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Connect-World Asia-Pacific II 2006     Magazine introduction Connect-World series of magazines is the leading magazine in the telecom and ICT industry that brings together the leading industry players, regulators, associations and governments, to discuss how technological integration and digital inclusion helps reduce the gap the leading industry players, regulators, associations and governments, to discuss how technological integration and digital inclusion helps reduce the gap between the developed and developing world.     Theme: Global Reach - Personal Edge Articles Contributors Feature articles     Article no.: 1 Topic: Next generation infrastructure, next generation growth Author: Chan, Yeng Kit Title: CEO Organisation: Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore PDF size: 44KB   About author: Chan Yeng Kit is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). Prior to his current post, Mr Chan served as the Director of Manpower in the Ministry of Defence, as the Director of the Industry Division in the Ministry of Trade & Industry, and as the Deputy Secretary for Policy in Singapore’s Ministry of Education. Mr Chan joined the Singapore Civil Service as an Assistant Director in the Public Service Division of the Ministry of Finance. From there, Mr Chan was seconded to the National Trades Union Congress as the Assistant Director of its Research and Planning Department. He was later seconded to the Keppel Corporation as the Executive Committee Secretary to the Singapore consortium developing the Singapore-Suzhou Industrial Park in China. Mr Chan was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces National Serviceman of the Year Award in 1999. He was conferred the Public Administration Silver Medal in 2000, by the President of the Republic of Singapore. Mr Chan graduated from the University of Tasmania, Australia, with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Mathematics under a Colombo Plan Scholarship. He obtained his Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University, USA, under a Fulbright Scholarship.   Article abstract: Singapore’s singular success in recent years was due in great part to long-term development plans, such as Singapore ONE, which built the country’s broadband infrastructure and paved the way for its astounding success in information and communications technology sectors. Singapore is a small country; it resources are, by and large, all man-made. Singapore is depending upon its new Next Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure (Next Gen NII) initiative to continue the growth of its ICT sector and bring continued economic success.   Read the article     Article no.: 2 Topic: Bridging the many divides Author: Virgilio L. Peña Title: Chairman Organisation: Commission on Information and Communications Technology, Philippines PDF size: 76KB   About author: Virgilio L. Peña is the Chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), a Cabinet-ranked position reporting directly to the President of the Philippines. Prior to this, he was Undersecretary for Information and Communications Technology of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Republic of the Philippines. The Commission on ICT, created by Executive Order of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is a transitory body, anticipating the formation of the Department of ICT, which is awaiting congressional legislation. It is tasked with the development of ICT in the country. Secretary Peña was with the private sector prior to joining government service in June 2001 as Presidential Assistant for ICT under the Office of the President. He spent most of his professional and business career in IBM where he eventually became the Country President and General Manager. He then moved on to San Miguel Corporation, the country’s largest food and beverage conglomerate, where he served as the President and Managing Director of San Miguel Brewing International in Hong Kong. Virgilio L. Peña is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from the California State Polytechnic University and the International Executive Program of Columbia University.   Article abstract: The Philippines is developing the policy, the legislative and the regulatory structures needed to build a citizen-oriented Information Society. Among the questions they seek to resolve is whether technology drives the market and government policy or whether policy drives technology and the market. The Philippine Government believes that policy should rule. The country’s policies focus upon combating the many divides - the literacy divide, the health care divide, the educational divide, etc. - that hold back the country’s and its citizens’ development.   