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Home > More Events > Broadband 2.0: Making the Business Case
Conference Program
- 08:30 a.m. - 09:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
- 09:00 a.m. - 09:20 a.m. Introduction: Defining Broadband 2.0
Heavy Reading's Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst defines broadband 2.0, and presents a global overview of the transition to broadband 2.0 networks and services, drawing from a wide range of original research in this area.
- 09:20 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. Keynote Address: Shri R.K. Agarwal, Director, Planning & New Services, BSNL
- 10:05 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Broadband 2.0 Wireless: Primary and Personal Broadband
In this session, Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst, will look at the value proposition for wireless broadband and describe upgrade strategies now underway around the world. Among other things, the session will look at emerging applications and devices, as well as at broadband pricing and customer retention strategies.
- 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break
- 10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. The Mobile Backhaul Imperative
The business case for broadband wireless is hard to make without a radical overhaul of mobile backhaul. In this session, Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst, looks at the threats posed by new sources of bandwidth demand, and at the emerging technologies, especially IP/Ethernet, designed to meet the challenge.
- 11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. The Future of Mobile Backhaul
Dr. Sarath Kumar, Metro Ethernet Forum
- 11:20 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Case Studies: Ericsson, RAD Data Communications
Klas Rapphed, Product Marketing Manager, Ericsson
Amir Karo, VP Marketing, RAD Data Communications
- 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Panel 1: The Future of Wireless Broadband
In this session, panelists will examine the impact of broadband on wireless networks, and evaluate the business case for new technology choices in both core and access networks. Topics under discussion include WiMax and the proposed evolution to LTE and 4G networks.
Moderator: Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
Panelists: Stefan Danielsson, Network Solutions Director, Ericsson
Amir Karo, VP Marketing, RAD Data Communications
R. N. Padukone, Senior DDG, Telecom Engineering Center, DOT
- 12:50 p.m. - 01:50 p.m. Lunch
- 01:50 p.m. - 02:15 p.m. Broadband Access 2.0: Making The Business Case
A new generation of broadband technologies that include VDSL2, PON, and active Ethernet architectures are now available, but what’s the ROI? And could other emerging architectures such as Docsis 3.0 and fixed WiMax make better business sense? In this session Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst, will present forecasts and case studies from recent Heavy Reading research, and consider the major issues in next-generation access.
- 02:15 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Shankar Halder, Group CTO, Bharti Airtel Telemedia Services
The delivery of broadband services to business and consumers is a critical requirement for taking the Indian economy to the next level. Formerly CTO of North Region, Bharti Cellular, and now Group CTO of Telemedia, the Bharti Group’s fixed broadband services business, Mr. Halder will provide his outlook on the business case and timescales for broadband service rollout throughout India. In doing so, he will share his insights into the market opportunity for different fixed and wireless broadband access technologies and the extent to which these will be complementary or competitive with one another in different local and regional markets.
- 03:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. Case Studies: ECI Telecom
"IPTV in India - From Dream to Reality"
Until recently, IPTV was only discussed in the context of the most developed telecom markets. But why should India be left out? In this case study, we will show how a major Indian network operator partnered with ECI to provide IPTV services. We will discuss the challenges facing operators wanting to deploy IPTV in India and the key success factors, and finally, we will show how a strong partnership between network operator and equipment vendor can make all the difference toward the success of the project.
Jagannath Radhakrishnan, System Engineer, ECI Telecom India
Case Study: Cisco Systems
Chandan Mendiratta, Vice President Systems Engineering, Service Providers, India and SAARC, Cisco System
- 03:30 p.m. - 03:45 p.m. Break
- 03:45 p.m. - 04:45 p.m. Panel 2: Future of Wireline Broadband Access
In this session, we will examine the potential benefits to both end users and service providers of multimegabit, multiplay service portfolios. What new services and revenues can justify the transition to a new generation of broadband?
Moderator: Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst, Heavy Reading
Panelists: Martin Hatas, Head of Strategic Product Manager, EDA 1500 (Ericsson GPON), Ericsson
Ron Levin, Associate VP of Product Marketing, ECI Telecom
Vish Iyer, Vice President Service Providers, Cisco Systems
R. N. Padukone, Senior DDG, Telecom Engineering Center, DOT
- 04:45 p.m. - 05:10 p.m. QOS & Policy Control for Broadband Services
QOS and policy control tools such as DPI are becoming more important priorities for both wireless and wireline broadband service providers, who want to both protect and enhance services such as VOIP and TV to product portfolios, and to control access to Internet bandwidth-hogging applications. This session will look at a recent Heavy Reading survey of telco plans for policy tools and evaluate policy.
- 05:10 p.m. - 06:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception & Tabletop Displays
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