CableLabs Winter Conference 2008
CableLabs MSO & Vendor Face-to-Face Meeting Presentations

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Let's Talk Product Leading product development executives from major cable operating companies discuss their next generation product strategies and the technologies essential to support them. The goal is to generate a more focused, informed, and responsive cable industry that can benefit from a targeted set of advanced products and services that will readily meet the business and competitive objectives of the cable industry. Moderator: Arthur Orduña, Bright House Networks Speakers: Himesh Bhise, Charter Mark Hess, Comcast Mark Kaish, Cox Mike Lee, Rogers

Concurrent Panel Sessions Each of cable's three major platforms—voice, video and data—take front stage center from a product developer's point of view. The audience included cable operators, together with hardware, software and content providers who may well provide the innovative applications and services that will drive cable's continued broadband leadership in the 21st Century. Session 1—Video: Extending the Core Service What does cable's video future hold? New video products and services are on the drawing board to respond to evolving consumer demands and remain one step ahead of the competition. What are they and when will they arrive? What are the platforms on which they will be delivered? What about advanced advertising and business services? Mobile video? Good questions. A mix of cable executives from the content and technology areas lead panel discussions. Moderator: Mike Lee, Rogers Jeff Chen, Bright House Networks Mark Hess, Comcast Steve Necessary, Cox Maria Rothschild, Charter Session 2—Data: Traditional HSD and Wireless DOCSIS 3.0, 160 Mbps and beyond. What services and applications are on the cable operator's radar screens and when do they plan to implement and deploy them? How can we leverage high bandwidth Internet content? Interactive gaming? How does this benefit business services? Telemedicine? WiFi, mobility and portability? A panel of cable operator product strategists and developers talk about what they see and when. Moderator: Seth Hogan, Cox Himesh Bhise, Charter Rick Mandler, ABC Peter Percosan, Texas Instruments Dave Puckett, Comcast Cable Session 3—Voice: Wireline and Wireless and Where Are the Integrated Products? Cable digital voice has surpassed 12 million customers in the US and continues to show strong signs of further growth. But what's next? IMS and SIP-based services? Where is that wireless sweet spot that leads to integrated products and services that traverse freely one platform to the other? Fixed-mobile convergence? VoIP over WiFi and other wireless networks? Where is the industry headed with regard to products that differentiate from the legacy phone providers? Experts from the operators as well as suppliers discuss the developments they want to see happen across the voice domain. Moderator: Tom White, Comcast Keith Davis, Cox Katie Graham, Comcast Solomon Israel, Ericsson Brad Sparks, Thomson