The Power of M. Metaswitch Forum 2011. October 3-6, 2011. Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV.

The mobile space is a fast moving market and this session will take a detailed look at the trends, opportunities and challenges that face wireline operators. Attend this session and you will get an up close view of our current mobility solutions and products, insights into advanced technology for mass deployment and a thorough understanding of first to market or standards-based alternatives for delivering rich communications services. This pre-conference workshop will compare applications for wireline, wireless and over the top (OTT) providers, giving you a firm grasp on products that you can embrace, or even defend against.

Speaker:
Anusha "Ash" Nirmalananthan, Metaswitch, Senior Product Manager, User Experience, Metaswitch

The Connected Age challenges businesses as well as service providers. They too are trying to position themselves in this digital economy to maximize opportunities with their customers. To leverage those opportunities, they need help. They need to better understand how technology and an app-enabled communications network can contribute to a growing bottom line and they’re willingness to pay for it. Many service providers recognize this, and are keen to serve these opportunities. But speed is most definitely of the essence:

According to recent market research sponsored by Metaswitch

• 64% of the market is considering IP voice services like SIP Trunking or Hosted PBX connectivity in the next two years.
• Of the 27% who have already adopted these services, nearly three-fourths have opted for a new service provider.
• This implies that over 40% of an incumbent service provider’s base is at risk if steps aren’t taken to address this market demand for IP voice services.

What is at risk is not only today’s revenue, but tomorrow’s growth. Adopters of IP voice, particularly hosted VoIP, are twice as likely to adopt other services from the IP service provider, particularly those now categorized as Cloud Services.

Attend this pre-conference workshop to understand how the IP pipe, with voice and PBX functionality as the first and most logical application, can serve as a ladder for your customers to your cloud. Learn from Metaswitch experts and service providers who have successfully deployed revenue-generating hosted services.

Speakers:
John Macario, TelcoFuture, Managing Director
Jesse Lee, Metaswitch, Sr. Solution Manager
Steve Welham, Metaswitch, Support Manager

The mobile space is a fast moving market and this session will take a detailed look at the trends, opportunities and challenges that face wireline operators. Attend this session and you will get an up close view of our current mobility solutions and products, insights into advanced technology for mass deployment and a thorough understanding of first to market or standards-based alternatives for delivering rich communications services. This pre-conference workshop will compare applications for wireline, wireless and over the top (OTT) providers, giving you a firm grasp on products that you can embrace, or even defend against.

Speakers:
Anusha "Ash" Nirmalananthan, Metaswitch, Senior Product Manager, User Experience, Metaswitch
Rich Tehrani, TMC, CEO

The Connected Age challenges businesses as well as service providers. They too are trying to position themselves in this digital economy to maximize opportunities with their customers. To leverage those opportunities, they need help. They need to better understand how technology and an app-enabled communications network can contribute to a growing bottom line and they’re willingness to pay for it. Many service providers recognize this, and are keen to serve these opportunities. But speed is most definitely of the essence:

According to recent market research sponsored by Metaswitch

• 64% of the market is considering IP voice services like SIP Trunking or Hosted PBX connectivity in the next two years.
• Of the 27% who have already adopted these services, nearly three-fourths have opted for a new service provider.
• This implies that over 40% of an incumbent service provider’s base is at risk if steps aren’t taken to address this market demand for IP voice services.

What is at risk is not only today’s revenue, but tomorrow’s growth. Adopters of IP voice, particularly hosted VoIP, are twice as likely to adopt other services from the IP service provider, particularly those now categorized as Cloud Services.

Attend this pre-conference workshop to understand how the IP pipe, with voice and PBX functionality as the first and most logical application, can serve as a ladder for your customers to your cloud. Learn from Metaswitch experts and service providers who have successfully deployed revenue-generating hosted services.

Speakers:
John Macario, TelcoFuture, Managing Director
Jesse Lee, Metaswitch, Sr. Solution Manager
Steve Welham, Metaswitch, Support Manager

Not since the 1996 Telecommunications Act has the industry faced such monumental changes impacting the business, technology and marketing strategies of communications service providers of all stripes. In what will be a highly thought-provoking and interactive session, Metaswitch and a “superstar” panel of leading experts on the front lines of regulatory, legal, finance, and marketing will share their latest insights based on deep engagement in Washington, DC and across a broad spectrum of service providers.

Part 1 – Regulatory Strategies – Larry Freedman, Partner at - Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP and former CEO of a Metaswitch CLEC customer will report on hot topics such as USF reform, Inter-carrier compensation, and Net Neutrality from “Inside the Beltway.”
Part 2 – Business Strategies – Bill King, President and Managing Principal at JSI Capital Advisors, LLC will provide a summary of the six business strategies for communications operators and the latest trends in cloud and data center M&A.
Part 3 – Marketing Strategies and Implications – Chris Carabello – Metaswitch Director of Market Development and the panel will engage the audience with specific and actionable intelligence to provide the best path forward.

Speakers:
Larry Freedman, Partner at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Bill King, President and Managing Principal at JSI Capital Advisors, LLC
Chris Carabello, Metaswitch, Director of Market Development

Think that wireless apps are only relevant to wireless operators? Think again. This session will explain how Metswitch's suite of mobile apps can make a competitor's wireless smartphone, your wireline friend.

