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Dr. Paul Polishuk
Event Chairperson
President & CEO
IGI Consulting, Inc.
A Member of the IGI Group
Biography
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Telecom Briefing Objective
After almost a dozen years of fits and starts by the Bell operating companies, FTTX is finally taking off in the U.S. while the foreign market is being driven by NTT and its competitors in Japan.
Although there are many players now in the U.S. such as municipalities, CLEC's, Rural Telephone Companies, and others, it is the Bell operating companies that will drive the FTTX. Verizon and SBC have already announced their plans and Bell South is expected to reveal their plans soon.
This briefing will review the plans of the RBOCs and other players in the U.S. and NTT and its competitors in Japan, and assess the potential in China. The briefing will provide an analysis of where the market opportunities are likely to be for components, subsystems, systems, contractors, installers, investors, and those interested in the growth of the optical networks business.
Issues to be explored include:
- Analysis of architectures and technologies proposed
- Forecasts of number of homes passed and take rates
- Review of plans of municipalities, rural telcos and other players
- Critical components needing development
- Test and measurement needs
- Opportunities for contractors and installers
- Forecasts of equipment and components markets
- Cost trends and targets
- Present status of FTTX in the Asia-Pacific region
Who should be interested:
- Systems suppliers
- Components suppliers
- Subsystem suppliers
- Contractors and installers
- Consultants
- Systems integrators
- Venture capitalists
- Investors
Conference Program
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Overview of the Market for FTTx
Dr. Paul Polishuk, President & CEO | bio
IGI Consulting, Inc. - IGI Group |
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Outside Plant Opportunities: A Suppliers's Perspective
Mike Noonan , President & CEO
FONS Corporation |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Active Ethernet FTTx
Barry Kantner, Vice President of Marketing | bio
World Wide Packets |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Broadband Financing Options
Terry McGarty
Merton Group and Representative from the RUS Program |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
The Prospects for
Municipal FTTH
Sharon E. Gillett, Senior Research Associate | bio
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
Opportunities in Outside Plant FTTP
Dick Burgio, Consultant
Former Manager of FTTP Outside Plant for Verizon
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| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Market Opportunities for FTTx in Asia-Pacific
Dr. Hui Pan, Chief Analyst and Director of Asia | bio
IGI Consulting, Inc. - IGI Group |
| 2:00 - 2:30 |
Global FTTH deployments: Market drivers, Politics and Technologies.
Bob Whitman
Global Broadband Development General Manager | bio
Corning, Inc. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Questions & Final Wrap-Up |
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