Greg Howard, Principal Analyst and Founder, The HTRC Group, LLC

IP Intelligence in the Access Platform
Jean Huppé, Director, Network Technology Development, Bell Canada

IP Telephony Interoperability: What It Takes to Be Carrier-Ready
Michael K. Kaczocha, Senior Engineer, Voice Evaluation and Research Team, AG Communication Systems

The Dilemma of Digital Transition
H. Steven Klein, Vice President, Business Development, Tut Systems

MPLS versus PNNI Control-Plane Architectures in 21st Century Service-Provider Networks
Andrew G. Malis, Chief Technologist, Vivace Networks, Inc.; Chair, Technical Committee, and Vice President, Technology, MPLS Forum

Data-Centric Design and Its Impact on Storage and Network Architecture
Rao Mikkilineni, Chief Executive Officer and President, enSANET Inc.
Andy Helland, Director, Product Management, LightSand Communications, Inc.

Softswitch Is a Disruptive Technology
Frank Ohrtman, Telecommunications Consultant and Degree Candidate, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, University of Colorado

Media Gateway Control Protocol: Providing Structure in Today's IP–Based Telephone Systems
Randy Salminen, Senior Systems Engineer, Integral Access, Inc.

Developing a Distributed Internet-Based PBL Environment Using Java Beans, CORBA, and JDBC
Mohammed Samaka, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Computer Science Program, College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates (UAE) University

Mesh Fabric: Next-Generation Interconnect for Next-Generation Network Equipment Platforms
Rob Shaddock, Director, Gateway and Wireless Application Unit, Motorola Computer Group
Paul Virgo, Director of Product Marketing, Telecommunications Business Unit, Motorola Computer Group

IP Telephony
Michelle Specktor, Co-Founder and Vice President, Business Development, Gallery IP Telephony, Inc.

VoIP in the Enterprise: Opportunity or Threat for Service Providers?
Laura Thompson, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Sylantro Systems Corporation

Requirements for the Next-Generation Intelligent Data Network
Eric Von Gonten, Senior Internet Architect, Internet Architecture, Genuity

Parlay API Specifications: An Overview
Avni Wala, Software Engineer, Telecom Applications Group, Future Software Limited, India

SIP–Based Call Centers: A Vendor-Independent Architecture for Multimedia Contact Centers
Neill Wilkinson, Senior Consultant, Quortex Consultants Ltd.

Voice over Internet Protocol Quality of Service
Bruce Young, Engineering Vice President, Telverse Communications, Inc.
Philip Repino, Publications Manager, Telverse Communications, Inc.

Section V: Wireless

Safety Standards for Wireless Optical Networks
Jim Alwan, Manager, Electro-Optics Group, AirFiber, Inc.

Managing Wireless Data Networks in an Era of Change
Gary Barton, Business-Development Manager, OSS Solutions, Agilent Technologies
Eva Thomas, Technical Market Manager, OSS Solutions, Agilent Technologies

Quality of Service for Wireless Networks
Selim Baygin, Product Specialist, SOTAS, Inc.
Mario Margolis, Product Manager, SOTAS, Inc.

Mobile Operators: The Sky Isn't Falling
Brian D. Bolliger, Director of Global Mobility Marketing and Strategy, Mobility Solutions Group, Lucent Technologies

The Impact of Intelligent "Push" Services on Wireless Carriers
Jeff Condon, Vice President, Marketing, Otelnet

Wireless Data in the Coming Decade
Jay English, Consultant, Network and RF Systems Engineering, inCode Telecom

Understanding Multimedia Messaging
Gideon Fostick, Director, Multimedia Messaging, Comverse
Chen Porat, Director, Multimedia Messaging, Comverse

Prospects of Secure Real-Time Video Transmission over CDPD Networks
Forouzan Golshani, Professor, Computer Science Department, Arizona State University
Farid Hatefi, Solution Architect, Integrated Information Systems; Ph.D Candidate, Arizona State

University
Gamze Seckin, Research Engineer, Media Networking Group, Luxxon Corporation

Earning Revenue with Third-Generation Wireless: Killer Applications
Allen Groh, Director, International Trade and Regulatory Compliance, Ericsson

The Evolution of Mobile Network Backhaul Architectures
Larry Keith, General Manager, Millimetrix Broadband Networks, Inc.

