DAY ONE: Wednesday 26 October 2011
2:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY – LINKING NORTH AMERICA TO NEW GROWTH MARKETS IN LATIN AMERICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND ASIA
>Understanding changing international network traffic patterns
-offsetting decreasing traffic volume and pricing along traditional routes
>Assessing demand drivers and anticipating future growth
-evaluating the effect of regionalisation and localisation on traffic patterns
-measuring the impact of increasing IP connectivity on capacity demand
>Identifying new growth markets with increasing demand for connectivity
-an update on new cable builds between North America and Latin America
-is there a need for new links between North America and the Middle East via Europe?
-anticipating the impact of the proposed cable between Brazil and Africa (SA ex)
-measuring the growth of traffic between North America and Asia (AAG, TPG, Unity)
>Effective strategies to take advantage of new international market opportunities
-building vs. partnerships vs. buying
Panellists:
Damian McCabe, General Manager US, BHARTI AIRTEL click here
Erick Contag, COO, GLOBENET click here
Braham Singh, Senior Advisor, Americas, HUTCHINSON GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS click here
Maria Teresa Ferrigno, CEO, LANAUTILUS click here
Hanif Datoo, Regional Vice President, TELUS PARTNER SOLUTIONS click here
DAY TWO: Thursday 27 October 2011
9.30am PANEL DISCUSSION: NEW BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE EVOLVING CONTENT MARKET
>Identifying new opportunities in the content delivery value chain – content owners, carriers, CDNs and access providers
>Preparing networks for explosive growth in demand for content services
-anticipating growing bandwidth requirements to meet capacity requirements
-how will the increase of content over mobile devices impact on existing networks?
-measuring the impact of changing IP transit and peering economics on the content ecosystem
>Integrating a new data centre strategy to support content delivery
-determining optimal localisation and caching strategies
>Developing new revenue models for content delivery services
-how can content owners, carriers, CDNs and access providers work together profitably?
Panellists:
Jason Thibeault, Senior Director, Solutions Marketing, LIMELIGHT NETWORKS click here