Read the article     Article no.: 3 Topic: Regulating the transition of Pakistan’s telecom sector Author: Shahzada Alam Malik Title: Chairman Organisation: Pakistan Telecom Authority PDF size: 60KB   About author: Shahzada Alam Malik is the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA). He has also served as the Chairman of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s Frequency Allocation Board, as the Chairman of the Special Communication Organization (SCO), as a Member of the Technical Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA), a Member of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), a Member of the Executive Board, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, as Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence, and as the Signal-Office-In-Chief of the Pakistan Army. Mr Shahzada Alam Malik was elected President of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity during the 10th Session of the General Assembly in November 2005. He has represented the Government of Pakistan at various international telecom forums and contributed in ITU Council Sessions, World Telecom Development Conference (WTDC), World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), Plenipotentiary Conference-2002, World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) and the Global Symposium for Regulator (GSR) including APT, SAFIR, SAARC and ICC. Mr Shahzada Alam Malik is a telecommunications engineer. He has attended a number of technical courses locally and abroad including the International Defence Management course in the USA.   Article abstract: The telecommunications sector liberalisation, conducted by the Pakistan Telecom Authority, multiplied the country’s communications. Pakistan’s teledensity, now 21.6 per cent, was 2.8 per cent at yearend 2000. Pakistan now has 27 million mobile subscribers, 5.3 million working fixed-line connections, 2.1 million Internet subscribers and 10 million Internet users. Foreign investment in telecommunications of US$1 billion, 28 per cent of Pakistan’s total, and per capita income growth from US$579 in 2003 to US$736 today, attest to the success of the government’s programme.   Read the article     Article no.: 4 Topic: Mobile device management and personalised services Author: Paul Cuss Title: CEO Organisation: SmartTrust PDF size: 60KB   About author: Paul Cuss is the CEO of SmartTrust. He was previously vice president of the CRM division of Amdocs in EMEA, a provider of customer care and billing solutions to the service provider industry. Mr Cuss joined Amdocs with the divestiture of the Clarify CRM business from Nortel Networks in a number of increasingly responsible positions including the as President of eBusiness solutions, EMEA. Prior to that Mr. Cuss held various international positions at Nortel, amongst others as Vice President of Global Accounts. Paul Cuss has an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK.   Article abstract: Mobile operators depend upon new services to maintain their existing users, attract new ones and build their revenues. Adding new services, however, requires re-configuring the user’s handset settings, but few users manage to re-configure these settings without help. The cost to the operator of either re-configuring the handset, or not selling the service, is high. Mobile device management, MDM, detects the user’s handset remotely and reconfigures it over the air, improving the user experience, maximising operator revenues and cutting operator cost.   Read the article     Article no.: 5 Topic: Ethernet - reaching the network edge Author: Tuvia Barlev Title: President, CEO and Co-Founder Organisation: Actelis Networks PDF size: 48KB   About author: Tuvia Barlev is the President, CEO and Co-Founder of Actelis Networks. Prior to co-founding Actelis Networks, Inc., Mr Barlev was head of the R&D organization at Teledata, a high-speed communications company, where he led the DLC R&D department. Previously, Mr.Barlev held top management positions in government research organizations as head of several elite communications projects. Mr Barlev holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, both with honours, from Tel Aviv University.   Article abstract: The Ethernet has been the standard protocol for office networks for two decades. Now, based upon new IEEE standards, it is becoming the protocol of choice for metro networks. Versions of the new Ethernet ‘first mile’ (EFM) access standards let Ethernet be used with either copper, fibre or hybrid networks, inexpensively and reliably to provide high-speed broadband connections. Using whatever networks are in place, and not waiting to replace copper with fibre, EFM provides fibre-level performance over any in-place network.   Read the article     Article no.: 6 Topic: Asia’s bandwidth revolution Author: William (Bill) Barney Title: President and CEO Organisation: Asia Netcom PDF size: 44KB   About author: William (Bill) Barney is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Netcom, having previously served as its chief operating officer, the same position he held in Asia Global Crossing (AGC). Mr Barney presided over the post- Chapter 11 transformation AGC into Asia Netcom, one of Asia’s leaders in IP and WAN services. Mr Barney previously served as President of Asia Pacific at MCI WorldCom and UUNET, where the company received numerous accolades for its technological leadership in IP services and was recognized twice as Asia’s Telecom Employer of the Year. Prior to WorldCom, Mr Barney was Vice President of Global One, and managed operations in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. Mr Barney began his career with AT&T, where he held a number of key sales and management roles in the international division and domestic sales group. William Barney received his MBA from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University.   