Content Revenue Solution for Mobile Internet Services
André Kopostynski, Director of Marketing, Customer-Management Solutions Services Unit, Ericsson

Deploying Voice Portals in a Network
Michael Krasner, Vice President and General Manager, Voice Solutions, Comverse

MIMO: The Preferred Choice for Last-Mile Access
Rajeev Krishnamoorthy, Vice President, Technology Development, Iospan Wireless Inc.

Implementing Distributed Look-Up Services in Wireless Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks
Alvin Lim, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Auburn University

Wireless LAN: Its Benefits and Implications
Gordon K. Lin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lintel Communications, Inc.

3G Internet Mobility
Bennesa Lyon, Senior Business-Development Manager, Mobile Internet, Compaq Telecom
Jamey Hicks, Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Compaq Research
Brian Haley, Principal Engineer/Mobile IPv6 Technical Leader, Compaq Tru64 UNIX Networking Group
Yanick Pouffary, Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Compaq EMEA

The Rise of the 3G Empire: Even Rome Wasn't Built in a Day
Brian Modoff, Senior Analyst, Wireless Equipment, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
Michael Thelander, Associate Analyst, Wireless Equipment, Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown

Unlock the Value of Convergent Wireless Services: Pricing Models to Achieve Optimal Profitability
James Morehead, Director, Wireless Market Development, Portal Software, Inc.

Advanced Hyper Satellite Designs for the Next Decade
Joseph N. Pelton, Professor, Institute for Applied Space Research, George Washington University
Ivan Bekey, President, Bekey Design Concepts, Inc.

3G in Latin America: Building the Network
Willy Schotte, Senior Director, Bechtel Telecommunication

Mapping Mobile Commerce to Network Support Systems Requirements: An Overview
Nicholas C. Stanley, Principal, Lecoma International, Ltd.

The UMTS Marathon: Maneuvers for the Long Haul
Patrick Tao, Vice President, Marketing, Tesaria, Inc.

Wireless Generations: Past and Future
Andrew J. Viterbi, President, The Viterbi Group LLC

Section VI: Operations and Quality Control

Centralized Network-Performance Monitoring
Gary Barton, Senior Market Manager, Mobile, Global Market Management, Agilent Technologies

The OSS Architecture Crossroads
Peter Briscoe, Principal Consultant, Cramer Systems

OSS Integration Approaches
Lee Chow, Senior Analyst, Telecom OS, RHK, Inc.

QoS Routing Hierarchy in ATM Networks
I-Ping Chu, Associate Professor, CTI, DePaul University
Yuxing Tian, Senior Software Engineer, iDEN Division, GTSS, Motorola

Service Quality in Large-Scale DSL Deployments
Didier Cop, Vice President, Marketing, Amplify.net

Multivendor OSSs: The Challenge Is Speed
George Cray, Executive Director, Telcordia Technologies

Billing for Wholesale Services: Just Like Retail, or Is It?
Becky Dancy, Director, Business Development, Abiliti Solutions

QoS Support in the DMA Architecture: Implementation and Performance Analysis
Sajal Das, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Director, Center for Research in Wireless Mobility and Networking (CReWMaN), University of Texas at Arlington
Subir Das, Research Scientist, Wireless IP Research Lab, Telcordia Technologies Inc.
Archan Misra, Research Staff Member, Pervasive Security and Networking Group, IBM Research

Streamlining Operations for Service Providers in the Next-Generation Network Infrastructure
Olivier Daures, Product Manager, Compaq Computer Corporation

When Power Management Becomes a Power Struggle
Dennis DelCampo, Vice President, Customer Fulfillment, North America, Marconi Communications

Securing Broadband Networks
Sandeep Dhameja, Senior Network Security Consultant, Divine, Inc.

