Mobile Backhaul for Maximum Network Potential

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11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Registration

11:15 AM – 12:25 PM Mobile Backhaul Business Case Scenarios

Moderator: Ray Mota, Managing Partner, ACG Research

Featuring:
     » Ceragon Networks, Udi Gordon, EVP Marketing and Business Development 
     » Ericsson, Don McCullough, Head of IP and Broadband Networks Marketing
        and Communication 
     » MRV Communications - Metro Ethernet Division, Zeev Draer VP, Marketing and
        Product Line Manager 
     » Overture Networks, Dave Stehlin, President

There is no way around it, companies need to fix the growing need for more bandwidth or they will loose the battle to retain customers and grow profit. There are a myriad of solutions for creating more efficient backhaul networks, but which one is best? In this interactive session our panel of experts will explore the mobile backhaul dilemma. They will examine where costs occur and how to balance them against the profit found fixing the issue. Bring your questions to ask our industry experts as they discuss topics such as:

• Business case examination for the various technology options – ROA vs. ROI
• Examining pros, cons and cost behind your options with copper, fiber and microwave 
• Meet and anticipate 4G and LTE requirements with Carrier Ethernet 
• How to extend the network with femtocells 
• Synchronization, latency and the impact of service quality that translate into profit 
• Planning for the future of mobile broadband – anticipating the next issue

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

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Speaker: James Armstrong, Executive VP and General Manager, Symmetricom, Inc.

1:05 pm – 2:15 pm Engineering Mobile Backhaul

Moderator: Michael Howard, Principal Analyst, Co-Founder, Infonetics Research

Featuring:
     » Accedian Networks, Patrick Ostiguy, President & CEO 
     » Aviat Networks, Paul Kennard, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer 
     » EXFO, Sophie Legault, Product Manager 
     » RAD Data Communications, Eitan Schwartz, VP, Pseudowire and Ethernet Access

Mobile backhaul is not just a business issue; it is rooted in network technology. Join our panel of industry experts as they explore the technical issues created by huge new data-capacity requirements carrier infrastructure is experiencing. Bring your questions as we examine the common solutions and alternative ideas surrounding mobile backhaul. We will take a look at actual network implementations and how to build a mobile backhaul approach for the future of mobile broadband.

• Synchronization, latency and other issues created by backhaul. What causes them and how to fix them 
• Examining transport options: 
  o Existing copper lines – how to work to extend their life through bonding, multiplexing, etc.
  o Fiber based solutions
  o Wireless Backhaul, using next generation microwave technology as an alternative Carrier Ethernet and its role in each form of medi 
• Over the grid/broadband over power lines and other alternative solutions 
• How to meld legacy networks and new technology utilizing transition technologies and pseudowires 
• How to use femtocells to extend the network 
• IP & MPLS on the edge and within the core of mobile networks 
•  Engineering for the future of mobile broadband

2:25 pm – 3:35 pm Evolving Backhaul Requirements for 4G and LTE

Moderator: Brent Riegert, Principal Analyst Telecommunications Practice, OMNI Research Group

Featuring: 
     » Ciena, Kevin Daines, VP Data Architecture, 
     » DragonWave, Erik Boch, Chief Technology Officer, 
     » E-Band Communications, Saul Umbrasas, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer

As mutltimedia devices and high-usage subscribers challenge operators to improve performance, the rollout of 4G networks implies a critical tipping point for service providers who need to avert the potential for backhaul bottlenecks. WiMAX and LTE solutions stand to become the backbone of next generation mobile broadband but questions remain as to how backhaul networks can sustain operators’ profitability.

This panel of experts will present pathways for carriers to implement backhaul networks, to support multi-level class of service for applications such as VoIP and video, and to reduce backhaul costs in the process.

• Unique backhaul challenges facing network operators to support profit-able services 
• Technology issues affecting data backhaul, performance, reliability, and scale 
• Support for multi-level class of service in the backhaul network to handle content-intensive applications to maintain the user experience 
• WiMAX and LTE technical requirements for backhaul—a panorama of benefits and challenges
  fixed mobile convergence

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