Article abstract: The astounding economic growth in the Asia Pacific region is driving similarly astounding growth in network usage. To meet demand and increase their ability to handle the next generation of services that increasingly sophisticated users require, network operators and service providers are investing substantially in increased, upgraded, network capacity. IPTV, Internet Protocol TV, greatly increases bandwidth requirements and will drive residential demand. Increased VoIP, Voice over IP, traffic is already starting to drive growth in both business and residential demand.   Read the article     Article no.: 7 Topic: Network intelligence and personalization Author: David Caspari Title: Vice President, Service Provider Operations Organisation: Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems PDF size: 56KB   About author: David Caspari is Vice President of Service Provider Operations, Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems. Prior to joining Cisco Systems, Mr Caspari was Vice President, Wireline Networks, Asia Pacific at Nortel Networks, responsible for the Asia Pacific service provider voice, data, and broadband and convergence business. He worked for Bay Networks until Nortel acquired the company. Mr Caspari started his telecommunications career as a cadet engineer at Alcatel and has held numerous management roles in marketing, product management, engineering, business strategy and sales management. David Caspari holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has completed postgraduate studies in Business and Marketing with the Australian Graduate School of Management and the Richard Ivey School of Business (University of Western Ontario, Canada).   Article abstract: Fixed voice revenue decline is forcing service providers to look to new services for revenue growth. Data provided hope until competition increased. Today, broadband data penetration exceeds 65 per cent in several parts of the Asia Pacific region and growth has slowed. Value-added services, and the differentiation and personalization of services can provide growth. This, however, calls for Next Generation Networks, NGN using the Internet Protocol and integrating intelligence into the network. NGNs will make the delivery of tomorrow’s services possible.   Read the article     Article no.: 8 Topic: Digital priorities - big fast dumb pipes vs. big fast Asian consumer Author: Karsten Lereuth Title: President, Global Telecom Markets Organisation: BT Global Services PDF size: 56KB   About author: Karsten Lereuth is the BT Global Services President for Global Telecom Markets (GTM). Mr Lereuth has been actively involved in the development of the German Internet economy since the mid-Nineties. Prior to joining BT’s Global Services division, Mr Lereuth worked with Group 3G, the UMTS joint venture between Telefonica and Sonera, in Germany, where he was responsible for marketing, products and services. Previously, at UUNET, the Internet division of WorldCom, as a member of the EMEA management team, he served in several key functions, including managing director. Karsten Lereuth also worked for a Japanese hardware manufacturer as director of sales and marketing in Germany, and was the director of sales at an IT system house. Karsten Lereuth earned his university degree in Engineering.   Article abstract: Asia Pacific’s telcos must change their traditional business model radically and offer an always on, always connected, service that delivers a rich blend of content web access, video, music and voice. Few companies can afford the infrastructure this requires, so one of the most significant pieces of market de-regulation is the current move to have incumbent operators unbundle their access network and infrastructure. Separating the network from service provision puts incumbent operators and innovative new competitors on an equal footing.   Read the article     Article no.: 9 Topic: Convergent billing and personalization Author: Andrey Morozov Title: President and CEO Organisation: CBOSS Association PDF size: 60KB   About author: Andrey Morozov is the President and CEO of CBOSS Association, a transnational company and the largest software vendor in Eastern Europe. His career in IT and telecommunications spans nearly 20 years and includes extensive experience in virtually all aspects of CBOSS’s operations, from product development to implementation project management. Mr Morozov has been in charge of CBOSS since its inception at the end of 1996. Prior to CBOSS, he worked with Moscow’s first cellular operator as lead programmer, as Project Manager and, finally, as the Head of Software Development. He began his career as an analyst at a governmental agency. Andrey Morozov earned his degree in Applied Mathematics.   Article abstract: Billing solutions, once simple administrative systems, are now an essential piece of the telecommunications industry’s revolution. Competitive pressures, new technologies, the convergence of mobile and fixed services and new forms of pre- and post-paid payment have multiplied options that operators must offer. Billing complexity has grown accordingly. Today’s ‘converged’ billing solutions quickly and flexibly handle new, sophisticated service options and make it possible for operating companies to offer quickly - and bill - new services; they make a vital competitive difference.   