Four Ways to Tell If Your Outsourcing Provider Is a True Business Partner or Just Another Vendor
Michael Filak, Vice President, Outsourcing and Business Engineering, CGI

Architecting Software Systems for Network Availability
Chris Ford, Senior Product Manager, �quipe Communications Corporation

Network Optimization Challenges
Daniel Gatti, Consultant, Mayan Networks

A Step in the Right Direction toward Accurate, Consistent, and Reliable Information
Tom Glover, Customer Unit Leader, Communications Industry Sector, Unitech Systems, Inc.
Mary Breier, Marketing Communications Specialist, Unitech Systems, Inc.

Backhaul from International Cable Systems: A New Carrier Market Opportunity
John Gudgel, Senior Marketing Manager, Global Carriers, Lightscape Networks

Simulation of the Harmful Consequences of Self-Similar Network Traffic: A Model for Network Engineers
Tibor Gyires, Professor, Applied Computer Science, Illinois State University

Efficient Regression Testing of CTI Systems: Testing a Complex Call-Center Solution
Andreas Hagerer, Senior Engineer, METAFrame Technologies GmbH
Tiziana Margaria, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, METAFrame Technologies GmbH
Oliver Niese, Chair of Programming Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund
Bernhard Steffen, Chair of Programming Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund
Georg Brune, Director, Development and Support for Applications and Solutions, Siemens AG
Hans-Dieter Ide, Head of HO SE 1, Siemens AG

Recovery Techniques in Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching
Robert Haim, Senior Product-Marketing Manager, Polaris Networks, Inc.

Service Integration: Marrying SLAs to Service-Provider Business Applications
Joel Halpern, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Longitude Systems

Call Control in the New Public Network: An Overview of Network Elements and Signaling Protocols
Andrew Hendry, Product Marketing Manager, Oresis Communications

Operationalizing Voice over Broadband: Integrating the Operations Support System
Razi Imam, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, CoManage Corporation

Service Assurance: Empowering Operational Excellence
Norman Kincl, Chief Architect, Integrated Service Management, Hewlett-Packard

The OSS Integration Quandary
Ryan Licari, Independent Telecommunications and OSS Consultant

Defining "Carrier Grade"
Clyde Miller, Vice President, Nortel Networks

Process Flow in Service-Delivery Solutions
Richard Nietubicz, Practice Manager, Hewlett-Packard Consulting

Complexity of New Network Architectures Creates SS7 Management Challenges
Kim Parker, Product Manager, Tekelec

Non-Voice Network Management
Colin Pons, President, InJoy Communication BV

OSS Flexibility and Interoperability
Richard G. Ramos, B/OSS Solution Architect, EDS

Design Imperatives for Survivable Networked Systems
Ramana Reddy, Director, Concurrent Engineering Research Center, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
Srinivas Kankanahalli, Research Associate Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
Sumitra M. Reddy, Research Associate Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University

Template-Based Network Management, Ordering, and Service Provisioning
John Reilly, Principle Member of the Technical Staff, MetaSolv Software

Automate Your Revenue-Assurance Organization
Gary Ross, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, Connexn Technologies

Roots of Reliability
John W. Sawyer, Director, Mission Critical Facility Services, Johnson Controls, Inc.

Qos Your Way
Sara Sedighi, Product Manager, Metro-Optix

Distributed Fault-Tolerant/High-Availability Systems
Harry Singh, Product Manager, Trillium Digital Systems, Inc.

OSS Microcosm: Time to Think Afresh
Ashish Srivastava, Practice Head, OSS, Wipro Technologies
Dinesh Rathi, Consultant, Process Management, Wipro Technologies

Real-Time Billing in SIP
Baruch Sterman, Chief Scientist, deltathree

Network Outages and Quality
M. Whiting Thayer, Senior Engineer, Federal Communications Commission

Introducing Software Paradigms to Hardware Design
Kjell Torkelsson, Vice President, Engineering, Celoxica Ltd.

New OSS Software Can Help Service Providers Regain Control of Their Businesses
Catharine Trebnick, Senior Vice President, Marketing, CPLANE, Inc.

Availability Measurement
Craig Tysdal, President and Chief Executive Officer, NetSolve Inc.

What Does Redundancy Mean, Really...
James Wilson, Product Marketing and Program Manager, General Bandwidth