Industry Events

This webinar covers:

• The latest research and trends on the growing wholesale CE 2.0 Ethernet services market
• How CE 2.0 E-Access certification (and in the future E-Transit certification) is becoming more important in the RFP process
• MEF’s new Services Interconnect (MEF-SI) program that is enabling small wholesale access Operators worldwide to increase their revenue and market share.

Speakers:
Stan Hubbard, Director of Communications & Research, MEF.  Moderator.
Erin Dunne, Director of Research Services, Vertical Systems Group
Bob Mandeville, President, Iometrix
Matthew Duckworth, Marketing Director, Verizon

Erin Dunne participates in analyst roundtables and chairs an SDN/NFV debate session called “One Two Three – that’s how network’s meant to be…”.  She is also on the judging panels for the Cloud Innovation Awards and the Clouded Leopards Den Awards.

Erin Dunne participates in the Analyst wrap up session and moderates the Ethernet Everywhere panel.  In this panel, she will provide an update on the Carrier Ethernet services market and address how Cable MSOs continue to capture share of this multi-billion dollar industry.  This roundtable features speakers from Cox Business, Charter Business, Comcast Business and Juniper Networks.

The inaugural gathering of the Ethernet community defining the future of network-enabled cloud, data and mobile services powered by the convergence of CE 2.0, SDN and NFV technologies.  Vertical Systems Group is on the advisory board and is a contributing Industry Analyst firm for this event.

• Erin Dunne is moderating the following session: Service Provider Perspectives – Business Benefits Of Connecting Everyone & Everything With Ethernet and presenting a MEF Ethernet Excellence Award
• Rosemary Cochran is moderating Unlocking Revenues With Standardized CE 2.0 Wholesale E-Access Services panel and participating in the Industry Analyst Roundtable – Key GEN14 Takeaways & Advice For Navigating Through The Market Transition

Erin Dunne conducts an onstage guest speaker interview about NFV implementation, participates in analyst roundtables and judges the Cloud Innovation Awards

Vertical Systems Group is a Media Partner for this event.
Rosemary Cochran moderates CEO Roundtable #2
Topic: Burstable Transport: The Challenges and Opportunities
Panel Speakers:
Erick Contag, COO, GlobeNet
Wes Hanemayer, Vice President Video Services, Hibernia Networks
Mark Taylor, Vice President Media & IP Services, Level 3
Adam Saenger, Vice President Portfolio Management, tw telecom

Erin Dunne participates in the Analyst Wrap-Up and moderates the Ethernet Everywhere panel.  She will provide an update on how Cable MSOs are playing in the Carrier Ethernet services market and address the prime challenges that remain for the industry.
Panel speakers:
> Brian Rose, Director of Product Development for Networking Services, Cox Business
> Vik Saxena, Cable Solutions and Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent
> Andrew Smith, Chief Architect, Cable MSO Networks, Juniper
> Andy Striegler, Vice President, Rogers Carrier Services, Rogers Business Solutions
> Michael Tighe, Executive Director, Data Services, Comcast Business Services

Learn how Ciena is changing the economics of 10GbE metro aggregation and service delivery.
Erin Dunne from Vertical Systems Group discusses the growth of Carrier Ethernet worldwide, the surge in demand for gigabit bandwidth and the challenges ahead as service providers plan for network transformation.  Replay available

Vertical Systems Group is a Media Partner for this event.
JSA TV interview with Erin Dunne on The Nation’s Fiber Gap at Telecom Exchange 2013.  Watch video

Erin Dunne Moderates the panel, Ethernet and the Cloud.
Topic: What can Carrier Ethernet 2.0 and the new CloudEthernet Forum do to be strategic enablers of Cloud Computing?
Speakers: Aquantia, CloudEthernet Forum, Comcast, Intel, MEF.  Read article

The MEF Americas Carrier Ethernet Summit features a keynote by Ethernet Inventor, Bob Metcalfe, and focuses on innovation, showcasing how operators, cloud-providers and manufacturers are leveraging Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0

Rosemary Cochran:  Conducts a fireside chat with Bob Metcalfe, following his keynote. Watch video
Erin Dunne:  Discusses CE 2.0 with Bob Metcalfe, Nan Chen and Bob Mandeville. Watch video

Erin Dunne provides overview, chairs conference debate session
Topic: Carrier Ethernet’s Role in Boosting Operators’ Profit
Speakers: MEF, Accedian, Tower Cloud, Telco Systems