LAS VEGAS – Operators large and small including equipment, services and content vendors that serve them are gathering to explore and discuss the latest technologies, trends and regulatory insights at Telco TV 2012 in Las Vegas and Cartt.ca will be there covering it all.
TelcoTV is the largest conference and expo focused on video broadband network service providers in the U.S., running from October 24 to 26, 2012 at the Las Vegas Hotel, Nevada. Now in its 11th year, TelcoTV is produced by UBM TechWeb in partnership with the NTCA (National Telecommunications Cooperative Association)
Among the prominent keynotes will be:
– Robert Mudge, President of Consumer & Mass Business at Verizon;
– Maria Dillard, Vice President of U-verse and Video Products at AT&T;
– Jeff Gardner, President & CEO of Windstream;
– Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA;
– Carl Russo, President & CEO of Calix; and,
– Dave Wittwer, President & CEO of TDS Telecom.
Speakers will touch on the industry's most important topics:
Whether it's more personalized services or better customer support for new digital homes, service providers need to develop stronger ties with their customers to ensure future relationship. The Becoming Customer-Centric track will feature seven thought-provoking sessions that examine everything from the connected home and delivering smarter customer service, to developing, marketing and selling new services.
Adding over-the-top video to your IPTV offering; successful strategies for retransmission rights; and a focus on local content are just some of the important issues that will be covered in the Video Strategies track. For operators looking to develop multi-screen video offerings or incorporate new technologies and services into the video mix, this track covers it all.
Understanding the underlying broadband and IP technologies that support and enable future video services and other broadband services is essential. The Network Strategies track will have eight sessions covering essential topics ranging from Making the Most of Your Copper Infrastructure to IPv6: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!
Every service provider is looking for new revenues, in the face of government funding cuts and core revenue decline. The New Revenue track explores specific options for creating new services, revenues and profits on existing network infrastructure.
Attendees will hear from Aditya Kishore, Senior Analyst at Heavy Reading, as he releases the results of the State of the Video Consumer Survey. This annual report will reveal consumer opinions about video consumption across device platforms, provider perceptions and satisfaction levels with video services.
The Cloud Services Summit on Friday, October 26, will include ten sessions that provide broadband carriers with clarity and insight into the rise of cloud services technologies and their respective business opportunities. Chaired by Bernie Arnason, Managing Partner at Pivot Media, the Cloud Services Summit will kick off with a keynote presentation from Marc Hayden, Executive Vice President of CHR Solutions. It will feature industry thought leaders from Finley Engineering, Cisco, Verizon, ATIS, Parks Associates, VCE, Alteva, ITS Telecom, Twin Valley/ISG and others.
This year's Light Reading Cable Breakfast will see Alan Breznick of Heavy Reading chairing a panel focused on Targeting Ads in the Multi-Screen World. This session will explore different new ad insertion techniques, examine the technological options for delivering them, look at the new business models that made develop, and see what challenges must be overcome.
Recognizing the best companies, products and innovations within the video broadband ecosystem, winners in the fourth annual TelcoTV Vision Awards will be announced during keynote sessions.
