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Wed., Oct. 28
8:30-11:45 a.m. |
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Kick-off Expo with the revitalized Opening General Session. |
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8:30-9 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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9-9:45 a.m. |
Technology Leadership Roundtable 2009: ENOUGH ALREADY!
Growing a little weary of all that FiOS in your face? Seeking some fresh thoughts, beyond the simple fact that cable invented video over fiber? This year's Expo technical kick-off panel–consistently ranked as one of the most popular and entertaining features of the annual Cable Tec Expo–will arm you with the rest of the story.
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Moderator |
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Leslie Ellis
Independent Technology Analyst
Ellis Edits LLC |
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Participants |
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Marwan Fawaz
CTO and Executive Vice President
Charter Communications |
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Paul Liao
President & CEO
CableLabs® |
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Dermot J.A. O'Carroll
SVP of Engineering and Networks Operations
Rogers Cable Communications Inc. |
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Pragash Pillai
Vice President Engineering & Technology
Bresnan Communications LLC |
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9:45-10 a.m. |
Break
Sponsored by Vecima Networks |
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10-11:45 a.m. |
Engineering Session: Engineering the Extensible Network
Integrated and converged services are the future of cable telecommunications. Customers today want to not only see the silos come down, but to also see services that adapt to their lifestyles and the multiple devices they use. The challenge is to integrate these services in such a way that the back-end provisioning and processing are transparent to them. This requires an intelligent back-office infrastructure that can manage the entire process including adapting video streams to the consuming device format. While all of this has technology solutions that can be implemented on a single converged network, operationalizing the technology is yet another hurdle on the road to success. A successful deployment means that a solid business model is in place and that all affected staff members understand the implication for their area of practice.
This engineering session takes a few converged-services examples and breaks down the implications to engineering on a common network infrastructure from headend to CPE, outlines an approach to operationalize from service delivery elements through to the back office, and highlights many of the critical implications. |
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Moderator |
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John D. Schanz
Expo Program Committee Chair
Executive Vice President, National Engineering & Technical Operations
Comcast Cable |
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Participants |
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Leveraging the Modern Cable Network: Creating and Improving Digital Lifestyles through Fused Services
Mark Tubinis
CTO
Cedar Point Communications |
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Taking Advantage of the Back-Office to Provide Scalable Multi-Platform TV Services
Michael Adams
Vice President, Application Software Strategy
TANDBERG Television |
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Mike Hayashi
Executive Vice President
Time Warner Cable |
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