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.
High-Performance Firewalls for 4G-LTE Networks*
Date: 2/7/2012 11 a.m New York/4 p.m. London
Sponsors: Crossbeam
Host: Gabriel Brown, Senior Analyst,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Speaker: Nathan Brady, Technical Product Marketing Manager, Crossbeam; and Chris Chapman, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Spirent
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Mobile network firewalls make a critical contribution to an operator’s ability to provide secure communications services, but with widespread deployment of HSPA and 4G-LTE, the performance of these products is under scrutiny as operators look to scale networks and adapt to new security threats. This webinar will examine the results of some independent testing of the new Crossbeam X80-S Firewall platform by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) based on a test environment designed to emulate real-world conditions.
*This is a custom webinar.
Telco Cloud Proposition: Making Cloud Profitable for CSPs*
Date: 2/8/2012 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: Symantec
Host: Caroline Chappell, Independent Analyst,
Light ReadingFeatured Presenters: Nick Kael, Principal Security Strategist, Symantec and Jim Reavis, President, Reavis Consulting Group, LLC
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The emerging cloud market is poised for substantial growth over the next few years. Communication service providers recognize this and are rushing to provide solutions that leverage their infrastructure and customer reach. End users are attracted to cloud because of the promise of lower costs and access to applications and services normally limited to large enterprises. There are, however, hurdles to entry for CSPs. The imperative of securing and protecting the user experience and data needs to be adequately addressed before enterprises trust it to the cloud. This webinar will look at how a standards-based approach, built by design with these imperatives in mind, will allow CSPs the access to the profitable customers they desire.
*This is a custom webinar.
Making the IPv6 Transition for Cable*
Date: 2/8/2012 1:00 p.m. New York / 6:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: Arris, Cisco, Juniper Networks and Motorola
Host: Alan Breznick, Senior Analyst,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Presenters: Erich Arnold, Principal Systems Architect, Chief Strategy Office, Arris International;
Fred Baker, Cisco;
Alain Durand, Director, CTO group, Juniper Networks;
Mike Patrick, Data Networking Architect, Home Division, Network Infrastructure Solutions, Motorola Mobility, Inc.;
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With the number of broadband subscribers growing steadily, the number of IP-enabled devices exploding and the number of IP-enabled services soaring, the world is rapidly running out of available Internet addresses. As a result, cable operators and other broadband providers must upgrade from the current Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) to the much more expansive IPv6 protocol very soon. But the big problem with IPv6 is that it’s largely incompatible with IPv4, making for a potentially difficult transition.
In this special 90-minute Webinar, we will spell out how cable providers can upgrade to IPv6 while simultaneously supporting older IPv4 addresses for their existing broadband customers. With our team of industry experts, we will examine the technical and operational challenges that must be overcome and explore the different technology enablers that can be deployed.
*This is an Industry Initiative webinar.
Considerations for a Next Generation of Mediation – Addressing the Data Explosion vs. Monetization Balancing Act
Date: 2/9/2012 10:00 a.m. New York / 3:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: Comptel
Host: Ari Banerjee, Senior Analyst,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Speaker: Tero Lindholm, Product/Solution Manager, Comptel Convergent Mediation; Steve Hateley, Director of Product Marketing at Comptel Corp, OSS Fulfillment, Mediation and Policy Control
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As operators concentrate more on value-added services to increase revenue and reduce churn, they must re-evaluate their mediation platforms’ capabilities to make sure they are scalable, flexible and allow for real-time transactions and improved time-to-market. This webinar with Heavy Reading and Comptel examines how operators’ use of next-generation mediation platforms will enable them to handle the dramatic increase in data traffic while at the same time enhancing overall customer experience management.
