Click on the Video Below and Sample a Session from the last Digital Hollywood event. For Additional Video Sessions, Click Here Digital Hollywood Fall 2006 Wednesday, October 25 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Track IV: The Telco Advantage and the IPTV Digital Home: Gateway to Services - VOIP, Wireless Music, Broadband and Set-top This is the year that the Telcos make their entry into the Digital Home, providing the full array of services, starting with the basic telecommunications packages, moving along into VoIP, Wireless, Broadband and finally into the full set-up video assortment of otherwise broadcast and cable based entertainment, news, movie and sports offerings. Telco as a full communications, entertainment and video provider, it was a service that was waiting to happen. After the false start of the mid-90s, it was only a ten-year wait for the real McCoy to emerge – and this time it’s for real. In this session, we will explore what the process of the rollout will look like, try to understand what the technologies of IPTV look like and try to understand what the Telco-IPTV timeline with the consumer will look like. A whole new world of content and technology will soon be available to the consumer and in this session we get a view of that future. Jay Fausch, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing, Fixed Communications Group, Alcatel Marc Bernstein, IPTV Solutions Architect, Juniper Networks Eran Wagner, Vice President, Head of Product Strategy, Amdocs Products Group Mark Samuel, General Manager, BCT Telco & Operator, BU Home, NXP Semiconductors Kenneth A. Wright, Chief Technology Officer, C-COR Jack Chan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, BigBand Networks Ben Mendelson, founder & President, Interactive Television Alliance, Moderator Jay Fausch is Senior Director of Marketing at Alcatel's Fixed Communications Group in Raleigh, NC, where he is responsible for leading the company's global strategic marketing efforts focusing on broadband access and DSL. Prior to joining Alcatel, he held key management positions at Lucent, Paradyne, Racal Data Communications and Westell Technologies. Jay is a DSL Forum Ambassador and is Chairman of the DSL Forum's Marketing Committee. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Fiber to the Home Council. Jay received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jay is an acknowledged expert on wireline broadband access and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. Mark Samuel, General Manager, BCT Telco & Operator, BU Home, NXP Semiconductors: Mark Samuel is the general manager of the telco and operator group within the Home business unit at Philips Semiconductors. In this role he has responsibility for the development, marketing and business success of IP STB, satellite pay STB system solutions as well as wireless audio products. Mark Samuel began his career at Philips Semiconductors in 1996, as a marketing manager in the sales organization for TV products based in London U.K. In 1997 Mark moved to Nijmegen, The Netherlands as the international product marketing manager for Philips' ultimate one chip (UOC) analog TV solution. In 1999 he moved to the U.S. to lead the marketing team for HDTV and STB businesses in Silicon Valley.  Following a year leading the DTV business development group in Singapore, Mark returned to Silicon Valley to the strategy office in 2004 before assuming his current position. Prior to joining Philips, Mark was a design project manager for Sony Europe. Mark holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from WGIHE in Swansea, U.K Kenneth A. Wright, Chief Technology Officer, C-COR: Kenneth Wright joined C-COR as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in October 2000. He is responsible for directing C-COR's technology strategy, with a focus on customers' technology initiatives and the expanding arenas of broadband access technology, On Demand solutions, and OSS/BSS systems for converged delivery of multiple services and content on demand. Mr. Wright has more than 25 years leadership experience in implementing technology advances for both cable operators and broadband technology providers. Prior to joining C-COR, he was the Chief Technology Officer for 21e.net, where he was responsible for the development of a state-of-the-art broadband streaming media platform for broadcasting entertainment content over the Internet. He has also served as Chief Technical Officer for InterMedia Partners (later acquired by AT&T, Charter and Insight), the 9th largest multiple system cable operator (MSO) at the time, serving 1.2 million customers. Intermedia rebuilt its cable systems with fiber-rich two-way networks, and rolled out digital video and cable modem services across the company. Other industry positions have included business development, engineering management and operations positions in four additional cable operator organizations, including Jones Intercable. Mr. Wright has been a frequent invited speaker and panelist at broadband industry conferences. He has been a member of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) Engineering Committee, the FCC Advisory Committee on Emergency Alerting, the CableLabs Enhanced Services Deployment and Technical Advisory Committees, and the Editorial Board for Communications Technology Magazine. He was also the founding Chairman of SCTE's (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) EAS (Emergency Alerting System) Committee and has been a member of a number of SCTE program committees supporting the Society’s Emerging Technologies (ET) Conference and Cable-Tec Expo. Most recently, Mr. Wright was the Program Chair for ET2006. Mr. Wright received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Western Michigan University and a Master of Telecommunications Degree from the University of Denver. Marc Bernstein, IPTV Solutions Architect, Juniper Networks: Marc Bernstein is an IPTV Solutions Architect for Juniper Networks. His mission is to ensure Juniper has the industry’s best solution for operators seeking to offer integrated voice, video and data services. This includes developing best practices for broadband network design, integrating non-Juniper IPTV products into the overall solution, and defining end-to-end requirements to support multi-play. Prior