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The Access ’06 Business Forum is a new multi-disciplinary executive forum focused on the broad range of “last mile” access technologies being pursued by broadband and wireless service providers, municipalities, and other user communities. Topics of the forum include technology and business issues surrounding the introduction of FTTH, xDSL, cable, broadband over power line, WiFi, WiMax, 3G and beyond in broadband access networks.

Format
The Access ’06 Business Forum will consist of a three-day program consisting of four (4) parallel technical sessions and two plenary sessions. The program structure is depicted in the table below.

TUESDAY

28 November, 2006

8:00am

ACCESS '06 Keynote Session

Chair: Dr. Adam Drobot,
President Advanced Technology Solutions & CTO, Telcordia Technologies

Speakers:
Bill Smith, CTO, BellSouth

9:15am

COFFEE BREAK in the Expo Hall

9:45am

Fiber Access Systems

Chair: Thomas Pfeiffer, Alcatel SEL AG

Broadband Operations

Chair: Douglas Zuckerman, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

3G Planning and Optimization

Chairs: Dr. C. Skianis, NCSR
Dr. Jie Zhang, University of Bedfordshire

Consumer Electronics in Access Networks

Chair: Dr. Robert Fish, VP, Panasonic Research Lab

12:30pm

Awards Luncheon

2:00pm

Optical Access Networks

Chair: Dr. Tetsuya Yokotani, Mitsubishi Electric

Regional and Community Networks

Chair: Dr.Richard Wolff,
Gilhousen Chair, Montana State University

Wireless Option for the Last Mile

Chair: Norman Thiel, Thiel Consulting

The Business of Broadband

Chair: Bart Stuck, Signal Lake Venture Fund

WEDNESDAY

29 November, 2006

8:00am

ACCESS '06 Keynote Session

Chair: Dr. Adam Drobot,
President Advanced Technology Solutions & CTO, Telcordia Technologies

Speakers:
Ki Tae Lee, President, Samsung Telecommunications Network Business
Christopher Rice, Executive Vice President , Network Planning and Engineering, AT&T Services

9:15am

COFFEE BREAK in the Expo Hall

9:45am

Advanced Technologies For Optical and Wireless Access and Metro Networks

Chairs: Prof. Chunming Qiao, SUNY Buffalo
Dr. Ting Wang, Nec Labs of America

Global Broadband Deployments

Chair: Bruno Orth, Deutsche Telekom

Broadband Power Line

Chair: Dr. Stefano Galli, Panasonic Research Lab

What’s Next in DSL Technology?

Chair: Dr. John Cioffi, Stanford University

Wednesday Lunch Time Executive Panel
Chair: Dr. Adam Drobot, CTO Telcordia Technologies

2:00pm

EPON Deployments – Technology & Business Lessons From Around the Globe

Chair: Dr. Niel Ransom, Teknovis and former CTO of Alcatel

Metropolitan Wireless Access Networks

Chair: Dr. William J. Kaminsky, TechSolve

Last Mile Wireless Technologies and the World Wide Research Forum (WWRF)

Chair: Dr. Pieter van Rooyen, Vice-Chairmen Americas of the WWRF

Ensuring QoS and Securing Converged Services

Chair: Scott Porestky, Product Design and Strategy, VOLP Laboratory and Director of Quality Assurance

THURSDAY

30 November, 2006

8:00am.

Keynote Session

Prof. Jean Walrand, University of California Berkeley
"How Much? For What? - Thoughts on Economics Issues in Networking"

Chris Vein, Chief Information Officer, City and County of San Francisco

9:15am

COFFEE BREAK in the Expo Hall

9:45am

Fiber to the Home – The New Empowerment

Chair: Fred Leonberger, MIT Labs and previously JDS Uniphase

Metro Ethernet Optical Networks

Chair: Winston Way, Founder and CTO, OpVista Inc.

Universal Wireless System

Chair: Chris Vein, CIO, City and County of San Francisco

WiMax Technology and Standards

Chair: Tracy Kristensen, WiMAX Forum

ACCESS'06 Business Forum Chairs:

Chair: Adam Drobot, Telcordia Technologies
Vice Chair: David Waring, Telcordia Technologies

IMPORTANT DATES

Early Registration:
30 October

Hotel Reservation Deadline:
3 November