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Webinar Calendar
Webinars are free sponsored educational seminars that are accessed over the Internet. You can register for upcoming Webinars or view archived presentations via the links below. NOVEMBER 2009
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 Evolution to Packet Optical Transport
Transport networks are continually evolving. The current trends towards fixed-mobile convergence, packet based services, rapidly increasing traffic but slowly rising revenues are forcing operators to optimise their transport networks to minimise capex and especially opex. While NG-SDH retains a key role, the latest generation of Packet Optical Transport Platforms is integrating cost effective wavelength switching, extended reach optics, connection oriented packet standards and OTN/ODU networking. There is no single solution for all needs and this webinar will offer a guide to the drivers and options in optimising transport. 11/10/09
Cable Next-Gen On-Demand Services: Competing in the Three-Screen World
As they seek to compete in an increasingly three-screen world, cable operators are searching for ways to move video content seamlessly from TV sets to PC monitors, laptops, cellphones, handheld game players, and other mobile devices. To aid in this effort, industry vendors are developing video servers, special software, and other products that enable MSOs to assemble and manage all-purpose content delivery networks (CDNs). But this ambitious effort requires a new level of complexity and sophistication from cable’s traditional HFC architecture. How can cable make the leap into the three-screen world? This Webinar examines the opportunities and challenges from all the various angles. 11/11/09
Cloud Computing & Web 2.0 Services
Even without an ironclad definition of what cloud computing entails, the concept of using a distributed network of application servers to support applications is of interest to those developers that wish to enter the services market without having to deploy their own infrastructures. But what impact will this have on network operators' plans to support Web 2.0 services? And when could cloud computing become customer-impacting in a telecom context ? 11/12/09
Measuring Quality of Experience: IPTV Management Solutions
Operators delivering IPTV have discovered the critical importance of service quality to user experience. Measuring and maintaining QoE levels is the key to success of IPTV services. This Webinar will examine tools and techniques for guaranteeing QoE delivery. 11/18/09
European Users Seek Improved QoE with LTE*
Assessing services and applications that will attract end-users to migrate to LTE is critical for operators' return on investment in LTE. In October 2009, Alcatel-Lucent Market Advantage completed an extensive primary research study among European consumers and enterprises to understand interest and willingness to pay for key applications in an LTE environment. This Webinar will explore LTE growth opportunities vis a vis market demand indicators for specific applications among key target market segments. 11/19/09
Cable Backhaul: A Towering Opportunity
With wireless providers seeking to upgrade their distribution networks for 3G and 4G services while also cutting transmission costs, cellular backhaul represents a promising opportunity for cable operators. Indeed, many industry executives and analysts see cell backhaul as perhaps the most promising opportunity for MSOs, at least on the commercial side of the business. But the backhaul market is quite different from traditional cable sectors, with far more stringent service assurance and reliability standards. How can cable operators turn themselves into successful backhaul providers? This Webinar sizes up the technology options available to MSOs, sorting through the pros and cons of each approach. 11/19/09
The All-IP Enterprise
With new features like SIP Trunking anticipated to come to prominence in 2009, the interconnection model between telecom and enterprise networks has the potential to be fundamentally simplied. This Webinar will examine some of the new services that can be supported by leveraging an all-IP Enterprise model. 11/23/09
Cable’s Fiber Future: Putting PON to Work
Even as cable operators roll out Docsis 3.0 service and weigh fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) extensions, it’s becoming clear that they will have to upgrade further to some type of PON technology to deliver higher-bandwidth services to business and possibly even residential customers. But what’s not clear is when or how that PON upgrade will happen. It’s also not clear which flavor of PON technology will prevail – EPON, GPON, or some other variant. In this Webinar, we look at the alternatives available to MSOs, the pros and cons of the different approaches, and the work and costs that would be involved. 11/24/09
Managing Fiber Networks: Advantage Opex?
The "secret sauce" in any fiber deployment is the ability to greatly reduce operating expenditures, and the quality of the management system and software in a fiber deployment is core to that ability. This Webinar looks at what is possible, and what network builders should expect from state-of-the-art fiber management systems. 11/25/09
DECEMBER 2009
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Packet-Optical Transport for Mobile Operators
Mobile operators are among the early adopters for packet-optical transport networks, including converged P-OTS systems. These operators are migrating their access networks to 4G technologies, driven by high-bandwidth mobile data and mobile video applications. This Webinar will explore how the wireline networks within mobile operators must evolve to support packet-based mobile applications of the future. 12/02/09
Carrier Ethernet Services: Tools & Techniques for Differentiation in a Crowded Market
This Webinar explores a wide range of options service providers have to gain competitive advantage in the fast-moving Ethernet market. Topics covered will include: ubiquitous connectivity, value-added applications, end-to-end SLAs, robust service management/OAM, service interworking, high availability, bandwidth granularity and scaleability, tailored service options, robust Web service portals, and MEF services certification. 12/03/09
SIP: Location-Based Services & Privacy Concerns
The devices we use every day have become location aware. Cell-phones, laptops, and cars know where they are and applications that use that information are emerging. As device, application, and API designers, it's far to easy to focus making location easy to share without regard to the privacy concerns that are inherently coupled to that location. Fortunately, substantial work has been put into creating standard ways to address those concerns. 12/07/09
Pyramid/Heavy Reading Webinar - Mobile Backhaul in Latin America: Emerging Market Opportunities
The emergence of 3G mobile data services in Latin American markets will increase pressure on network operators to deploy more robust technologies for mobile backhaul. Understanding the specific business and technology requirements for operators in this region is critical to success in this emerging sector. This joint Pyramid Research/Heavy Reading webinar will identify key mobile data service trends across the region, focusing on the highest-growth national markets, and address the backhaul technology options available to mobile operators in the region. 12/07/09