Read the article     Article no.: 10 Topic: IPTV and the copper connection Author: Ziaedin Chahabadi Title: CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board Organisation: Keymile AG PDF size: 76KB   About author: Ziaedin Chahabadi is the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Keymile AG group. He held the same position at Datentechnik until its merger with Ascom Transmission in 2002 created the Keymile group. Previously, Dr Chahabadi served as a member of the Executive board of the Quante group. Dr Chahabadi was also one of the founding members and Head of the Technology section and Deputy Managing Director of ke Kommunikations-Elektronik GmbH, and headed the Department of Transmission Technology at Kabelmetal Electro GmbH in Hanover, an Alcatel subsidiary. Ziaedin Chahabadi earned his doctorate at the University of Hanover in high-frequency engineering.   Article abstract: IPTV, Internet Protocol TV, is spreading across the globe, driven by the telcos’ need to compete with the cable companies and ISPs that are invading their traditional voice service market. IPTV lets telephone companies using DSL, digital subscriber line, technology on their existing copper-cabled networks distribute video programming and provide broadcast TV, VoD, video on demand, as well as a series of other IPTV-based services. IPTV gives the telcos a chance to compete in the market and re-build their ARPUs.   Read the article     Article no.: 11 Topic: IPTV - potential and pitfalls Author: Jeffrey Soong Title: CEO Organisation: Broadband Network Systems PDF size: 56KB   About author: Jeffrey Soong is the CEO of Broadband Network Systems Ltd (BNS), an Asia-focused IPTV enabler providing service operators with technology integration, content aggregation and strategy consulting. Mr Soong has over 20 years of experience in the fields of entertainment, technology, international finance and technology convergence. Prior to co-founding BNS, he was CEO of Vodexa Networks. Over the course of his career, he has also held senior management positions with SVP International and CSSV Media Ventures and World Entertainment Network. Jeffrey Soong holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and undertook PhD scholarship studies in Computer Science at Caltech.   Article abstract: The traditional production and distribution schemes of the broadcasting and entertainment sectors are rapidly loosing hold. Wired or wireless broadband links, and many types of access devices, form the pivotal conduit for digital content distribution. New forms of distribution - IPTV, mobile distribution and the like - bring entertainment, news, indeed content of any sort, to consumers at any time, wherever they may be. This is merging, and drastically changing, the business models of both the entertainment and communications sectors.   Read the article     Article no.: 12 Topic: Reducing IPTV total cost of ownership Author: Jim Beveridge Title: Director, Broadband and Broadcast Policy Organisation: Microsoft PDF size: 60KB   About author: Jim Beveridge is the Director of Broadband and Broadcast Policy at Microsoft. Mr Beveridge has held a number of other positions within Microsoft in both the Windows Digital Media Division and with its Legal and Corporate Affairs group. Jim Beveridge now represents Microsoft on the DVB steering board. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr Beveridge worked with Motorola Semiconductors in Scotland and Germany, where he led Motorola’s communications technology and microprocessor business. He served previously as the director of new business development at Pace Microtechnology and worked at News Corporation as their head of worldwide sales and marketing for conditional access systems. Jim Beveridge has a degree in Engineering with specialization in Economics from Glasgow University.   Article abstract: IPTV services are hot. Most fixed-line operating companies are either considering when to offer it, are working to get on-line or have already started service. IPTV will give subscribers a wide range of personal programming choices including video on demand, VoD. Implementing this service can be a complex process, given the wide range of choices on the market. Using a complete, homogenous solution from a single vendor can greatly simplify implementation and reduce long-term costs, such as for maintenance, considerably.   Read the article     Article no.: 13 Topic: TV in Asia - a look at the future Author: Vince Pizzica Title: CTO Organisation: Alcatel in Asia Pacific PDF size: 80KB   About author: Based in Shanghai, Vince Pizzica is the Chief Technology Officer of Alcatel in Asia Pacific. He is responsible for optimizing Alcatel’s R&D, intellectual property and technological competencies in the region, and works closely with customers developing their technology strategy. He served previously as the CTO and Director of Customer Solutions of Alcatel in Australia. Mr Pizzica has more than 21 years experience in the telecommunications industry, and held a number of senior positions before joining Alcatel including: leader of Telstra’s technology strategy, Chief Architect of Telstra’s FMO (Future Mode of Operation) project, and National General Manager, Personalised Services. Mr Pizzica was also the General Manager, Trusted Network, of Siemens in Australia. Mr Pizzica is a past member of the boards of Global Platform Incorporated and the MULTOS Consortium. Vince Pizzica holds a Masters of Science Degree from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree from the University of Queensland.   Article abstract: Internet Protocol Television, IPTV, provides a personal, interactive experience quite different from the passive experience provided by traditional television. IPTV not only offers anytime, anywhere, access to a wide range of programmes, niche material and related background information - much not ordinarily available - but also lets one share the information and the experience with others. With IPTV and wireless technology, television in Asia Pacific is becoming as much a vehicle for individual expression as a mechanism for reinforcing cultural identity.   