Speaker:
Gary Kim, Metaswitch, Senior Product Manager, User Experience, Metaswitch
Anusha "Ash" Nirmalananthan, Carrier Evolution, Editor

Customer loyalty and word of mouth promotion is achieved by providing a high "quality of experience" to your end users. This session will look at how Metaswitch's range of sophisticated management tools can keep you delivering a service that will keep your customers satisfied and contributing to your bottom line.

Speakers:
Shriman Gurung, Metaswitch, Director of Support
Mark Mitchell, Metaswitch, Director of Engineering

Explore the business model and infrastructure transition needed to enable successful migration to hosted business services. This session will featuring customers sharing the experiences learned in rolling out this important component of any cloud-based service strategy.

Speakers:
Srikanth Gomattam, Earthlink Business, Director
Jesse Lee, Metaswitch, Sr. Solution Manager
Bill Mullins, Windstream, Sr. Engineer in the VoIP Switching Engineering Group
Larry Walters, Execulink Telecom, Director of Marketing and Service Development

It's clear that this is going to be another year of significant regulatory change. But while it's important to maintain a watchful eye on Capitol Hill, savvy service providers are now splitting their energy between a rational regulatory strategy and business innovation. Attend this session to learn and how you can balance the two and ensure that your future is not put solely in the hands of the government.

Speakers:
Bernie Arnason, Pivot Media, LLC, Managing Partner and Founder
Larry Freedman, Partner at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Bill King, President and Managing Principal at JSI Capital Advisors, LLC

Despite the increasing trend of "cord-cutting," wireless operators aren't having it all their own way. Under threat form OTT applications, wireless operators need to respond with their own suite of advanced mobile apps that build around the subscriber's existing mobile number. This session will show you how.

Speakers:
Al Cook, Metaswitch, Director, Product Marketing
Laurier (Chicky) Leclair, AT&T, Product Development Engineer
Emeka Obiodu, Ovum, Telco Strategy, Senior Analyst

An in-depth look at how real world carriers are managing the complex issues that surround session border control and how product evolution is increasing performance while driving down cost.

Speakers:
Mike Dell, Metaswitch, Director of PLM
Joe McGarvey, Current Analysis, Principal Analyst, IP Services Infrastructure
Aaron Sipper, Metaswitch, Director of Product Marketing

For many, migration from TDM to IP is still a daunting task. While the business must evolve to deliver new IP services, none of that can happen until the new IP foundations are in place. With experience gained in helping over 500 service providers to make this transition, Metaswitch experts share planning tips and tricks for a successful switch migration.

Speaker:
Maya Henderson, Metaswitch

Metaswitch recently completed a primary research project that surveyed 700 small/medium businesses across the nation and their propensity for IP-based voice services. The data revealed significant increases in the rate of VoIP adoption, but alarming trends in customers selecting service from somebody other than their incumbent provider. This session will highlight the key takeaways from this research and show how service providers can retain customers through this transition.

Speakers:
Jon Arnold, J Arnold & Associates, Principal
Chris Carabello, Metaswitch, Director of Market Development
Ernie Hoffmann, Optimum Lightpath, Vice President, Product Managment
Ray Napoletano,Saddleback, Business Development Manager

Double down with "standards-based" or "first to market" mobility solutions that can provide your customers with a rich communications experience. This session will compare an OTT service (Thrutu) with an RCS equivalent solution (from our Colibria product range) to see why one size doesn't always suit all.

Speakers:
Paul Kemps, Metaswitch, Vice President of Worldwide Partner Channels and Rich Communications
Diane Myers, Infonetics, Directing Analyst, Service Provider VoIP and IMS

As more IP services are delivered, so are more services consumed. The sharp growth in customers' bandwith consumption and appetite for advanced, multimedia services is putting stress on even the most advanced network infrastructures. This session will look at cost-effective methods for introducing services onto new network infrastructure, and products that can manage the inevitable uptick in SIP Session traffic.

Speakers:
Patrick Fitzgerald, Metaswitch, VP Product Management and Product Marketing
Ronald Gruia, Frost & Sullivan, Principal Analyst - Emerging Telecom

No two networks evolve at the same pace. But there are some fundamental technology shifts that must be considered when looking at your long term network future. For one, IPv6 will have its day - and its sooner than you might think. And for two, whether you're delpoying IMS or not, the fundamental concepts of distributed architectures with best-in-class components is this decades architecture of choice. This session will give you an update on IPv6 and IMS and how both might apply to you.

Moderator:
Deborah Kish, Gartner, Principal Analyst
Speakers:
Paul Brittain, Metaswitch
Bill Sandiford, Telnet, President/CTO

Innovative carriers are bringing new differentiated services to market everyday. Learn from those that have leveraged Metaswitch to deliver innovation as we announce the winners of our 2nd Annual MarketVisionaries Awards for Service Provider Innovation.

Moderator:
Gary Kim, Carrier Evolution, Editor
Speaker:
Chris Carabello, Metaswitch, Director of Market Development