Date: 5/13/2008 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Event: MicroTCA Systems & Applications
Sponsors: Emerson Network Power, Interphase
Host: Simon Stanley, Founder and Principal Consultant, Earlswood Marketing Ltd
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MicroTCA brings AdvancedTCA’s cost savings to wireless and wireline access networks, giving equipment makers a standardized framework on which to create smaller and cheaper products. With the first MicroTCA systems just now being deployed, this is a great time to revisit the benefits and value delivered by this flexible platform. In this Webinar we review the latest developments for MicroTCA systems, including MCH and AMC modules, and take a close look at the applications that are benefiting most from MicroTCA, including WiMax, media gateways, and access systems.


Date: 5/20/2008 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Event: Deploying Provider Ethernet Using PBT & PBB: Applications, Interoperability & Operations
Sponsors: Ethos Networks, Nortel Networks, Soapstone Networks
Host: Simon Sherrington, Independent Analyst, Light Reading
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This Webinar describes the deployment of provider Ethernet using Provider Backbone Transport and Provider Backbone Bridging. It provides an overview of target business and residential applications, interoperability with existing solutions and IP/MPLS-based networks, and traffic engineering and service management approaches to ensure network scaleability.


Date: 5/29/2008 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Event: Improving the Broadband Service Mix: The Role of Policy Control
Sponsors: Alcatel - Lucent, Bridgewater Systems, Camiant, Cisco
Host: Graham Finnie, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
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Policy control and management offer service providers many new options when building broadband packages, including per-application service control, third-party service partnerships, personalized service packages, and content management. This Webinar evaluates developments in this area and considers how service providers can get the most from new policy control tools.


Date: 6/3/2008 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Event: Wireless Backhaul: Technology Choices for Lower Opex
Sponsors: Accedian Networks, Axerra Networks, Brix Networks, Ceragon Networks
Host: Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
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Cellular operators are under a lot of pressure to slash the cost of connecting base stations to their networks. This Webinar reviews ways of achieving this by adopting alternatives to traditional TDM circuits – alternatives that range from microwave to such things as pseudowire connections over IP/Ethernet infrastructure.


Date: 6/3/2008 2:00 p.m. New York / 7:00 p.m. London
Event: 40- & 100-Gig Technology & Components
Sponsors: Emerson Network Power
Host: Simon Stanley, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
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Forty- and 100-Gbit/s networking represents a major opportunity for system and component vendors. The rapidly growing number of broadband subscribers and the increased use of 10-Gigabit Ethernet are forcing carriers and enterprise network managers to look for higher bandwidth solutions. At this critical period, components are a key part of the 40/100G ecosystem. In this Webinar, we will review the technology and the expanding range of components, the market need, and the remaining challenges as the industry moves to 40- and 100-Gig networking.


Date: 6/5/2008 12:00 p.m. New York / 5:00 p.m. London
Event: SIP & Its Application in Next-Gen Services
Sponsors: Continuous Computing, Data Connection, Mu Security, Tekelec
Host: Jim Hodges, Independent Analyst, Light Reading
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Session Initiation Protocol has been adopted as a cornerstone of IMS and plays a key role in the rollout of flexible next-gen IP services, including voice, video, messaging, and presence, as well as enabling integration capabilities like click-to-dial. This Webinar explores the application of SIP in a variety of VOIP-related applications and discusses the efforts underway to extend SIP for business functions (SIP-B).