Sneak Preview: Voice on the Net Europe '99
VON Europe '99 ( pulver.com ) taking place June
21-24 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland will be the largest
conference and exhibition taking place to date in Europe for the
VON/VoIP Industry.
At VON Europe '99 we will be taking a look at both PSTN/IP and Wireless/IP
convergence and the effects this convergence will have on each other. I
have invited leaders from the Internet, "Traditional" PSTN Telephony
World and the Wireless Industries to give their perspectives on the
effects of this convergence.
As these technologies continue to mature, I've started to believe some of
the killer VON Applications which we are all looking for will end up being
wireless appliances which we carry with us, together with hybrid wireless
devices for our desktop PCs.
During VON Europe '99 we will be looking at the businesses and
technology issues facing the European VON industry today. Special focus
will be given to the interests of: Carriers, ISPs, NextGen Telcos and
Enterprise Users.
As the event of the year for the European VON/VoIP Industry - The Voice
on the Net Show attracts the people leading the Industry and provides a
great forum for Business Networking.
For this conference I've invited over 175 Industry leaders to speak.
The following people are scheduled to give Industry Perspectives:
- Sven-Christer Nilsson, CEO, Ericsson
- Bo Hedfors, President, Network Solutions Sector, Motorola
- James Richardson, President, Cisco
- Jan-Ake Kark, President, Telia
- John Sidgmore, Vice Chairman, MCI Worldcom
- Pekka Lundmark, Nokia
- Mika Uusitalo, CTO, Sonera
- Steve Chappell, Telcordia
- Jack McMaster, CEO, KPNQwest
- Elon Ganor, Chairman, VocalTec
- Mick Reeve, British Telecom
- Kurt Bertone, Vice President, Strategy &
Architecture, Nortel Networks
- Hassan Ahmed, CEO, Sonus Networks
- Gail Smith, Senior Vice President,
International Sales and Marketing, Level 3
The following are the names of the breakout sessions scheduled for the
conference:
Update on Gatekeepers; Trends and Technologies for 3G
Wireless IP Networks; VON Regulatory Update; IN/SS7 Issues; Business
Opportunities for Fax over IP; Wireless Local Loop; MGCP Update;
Wireless Internet Market Successes; IP based Value Added Services; SIP
Update; QoS Technologies; The Business Cases for IP Telephony; Emerging
VON Protocols Wireless eCommerce; H.323 Update; Feedback from European
Carriers; VON over Cable (3 sessions); Clearinghouse and Settlement
Services Roundtable; Feedback from US Carriers; Analyst Roundtable / Recap
Universal Ports / Silicon VON; Billing Issues; IP based PBXs;
Convergence of GSM, IP and VON; iNOW!; VON Solutions for the Enterprise
Wireless VON Solutions;
Please feel free to visit: ( pulver.com )
to take a look the details for the breakout sessions at the conference.
In addition to the breakout sessions, I have put together the following
pre-conference workshops on June 21st:
- Navigating the Crossroads to Interoperability:
A Progress Report on Interoperability Initiatives for the VON Industry
(Introduction to Call Agents, Megaco, Packetcable, PMCC,
Introduction to Gatekeepers, ETSI TIPHON, TIPIA, iNOW!, SIP,
The Parley Group, IP Telephony MoU)
- European NextGen Telco Summit
(Delta Three, Net2phone, Band-X, Microsoft, The Kauffman Group,
Telia, POPTel, Glocalnet, GRIC)
- Emerging IP based Communication Technologies:
Part 1: Introduction to Next Generation Mobile/Wireless Technologies
(Bluetooth, UMTS, WTA/WAP, Smartcards)
Part 2: Next Generation IP Call Centers and Emerging Communication Portals
(Ericsson, ICQ, Cosmocom, Interactive Intelligence, Pulsepoint,
Webline, Siemens, Genesys)
- Introduction to IP Telephony (in Swedish)
The following are the breakout sessions which are scheduled for the
conference:
In addition to all of the people speaking at the conference, the following
companies will be exhibiting at VON Europe '99:
8x8, ArelNet, Ascend Communications, AudioCodes, AT&T,
Belle Systems, Brooktrout, Cisco, Clarent, Delta Three,
Dialogic, Digi International, ECI Telecom, eFusion, Ericsson,
GRIC, HotHaus Technologies, Hypercom Network Systems, Inter-Tel,
ITXC Corp., Lucent, Natural Microsystems, IDT/Net2phone,
NetCentric, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Nuera, Portal Software,
pulver.com Open Test Network, QuickNet Technologies, RADCOM Ltd,
RADVision, RDC Communications, Rideway Systems & Software,
Siemens Osakeyhtio, Sun, Symbol Technologies, Telia Network Services,
Trillium Network Systems, Vegastream Limited, Upgrade/Breezecom
and VocalTec Communications.
If you are planning on attending and don't live in Helsinki, I would
strongly advise you that you consider making your hotel reservation as
soon as possible. Please visit: ( pulver.com )
for details.
To register for the conference, please visit:
( pulver.com ) or call +1.516.753.2640. Our
office hours for VON Europe Registrations are: 1200 - 2330 CET.
Please note that if you would like to take advantage of the "early bird"
discount, you need to register by Friday, May 7th.
Regards,
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Jeff Pulver Tel. +1.516.753.2640
President/CEO Fax. +1.516.293.3996
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