to his current role, Marc spent time in Product Management and Marketing at Nortel Networks. Marc joined Nortel Networks when they acquired Bay Networks, where he was a Product Manager for BayRS routers. Marc has worked with products which deliver television service since the dark ages of one-way cable transmission. Marc earned a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1979, and received an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1981. Jack Chan is senior product marketing manager at BigBand Networks, a company providing innovative video, data and voice infrastructure for cable and telecom operators. He is primarily responsible for managing solutions that deliver video over FTTH (fiber to the home) and IPTV networks, along with emerging technologies such as switched broadcast and target addressable advertising. Prior to joining BigBand Networks, Jack has held product management and marketing positions at Tut Systems, Copper Mountain Networks and Net (Network Equipment Technologies). Jack holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ben Mendelson is the founder and president of the Interactive Television Alliance, an independent trade association representing the broad interests of the entire iTV industry. He is also the co-founder and sr. partner in 2degree Partners, a management consultancy involved in iTV, Direct Response TV, and integrated online services. Ben has been an innovator in developing interactive "t-commerce" applications and has been involved in New Media marketing from its earliest days. He was a founding member of Digital Bayside and the Addressable Media Coalition and has held leadership positions in various organizations, including the Electronic Retailing Assoc. (ERA) and the Assoc. of Interactive Media (AIM). In January 1994, he started one of the first commercial Internet companies, where his clients included Sony Pictures, HBO, House of Blues, Philips Media, and Graham Nash. In 1996, Ben created the Internet Services Division for Curtco Freedom Publishing, where he designed online versions of various magazines including HomeTheater, Entertainment@Home, and Mobile Computing. In 1999, he developed the Internet division for Williams Direct, a full service Direct Response TV (DRTV) advertising agency. Later that year, Ben was hired to head the Internet program for the Electronic Retailing Association, the primary trade organization for the DRTV industry. In April 2000, Ben became VP of Business Development for the Winterberry Group, a research based consultancy that specializes in Direct Marketing; his focus was integrating iTV / DRTV and developing new business models. Prior to his Internet experience (from 1982 - 1991), Ben was the owner and director of LAPA (L.A. Art Photographers Association), an art gallery and resource center for commercial and fine art photography. In 1992, he founded PhotoSource, a showcase, service bureau, and training center for digital imaging. Ben has long established relationships with EarthLink, Netscape/AOL, and WebTV/MicrosoftTV along with Liberate, OpenTV, Wink, QVC, HSN, and Guthy-Renker. He has taught at the American Film Institute(AFI), UCLA Extension, So. CA Institute of Architecture(SCIArch), L.A. Internet Group, and the Learning Annex. Ben writes a regular column for Response Magazine and has been published in MediaTrends, Digitrends, Retailing.org, and Entertainment@Home. He is on the advisory board of the American Film Institute (AFI) Enhanced TV Program and is a familiar speaker at many iTV, Internet, and Direct Marketing conferences. Paul Delzio is senior director of business development at BigBand Networks, a new breed of company combining advanced multimedia and communications in broadband and broadcast infrastructure technologies. He is the key participant in the development of the company’s advertising technologies and solutions. He is responsible for the identification and pursuit of new addressable advertising business opportunities for the Television industry on a global basis, whether they be through internal development, mergers, acquisitions, investments, partnerships, alliances, and/or joint ventures. Prior to joining BigBand Networks, Paul was director of sales and business development for RealNetworks. During his seven years there, he expanded market penetration in the enterprise, ISP, CDN and cable industries. Paul was instrumental in creating multi-million dollar businesses in each market segment. He has also held key roles with Silicon Graphics and IBM. Paul graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics with first class honors, and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from George Washington University. Eran Wagner, Vice President, Head of Product Strategy, Amdocs Products Group: Eran Wagner is responsible for developing Amdocs’ overall product strategy, including portfolio planning, foundational products, product integration, demo capabilities, and the development of targeted solutions. He joined Amdocs in early 2004 as vice president - IPTV. His role has expanded from spearheading Amdocs’ IPTV initiatives to overseeing all Amdocs’ content products to, now, guiding the company’s overall product strategy. Prior to Amdocs, Eran co-founded in 1997 XACCT Technologies Inc., which Amdocs acquired in 2004. He served most recently as the chairman of the Board of Directors and the executive vice president - Technology, responsible for the definition, creation and market introduction of all XACCT products, and for strategic alliances. Before XACCT, Eran co-founded the Xpert Group in 1993, and served as president and CEO. The Xpert Group specializes in system integration projects for the office automation, corporate networking and Internet/intranet environments. In three years, under Eran’s management, the company grew into a group with three companies, more than 200 clients and many simultaneous projects around the world. Prior to Eran’s initial business venture, he worked as a freelance programmer and served in the Israel Defense Forces as a computer programmer and system manager. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree from Tel-Aviv University and patents granted by the U.S. Patent Office, including one for a distributed network accounting and billing system and method. He is based in San Jose, California.