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Alcatel-Lucent's Jean Philippe Poirault talks about transforming networks to all IP. He explains that there are a number of drivers for operators to make the change: Intensive competition to evolve, re-user cost and opex, and high demand for broadband services -- as well as the ability to create a platform that can handle new services. He cites recent Heavy Reading research on the cost of next-gen IMS versus legacy switching and explains how some of these costs are driving operators to embrace all-IP networks.
Soapstone’s Esmeralda Swartz talks about the maturing of Ethernet, specifically the ability for carriers to now utilize Ethernet in a carrier-grade environment. She also explains Soapstone’s new focus on Resource and Service Control Plane framework.
Ciena's chief technologist Kevin Daines talks about the company’s recent acquisition of World Wide Packets and explains their agnostic approach to MPLS and PBT
Accedian’s Patrick Ostiguy talks about metering SLAs for value-add and how companies can make more dollars from every packet. He also explains how the trend in the Ethernet services market is moving away from simple cost saving and toward better performance
Jeff Tench from Level 3 talks about his company’s broadening portfolio of Ethernet products and explains how Ethernet is evolving from a simple cost-saving technology.
Laura Howard, CMO for ECI Telecom, talks about the recent milestones that have been passed in the journey toward network convergence and explains some of the challenges associated with this, particularly interoperability and network simplicity. She also tells us how she feels the current economic climate could affect the telecom industry
Fujitsu’s Sam Lisle explains the new trend of Connection-Oriented Ethernet and how it allows service providers for the first time to construct general purpose Ethernet optimized aggregation and transport infrastructures. He also explains how Fujitsu is integrating Connection-Oriented Ethernet into their Packet Optical Networking Platform product line.
Charles Kenmore, President and CEO of Anda Networks, talks about how his company has become the market share leader of Ethernet over TDM. He also explains how Ethernet 2.0 is less about cost savings and more about managed services, and he tells us how he has kept Anda ahead of the R&D curve.
