On April 1, 2009 at the International CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas, Telecommunications Media Group brought together leading service providers and vendors to explore technologies and tradeoffs for deploying next-gen IP/Ethernet wireline and microwave backhaul solutions.

Session Presentations Are Now Available for Download

• Synchronization Keeps Ethernet Backhaul On Time
• IP/Ethernet Backhaul Migration Strategies
• Weighing Microwave Options for Wireless-Based Backhaul

Session I: Synchronization Keeps Ethernet Backhaul on Timeregister to download>>

Moderator: OMNI Consulting Group, LLP - Frank J. Bernhard, Managing Principal and Technology Economist, Telecommunications Practice

Panelists:

RAD Data Communications - Eitan Schwartz, VP Pseudowire and Ethernet Access
Symmetricom - Rajendra Nath Datta, Sr. Director, Marketing
Tellabs - Arun Bheemarao, Solutions Sales Director
Time Warner Telecom - Mike Rouleau, Senior VP of Business Development

To resolve network synchronization issues, wireless operators and the Ethernet and synchronization vendors that serve them are converging on various options:

• Hybrid Networks - wireless operators build a network of TDM for voice and IP for data.
• Pseudowires - allow the wireless provider to run TDM and IP traffic in its native form on a common transport network.

Session II: IP/Ethernet Backhaul Migration Strategiesregister to download>>

Moderator: TelecomEngine - Sean Buckley, Editor in Chief

Panelists:

Ceragon Networks - Scott Sweetland, VP Sales North America & Corporate VP & CVO
Ciena - Taylor Salman, Solutions Marketing Director
EXFO Service Assurance - Senior Director, Product Line Management
Juniper Networks - John W Stewart III, Senior Director and GM of Wireless/Convergence Business
IP/MPLS Forum - Nikhil B. Shah, Vice President, International Division

As they move to LTE and WiMAX, the issue is not "if" wireless operators will move to an all-IP Radio Access Network (RAN), but when. Issues include:

• Common IP/MPLS Infrastructure - leveraging across the core, aggregation, and backhaul networks.
• Emerging Standards for Ethernet backhaul - efforts headed by the Metro Ethernet Forum and the IP/MPLS will create standardized methods to build an Ethernet-based backhaul network.

Session III: Weighing Microwave Options for Wireless-Based Backhaulregister to download>>

Moderator: Sky Light Research - Emmy Johnson, Founder and Principal Analyst

Panelists:

Alcatel-Lucent - Scott D. Nelson, Business Development - Wireless Transmission
Harris Stratex - Paul A. Kennard, Chief Technical Officer & Senior Vice President
Fiber Tower - Dave Jones, VP Engineering
Nextlink Wireless, Inc. - Bob Beran, CEO

Independent studies show that more than 50% of worldwide wireless backhaul networks are based on microwave technology. A survey of the trends will include:

• IP and Ethernet Microwave Platforms - vendors continue to build these technologies into their respective platforms.
• Business Opportunities for Microwave - where adding T1/E1 copper facilities is not cost effective, new opportunities emerge for traditional microwave, satellite, and even WiMAX.

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