Read the article     Article no.: 14 Topic: Wireless - transcending the digital divide Author: Klaus-D. Kohrt Title: Senior Vice President, Government and Industry Relations Organisation: Siemens Communications PDF size: 76KB   About author: Klaus-D. Kohrt is the Senior Vice President for Government and Industry Relations at Siemens Communications. Since earning his PhD, Dr Kohrt has worked in the Siemens telecommunication business in various roles in Germany and abroad. His key expertise is in network architecture evolution. In 2003, Dr Kohrt took over government and industry relationship management for Siemens mobile. In this role, he serves on a number of industry committees; he is currently the Vice Chairman of the UMTS Forum. Klaus-D. Kohrt earned his masters degree and a PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science.   Article abstract: The positive impact of communications upon economic growth and the standard of living is well known. Because of the costs and difficulty of installing fixed-line communications, many regions of the world still lack effective, pervasive, communications. Modern wireless technology, quick and inexpensive to deploy, offers a solution. Today, almost half the world’s population has a mobile phone; new, more powerful and less expensive wireless technologies are speeding deployment and bringing an ever-greater range of service to the world’s remotest regions.   Read the article     Article no.: 15 Topic: Customization in global business communications Author: Thomas Tai Title: International Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Region Organisation: VSNL PDF size: 44KB   About author: Thomas Tai is VSNL’s International Senior Vice President for the Asia Pacific Region; he is responsible for the company’s operations sales and marketing for the carrier and enterprise markets in Asia. Previously, he served as Vice President, North Pacific Region for Asia Netcom, and as the Managing Director of Concert’s International Carrier Services unit in Asia. Prior to Concert, Mr Tai was the Regional Sales Director of AT&T’s Carrier Market for Asia. At AT&T, Mr Tai held various management positions in market research, carrier relations, corporate sales and systems engineering. Mr Tai holds a first-class honours Bachelor of Sciences degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa in Canada. He also attended the Advanced Telecommunications Management Programme at the University of Southern California.   Article abstract: Global organizations increasingly rely on a wide variety of communication technologies and services, such as email, instant messaging, voice messaging and digital media conferencing, to build business productivity. Further transformation, particularly in the sphere of technology and service customization is expected. Today, the ICT enterprise business is valued at approximately US$600 billion and is growing rapidly. Significantly, this also sparks the rise of increasingly customized and personalized business communications, which is now emerging as a dynamic driver in the sector.   Read the article     Article no.: 16 Topic: Personalisation ‘magic’ - a personal edge Author: John Tull Title: Chief Marketing Officer Organisation: Lucent Technologies Asia Pacific PDF size: 52KB   About author: John Tull is the Chief Marketing Officer for Lucent Technologies Asia Pacific. Mr Tull has ten years’ experience starting-up technology-based product and services companies in both the telecom and IT sectors, principally in Asia. These include roles as Regional President of 360networks Asia; Senior VP of Level 3 Communications Asia; Director of Business Development, MCI-Worldcom Asia; and Business Development Project Director of BT Asia Pacific. Prior to this, Mr Tull spent ten years in Sales and Marketing roles with IBM and BT in Hong Kong and Australia. John Tull has a Master of Applied Finance (MAppFin) degree from Macquarie University in Australia, where he is currently a doctoral candidate, and has MBA and BA (Hons) degrees from the University of Otago, New Zealand.   Article abstract: The magic of technology is seen in today’s advanced telecommunications systems. Communications magic can locate, and instantly bring together for an online conference, a good number of widely separated people. They can share photos, text and information of all sorts, on their mobile devices, naturally, as though they were indeed together, without interrupting their conference call. Service providers seeking new revenue generating services see, in these highly interactive personalised services, ways to create real market advantage and then preserve it.   