Targeted Advertising: Homing in on Viewers
Fearing the continued exodus of TV advertising dollars to the Internet, the cable industry has embarked on its most aggressive attempt yet to develop and deploy advanced advertising. Comcast, Charter, Cablevision, and other cable operators have begun testing next-gen ad systems that target commercials to viewers based on anonymous demographic data, while a new industry joint initiative, Canoe Ventures, is spearheading research and development efforts. This Webinar will examine cable’s fledgling targeted TV efforts, delve into the opportunities and challenges that MSOs face, and discuss the new equipment, software, and other products that cable providers must employ to break into the advanced advertising business. 12/08/09
Testing & Optimizing LTE Networks
Despite substantial global support for LTE, it’s still early days for the technology, with significant work to be done on developing, optimizing, and verifying User Equipment (UE) and network equipment ahead of commercial service launch. This Webinar will examine the role of test and measurement across the LTE product development cycle from initial product design to field testing, commercial rollout, and ongoing performance optimization. The scope of this webinar will include the complete end-to-end LTE network, from the UE through to the Evolved Packet Core, with specific focus on air interface from both UE and enhanced Node B sides. 12/09/09
Deploying Dynamic Optical Networks
With wavelength selective switching (WSS) widely deployed in operator networks today, carriers are taking the next steps towards creating truly dynamic optical networks. This Webinar will explore how ROADM technology is continuing to evolve, including advancements in “colorless” and “directionless” ROADMs, and will discuss how these technology advancements will make networks more automated and efficient. The webinar will also explore the continuing evolution of the optical control plane, including ASON/GMPLS advancements and the future of multi-layer interworking. 12/09/09
Deploying 40G Networks Today
Network operator demand for higher capacities beyond 10 Gbit/s continues to swell. The good news is that, following a long and rocky road, 40G transport technology is here at last. This Webinar will discuss the key operator considerations in migrating from 10G to 40G, including interoperability with existing lines and systems, limitations in existing fibers, ROADM issues at 40G, testing 40G networks, and planning for 100G in the future. This Webinar will also detail some of the critical innovations that have made 40-Gig transport a commercial reality. 12/10/09
How to build a complete robust network for IPTV delivery*
IPTV services put new requirements on the on the broadband networks. Certainly when it comes to all the quality of service, QoS, capacity a reliability aspects, but also the cost and business aspects. Also the investment should be future proof. It shall be ready for service differentiation and TV convergence for the three screens which also includes the connected home. In this Webinar we shall we will discuss some crucial features and how they are implemented throughout the network. We will comment on test results and give examples from live implementations. 12/11/09
Sharing QAMs: Cable Goes Universal
Eagerly awaited by the industry, universal edge QAM devices enable cable operators to share Docsis, VOD, and switched digital video traffic on the same devices, instead of using separate QAM equipment for each type of service. Thus, they are designed to boost operational efficiency and promote cost savings. What does it take to install these devices and upgrade cable networks for them? In this Webinar, we address these and other critical questions as we look at the latest developments in the universal edge QAM field. 12/14/09
40G ATCA: High Bandwitdh Platforms for 4G Wireless and Video
Second-generation ATCA platforms with 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching are already being used for LTE, WiMAX and IMS systems by most leading network equipment providers. Vendors are now introducing upgraded platforms with backplanes supporting10Gbase-KR and 40Gbase-KR4 and 40Gbit/s switching giving a 4x performance increase. These third-generation ATCA platforms are fully backwards compatible with existing 10G and 1G platforms providing a fully scalable solution. By using these latest ATCA platforms network equipment providers can support system bandwidths from 2Gbit/s to over 500Gbit/s, with network interfaces from 100Mbit/s to 40Gbit/s, using a single platform architecture and common blades. 12/14/09
Green Effect of FTTN/FTTB Networks
Recent research by Heavy Reading indicates it takes more energy to operate and cool broadband equipment deployed in carrier central offices/remote nodes + residential living units in FTTN/VDSL2 networks than in GPON-based FTTH/FTTB networks. This Webinar will share highlights from Heavy Reading's green telecom research and explore how the newest FTTH/FTTB solutions can help operators control energy consumption, energy cost, and greenhouse emissions even as they scale to meet exploding bandwidth requirements of end-users. 12/15/09
Taming Internet Video
Internet video viewing is growing rapidly. An increasing percentage of consumers is spending an increasing amount of time viewing Internet video, and it's having an impact on service providers' access networks. Video is a high-bandwidth application, and as higher resolution, professionally produced content gets online, the bandwidth impact will only become greater. At the same time, managing Internet traffic is a contentious issue deeply mired in the net neutrality debate. What solutions exist for service providers? How can they manage the steadily growing volume of video traffic on their last-mile networks? 12/15/09
Evolving Softswitch Networks to IMS
With some softswitch implementations reaching nearly a decade of commercial operation, this Webinar will examine the viability of IMS as a softswitch replacement vehicle, including business factors and emerging services requirements. 12/16/09
Social Networking & UGC: How Can Service Providers Use Them?
Social networking and user-generated content have been buzzwords in the Internet world for the last few years. But with the economy slowing drastically and many of these services unable to generate substantial revenues, is there an opportunity for service providers to integrate or offer some of these capabilities into their services? Should they partner with existing players, link to them across platforms, or develop their own applications? What kinds of capabilities and which device platforms should service providers be considering for these Web 2.0 services? Are they a revenue-generating service or a value-add? How can they be best integrated into the existing services platform? 12/17/09
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