About NXTcomm08

NXTcomm08 Original Programming, Partner Conferences and Summits

At NXTcomm08 industry leaders will share their experiences and shed light on trends and developments affecting the entire communications industry and its new partners, such as media and entertainment entities. Themes for this year’s program include IPTV, FMC, network transformation, WiMAX, home networking, content and applications, mobile and wireless, international perspectives and VoIP. Other topics slated for discussion, including voice, video and data; IP video; security; broadband; and storage will be reviewed as well.

NXTcomm08 Original Conference Programming

NXTcomm08 will feature original programming developed and organized by NXTcomm.

NXTcomm08 Original Conference Program Hours:

NXTcomm is recruiting world-renowned keynote speakers to discuss the latest technology and business developments in topics such as:

• Entertainment applications as industry drivers
• Home Networking
• IMS
• Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• WiMAX
• Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC)
• Software as a Service
• Infrastructure
• Other industry-related topics

NXTcomm08 Conference Partner Programming

NXTcomm08, the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data, will feature conference programming developed and presented by NXTcomm’s 2008 Conference Affiliates: the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS); CMP’s Broadband Wireless World, FierceMarkets and the International Engineering Consortium (IEC).

ATIS TechThink @ NXTcomm08

ATIS TechThink brings you the future of communications technology-- straight from the minds that shape it. Now in its third year, TechThink is recognized as a premier conference program featuring senior-level technology executives from the leading communication companies in the industry. Key players in the communications industry come together to discuss and debate cutting-edge topics and trends during 18 sessions divided into three knowledge tracks: IPTV, Convergence, Home Networking. More information about ATIS.

Broadband Wireless World @ NXTcomm08

Broadband Wireless World will include an exhibit pavilion on the NXTcomm trade show floor which will be THE wireless destination at NXTcomm, showcasing 60+ vendors specializing in wireless technologies and mobile broadband solutions. It will also feature a two-day conference lead by Heavy Reading's top mobile industry analysts, Patrick Donegan and Gabriel Brown, who will discuss today's critical broadband wireless issues, including:

• The transition to next-generation Evolved 3G, WiMAX, and LTE networks
• The impact of open-access business models on mobile Internet applications
• An assessment of Google's mobile industry plans, and the 700 MHz technology options and deployment strategies
• Flat all-IP wireless network architectures optimized for mobile broadband
• Fixed wireless technologies such as mesh, Ethernet microwave, and WiMAX accesss

Additional information, including registration for Broadband Wireless World programming will be available in the coming weeks. More information aboout Broadand Wireless World.

The Unified Communications Conference (Presented by FierceVoIP & FierceTelecom) @ NXTcomm08

It seems that VoIP was just the beginning. Enterprises are now poised for an evolution in Unified Communications to make them more productive, efficient, and mobile. Service providers can provide some guidance, but Unified Communications remains a relatively new concept. Join the editors of FierceVoIP & FierceTelecom at The Unified Communications Conference to discover the answers. More information about FierceMarkets.

IEC Communications Forums presented @ NXTcomm08

The IEC Communications Forums will bring industry professionals together to examine the opportunities and challenges raised by the emergence of next-generation information and communication technologies (ICT) services and applications. Eighteen 90-minute panel sessions cover the areas of content, entertainment, and applications;network transformation; and international perspectives. Topics include personalized services, IP-centric network architectures, IMS, broadband access networks, service delivery platforms, service provisioning and network deployment case studies. More information about IEC.

NXTcomm08 Summits

NXTcomm08 will include three summits, produced by:

Telephony

Yankee Group

iHollywood

On Monday, June 16 at NXTcomm08, Telephony will host “Insights for Next-Generation ILECs,” a one-day summit being organized to address the needs of service providers. The Yankee Group will also hold a one-day enterprise summit at NXTcomm on Monday, June 16 entitled the Yankee Group Enterprise Executive Summit. On Thursday, June 19, iHollywood Forum will hold that iHollywood Forum will host Communications Goes Green @ NXTcomm08, the first business summit to explore how telecommunications manufacturers, developers, applicatrons, services and technologies can create a sustainable future, develop environmentally friendly practices, adopt green policies and deploy energy saving technologies while still keeping their competitive edge. The Summits are $295/each through April 30th and $395/each on or after May 1st. If an attendee purchases a Summit they will be entitled to a $100 discount off a Single Day Conference Pass or a $200 discount off a Full Conference Pass.

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