Spring 2013 Archived Sessions


Monday, March 11, 2013
 
7:30 a.m. -
9 a.m. 		 CEO Breakfast
Pinyon Ballroom 3
Invitation Only – Open to C-Level executives at COMPTEL member companies.
Speakers:
Clint Heiden, President, Sidera Networks
Scott Widham, CEO, Alpheus Communications
This executive event brings together C-level executives for networking and open discussion of issues impacting their business.
  Transition, Transformation & Innovation : The Stakes are High in 2013
   TRANSITION: POLICY REFORM FOR THE FUTURE
Pinyon Ballroom 1		 TRANSFORMATION: STRATEGIES FOR REVENUE GROWTH
Pinyon Ballroom 2		 INNOVATION: ADVANCEMENTS FOR A COMPETITIVE EDGE
Pinyon Ballroom 3
1:30 p.m. -
2:15 p.m. 
A Network in Transition: The Competitive Imperative of the 21st Century
Audio


Capitalizing on the Cloud:  Executing a Successful Cloud Strategy
Audio Chandra Pandey & Brian Mobley
Audio Arun Pasrija
Audio Matthew Wallace
Audio Q&A
Slides
A Key to Network Evolution: Trends in Ethernet over Copper
Audio
2:30 p.m. -
3:15 p.m. 
Filling the White Space:  Spectrum Benefits for Consumers and Communications 
Audio		  
 BYOD: Maintaining Corporate Policies in an Untethered World
Audio Jim Patterson & Stefan Bewley
Audio Bill Weber
Audio Randy Jeter
Audio Q&A
Slides
Sudden Impact: How Cloud Services Affect the Network and Drive Business Transformation
Audio
Slides
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
 
  Transition, Transformation & Innovation : The Stakes are High in 2013
  TRANSITION: POLICY REFORM FOR THE FUTURE
Pinyon Ballroom 1		 TRANSFORMATION: STRATEGIES FOR REVENUE GROWTH
Pinyon Ballroom 2		 INNOVATION: ADVANCEMENTS FOR A COMPETITIVE EDGE
 
8 a.m. -
10 a.m.
 		    


Ethernet Access Services – The Secret Sauce for Service Provider Growth

Presented by
Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF)
Pinyon Ballroom 5
Audio
Slides
9 a.m. -
10 a.m.
 
Grand Theft Copper: Protecting Against the ILEC Assault
Audio
Slides

 
Hosted Unified Communications: A Driver for M&A Activity
Audio
Slides
10:15 a.m. -
11:00 a.m.
Follow the Money: A USF Round-up
Audio
The Transformers:  How Small ILECs Grow Business with CLEC Strategies
Audio
Slides
Cyber Combat:  Tools and Tactics for Preventing Attacks
Pinyon Ballroom 3 Audio
Slides
11:15 a.m. -
Noon
The Competitive Spark for Innovation:  Where Policy and Business Strategy Converge
Audio
Slides

Wholesale, Cloud Services and Performance Assurance – Challenges and Opportunities
Audio
Slides

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
 
8:30 a.m. -
12 p.m.

Wednesday Workshop
Interconnection Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996:  Past, Present  and Future
Pinyon Ballroom 3
Sponsored by Eckert Seamans
Audio - Part1 - Definitional Issues of SIP Interconnection
Audio - Part 2 - How Should the Section 251/252 Process Apply to SIP Interconnection?
Audio - Part 3 - Threats to the Section 251/252 Process
Slides - Eckert Seamans: A Guide to the Section 251/252 Process
Slides - Part 1 - Definitional Issues of SIP Interconnection
Slides - Part 2 - How Should the Section 251/252 Process Apply to SIP Interconnection?