Optimizing Telecommunications Links for Data Center Connectivity
Date: 2/14/2012 12 p.m. New York / 5 p.m. London
Sponsors: MRV
Host: Stanley Hubbard, Senior Analyst & Ethernet Expo Chair,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Presenter: Zeev Draer, VP Marketing, MRV; Mannix O'Connor, Director of Tech Marketing, MRV; Ezra Mizrahi, Director of Tech Marketing, MRV; David Wuensch, Director of Tech Marketing, MRV
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Connecting data centers together and connecting to users require significant bandwidth and strict resilience. Configuring 100GE for either fiber exhaust or wavelength constraints requires planning and flexibility while newer 10G Transport technologies can also save space and power today. Even if optical links are designed efficiently, better capacity utilization and lower equipment costs are possible using Carrier Ethernet equipment with multiple classes of service. Low-cost approaches to demarcation, traffic management and WDM are making data center connectivity simple.
Mobile Network Security Solutions For The Small Cell Era*
Date: 2/15/2012 10 a.m. EDT
Sponsors: Radisys
Host: Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst ,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Presenter: Jeff Sharpe, Senior Product Line Manager, Radisys
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While mobile operators are right to think positively about the opportunity that small cells represent they also need to be hard-headed and strategic about addressing the risk of new security exposures that small cells will inevitably bring to their network assets and their customer’s user experience. 3GPP specifies a Security Gateway or SEG that serves as a security gateway supporting a growing proportion of the operator’s investment in new small cells as well as macro-cells.
Join us for this informative webinar to learn more.
*This is a custom webinar
100G Transport: Technology & Components
Date: 2/15/2012 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: JDSU
Host: Simon Stanley, Analyst at Large,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Presenter: Ed Murphy, Senior Director, Technology Planning, JDSU
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New services, mobile broadband and the increased use of 10-Gigabit Ethernet are pushing carriers and enterprise network managers to find higher-bandwidth transport. 100Gbit/s networking represents a major opportunity for carriers and system developers and, at this critical period, components are a key part of the 100G ecosystem. This webinar will review the market need, the latest developments, the expanding range of components and the development options available to telecom equipment manufacturers.
Reducing TCO with High Performance Policy Servers
Date: 2/16/2012 10:00 a.m. New York / 3:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: Amdocs
Host: Gabriel Brown, Senior Analyst,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Presenter: Ragu Masilamany, Director Product Management, Data Experience Business Unit, Amdocs
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Policy and charging control (PCC) is now established as a foundation technology for mobile broadband networks. As operators seek to scale policy to support a large number of subscribers and a broad range of use-cases, attention is increasingly focused on the performance and total-cost-of-ownership of the technology. Using a series of device-based models, this webinar will investigate the performance requirements of policy server equipment in different market scenarios to illustrate how this translates into the “network footprint” – and therefore cost – of the overall PCC solution.
*This is a custom webinar.
Don't Count DSL Out Yet
Date: 2/21/2012 10:00 a.m. New York / 3:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: EXFO, Calix
Host: Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Presenters: Chris Dunford, Product Line Manager, EXFO; Andrew Freeman, Solutions Marketing Director, Calix
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Network operators continue to try to squeeze the maximum life out of their embedded copper plant and thanks to the introduction of bonding and vectoring, more and more are capitalizing on this newfound bandwidth potential. There are now many innovative access network deployment options that could help operators keep costs down and market share up. But testing of the copper and the services that run over top of the network is more essential than ever to ensure quality deployments. This webinar will examine the key strategies in access networking and testing to ensure a successful deployment.
The Central Role of OTN in Packet-Optical Switching
Date: 2/23/2012 11:00 a.m. New York / 4:00 p.m. London
Sponsors: Ciena
Host: Sterling Perrin, Senior Analyst,
Heavy ReadingFeatured Speaker: Serge Asselin, Director for Network Planning, Ciena; Fady Masoud, Advisor, Product Portfolio Solutions Group, Ciena; Paul Littlewood, Principal Engineer, Ciena
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A year ago, Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching was talked about as an element of core packet-optical networks. Now, OTN switching appears to be the central requirement. This webinar explores the trends that have come together to place OTN front and center in next-gen core architectures, including the need to efficiently switch and transport both packet and legacy TDM traffic, requirements to reduce both capex and opex, and the need to efficiently pack 100G line side DWDM links.