Read the article     Article no.: 17 Topic: Broadband - a wider range of personal alternatives Author: Yue Chen Title: Chairperson Organisation: DSL Forum’s Ambassador Working Group PDF size: 52KB   About author: Yue Chen is the Chairperson of the DSL Forum’s Ambassador Working Group. The DSL Forum is an international industry consortium of over 200 leading service providers, equipment manufacturers and other interested parties. Mr Chen is also a Senior Manager in Corporate Systems Engineering at Juniper Networks, Inc. Yue Chen was a founding engineer of two successful start-up companies, Arris Communications and Redstone Communications. Siemens acquired Redstone Communications in 2000 to form its US subsidiary, Unisphere Networks, later acquired by Juniper Networks. Prior to Redstone, Mr Chen developed networking equipment for Nortel/BNR, Motorola Codex, Wellfleet/Bay Networks and Cascade Communications. With over 17 years of industry experience, he actively participates and contributes to DSL Forum Architecture and Transport working group. Yue Chen holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, Hanzhou, China.   Article abstract: DSL is the most widely used access technology in the world. In China, alone, there are more than 26 million users, 9.5 million of which were added during the past year. The DSL Forum’s TR-101 standard combines the efficiencies, low cost and higher speed of Ethernet technology to build systems architectures with the bit rates and quality needed for advanced services such as IPTV VoIP. China was one of the first countries that started to experiment with Ethernet for DSL aggregation.   Read the article     Article no.: 18 Topic: Guarded personality Author: Andrew Coward Title: CTO, Asia Pacific Organisation: Juniper Networks PDF size: 44KB   About author: Andrew Coward is Juniper Networks’ Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific. Prior to Juniper, Mr Coward co-launched the Asia Pacific operation of Unisphere Networks. Mr Coward has been working in Asia for ten years, working with service providers, enterprises and governments across the region on IP technologies, first with Bay Networks and later with Nortel, and has designed and planned some of the largest IP networks in Asia Pacific. Mr Coward started his career in government as a network engineer and progressed to role the of Network Manager responsible for building-out one of the first United Kingdom nationwide government backbone IP networks. Later, with Xylogics Ltd, he was responsible for delivery of the first dial Internet access services in North Asia.   Article abstract: Personalization of programming and the delivery of content on demand, including television programmes, satisfy users and drives service provider and content developer growth. Unfortunately, they bring security threats. Personalization requires transmission of personal and financial data that criminals try to steal for illicit purposes, and unauthorised pirating of content for illegal distribution threatens the economic foundation of the industry. Countering information abuse requires a digital security framework that considers every aspect of, and every party to, the information exchange.   Read the article     Article no.: 19 Topic: Making triple-play work for the subscriber Author: James Angelone Title: Jr, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific Organisation: Packetfront PDF size: 56KB   About author: James Angelone Jr is Packetfront’s Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific region. Mr Angelone joined Packetfront after 25 years with AT&T and Lucent Technologies, where he managed international telecommunications and broadband networking marketing and sales for both the service provider and enterprise markets. Mr Angelone has served in many executive positions within manufacturing, channel management, marketing and sales, including regional vice president and product marketing & sales director. James Angelone Jr was also the President and co-founder of JAZZ International Marketing, Korea. James Angelone has an MBA in Business Management and has worked and lived in the Asia Pacific region for much of his career.   Article abstract: Triple-play, a voice, video and data bundle, is all just data. The Internet transmits data, but as a best effort service that cannot consistently provide broadcast quality TV or telephone quality voice. Few want to pay for fulltime access to top-level broadband; many would willingly pay for such access based upon momentary needs. The success of triple-play - for individuals and businesses - might well depend upon instant choice, not only of service-levels, but of services on an as-needed basis.   Read the article Confirmed authors (Order by article no.)   Chan, Yeng Kit CEO, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore   Virgilio L. Peña Chairman, Commission on Information and Communications Technology, Philippines   Shahzada Alam Malik Chairman, Pakistan Telecom Authority   Paul Cuss CEO, SmartTrust   Tuvia Barlev President, CEO and Co-Founder, Actelis Networks   William (Bill) Barney President and CEO, Asia Netcom   David Caspari Vice President, Service Provider Operations, Asia Pacific at Cisco Systems   Karsten Lereuth President, Global Telecom Markets, BT Global Services   Andrey Morozov President and CEO, CBOSS Association   Ziaedin Chahabadi CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Keymile AG   Jeffrey Soong CEO, Broadband Network Systems   Jim Beveridge Director, Broadband and Broadcast Policy, Microsoft   Vince Pizzica CTO, Alcatel in Asia Pacific   Klaus-D. Kohrt Senior Vice President, Government and Industry Relations, Siemens Communications   Thomas Tai International Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Region, VSNL   John Tull Chief Marketing Officer, Lucent Technologies Asia Pacific   Yue Chen Chairperson, DSL Forum’s Ambassador Working Group   Andrew Coward CTO, Asia Pacific, Juniper Networks   James Angelone Jr, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific, Packetfront