NETWORK OF THE FUTURE
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Open Internet: What’s at Stake?
The FCC released the Open Internet Order in December 2010 adopting anti-blocking and anti-discrimination rules, as well as rules requiring broadband providers to disclose their network management practices. In January 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the FCC’s authority under Section 706 to regulate broadband Internet access service, but vacated the anti-blocking and anti-discrimination rules on the grounds that the FCC could not apply common carrier regulation to information services. In response to the Court’s remand, the FCC proposed revised Open Internet rules in May, which remain a hot button topic, with more than 1 million comments filed at the FCC. This session will look at what should be done to ensure that the Internet remains open and free and that consumers are able to access any point on the Internet without interference from their ISPs, as well as what regulatory scheme would be most beneficial to all interested parties. |
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Trey Hanbury Partner Hogan Lovells |
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Robert Beury Vice President & Chief Legal Officer Cogent Communications |
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Matthew DelNero Deputy Chief of Wireline Competition Bureau Federal Communications Commission |
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Gene Kimmelman President and CEO Public Knowledge |
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Melissa Newman Senior Vice President - Federal Policy and Regulatory Affairs CenturyLink |
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Matthew Polka President and CEO American Cable Association (ACA) |
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9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Network Function Virtualization (NFV): Hope, Hype or Honest Value?
NFV is receiving significant attention from service providers and their suppliers. But what is fueling the excitement? Is it cost reductions, new revenue opportunities, service agility, or a combination of them all? Panelist will explain NFV, discuss how it relates to software defined networking (SDN) and explore the ways in which the industry can achieve NFV’s promise of capex and opex reduction, while fostering development of new services and revenue streams. |
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Prayson Pate CTO & Senior Vice President, Research and Development Overture |
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Tim Naramore CTO Masergy |
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Ray Patalano Director, Solutions Marketing Cyan |
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Eitan Schwartz VP, Service Provider Line of Business, North America RAD |
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2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
The Bottom Line: Maximizing Network Revenue In the current competitive environment, it is important to continually evaluate your strategies to maximize revenue. During this session, speakers will examine how to grow profits by utilizing a variety of services. Strategies to boost the bottom line will be discussed, including integrating mobile devices within the workforce to boost productivity, automating Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and capturing cloud service revenue from customers. In addition, the session will cover how to utilize data techniques to increase and maintain sales and customers. |
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David Byrd Chief Marketing Officer ANPI |
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Anand Buch Co-Founder and CEO NetSapiens |
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Tim Cody Senior Director of Research and Development Neustar |
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Tom Savard Vice President of Technology, Development and Engineering Transition Networks |
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