Conference Day 2
- Hans Raj Nahata - Director: Strategy & Technology Architecture, Verizon Communications
- What is Webscale?
- What are the specific requirements between Webscale and telco players
- What gaps do we have in container management eco-system to achieve telco-grade performance?
- Which segments are critical from latency perspective?
- What features are required to support micro-services architecture in all the segments?
- Which factors are difficult to implement in telco
- Bejoy Pankajakshan - EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, Mavenir
- Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Cloud & Security, Heavy Reading
- Richard Fulwiler - Chief Solutions Architect, Netscout
- John Isch - Practice Director - Network and Voice Center of Excellence, Orange Business Services
- Awanish Verma - Director Marketing NFV , Acceleration Wired & Wireless Group, Xilinx
- Brandon Larson - SVP, GM, Multimedia Business Unit, Mavenir
- Arun Balasubramanian - Senior Vice President – Global Sales, Business Development & Strategy, Jio
- Nirlay Kundu - Distinguished Engineer, Verizon Innovation Labs
- Jennifer Clark - Principal Analyst, Cloud Infrastructure and Edge Computing, Heavy Reading
- Kevin McBride - Principal Architect, SDN & NFV Technologies, CenturyLink
- Steve Marsh - CTO, North America, Intraway
- Marcus Rebelo - Director of Sales Engineering, Resolve
- Mats Nordlund - Founder & CEO, Netrounds
- Mike Capuano - CMO, Pluribus Networks
- Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Optical Networking & Transport, Heavy Reading
- Alessandro Barbieri - Vice President, Product Management, Pluribus Networks
- Jordan Dukes - Global Network Edge Practice Lead, Equinix
- Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Optical Networking & Transport, Heavy Reading
Network operators don't want SDN and white box hardware everywhere in their networks, but Heavy Reading research shows that an area of keen interest for both is in edge networks, particularly at the IP layer. With leading edge network operators – including AT&T – sending a clear message to their suppliers that access and edge routing should be disaggregated, a new crop of startups is emerging to address the requirements. Incumbent vendors, meanwhile, must address their messaging and their product lines for this trend. 5G is a major driver for white box routers, but not the only one. This session will address the primary drivers for disaggregated routers at the edge as well as the pros and cons of this approach compared to traditional coupling of proprietary hardware and software.
- Sterling Perrin - Principal Analyst, Optical Networking & Transport, Heavy Reading
- Rupesh Chokshi - Assistant Vice President, Edge Solutions Product Marketing Management, AT&T Business
- Sven Freudenfeld - CTO - Telecom Applications, Lanner
- Sharif Fotouh - Managing Director of Compass EdgePoint, Compass Data Centers
- Tom Yin - Senior Business Development Manager, Equinix
- Larry Lien - SVP Product Marketing, Resolve
- Serge Manning - ZSM NOC Vice Chair, ETSI
Now that we've cracked cloud-native and the business challenges operators and vendors face with SDN and NFV, what's next?
· What's the next disruption for NFV?
· What's next for the SD-WAN market?
· What challenges remain in deploying cloud-native applications?
· Is the conversation around virtualization shifting from a primary focus on technology to business outcomes?
- Phil Harvey - US Bureau Chief, Light Reading
- Jim Hodges - Chief Analyst, Cloud & Security, Heavy Reading
- Prajakta Joshi - Senior Product Manager and Telco Networking Lead, Google Cloud
- Prayson Pate - Chief Technology Officer of Edge Cloud, ADVA
- Sue Rudd - Director, Strategy Analytics
- Sanjay Srinivasan - Vice President and Chief Architect, Vonage
- Scott Poretsky - AVP Solutions Architecture, Allot