Kevin Sheehan, CEO of Hatteras Networks, explains the opportunity for competitive carriers in the mid-band Ethernet marketplace.

Wayne Rehberger, COO for XO Communications, talks about his company’s pioneering mid-band Ethernet rollout in 60 markets – an award-winning deployment with Hatteras Networks.

IP service provider Telekenex recently rolled out a managed Ethernet service. CEO Brandon Chaney talks about building the infrastructure from scratch based on interoperable gear from Hatteras and Cisco and how customers have responded to the offer.

Alpheus Communications announced in October the completion of its new Ethernet network over multiple media – from wireless to fiber to copper. COO Francisco Maella explains the importance of Ethernet over copper and, specifically, TDR capabilities supported by gear from Hatteras Networks.

Eric Gutshall, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Hibernia Atlantic, talks about the dramatic increases in demand for trans-Atlantic transport driven primarily by video and disaster recovery requirements. He discusses efforts to protect critical undersea cables as well as the company’s continuing network expansion in the United States and Europe.

Jim Steele, technical sales manager for Telesphere Software, talks about the new challenges in CABS as a result of more complex products and the emergence of new specialized services providers.

Corey Jensen, operations manager for Vision Net, a partner-owned network  operator in Montana, about its new tandem switch strategy and solving the accompany requirements for billing access using Telesphere Software’s solution.

Tom O’Roark, CFO, for dPI Teleconnect, shares his company’s frustrations with the CABS  and how it turned to Telesphere Software to resolve long-standing issues and to integrate its recent acquisition.

Doug Davis, CTO of HyperCube, a provider of local and national tandem services, discusses how it partnered with Telesphere Software to expand the capabilities of its CABS to include, among other things, enhanced visibility.

Metro Ethernet Forum Vice President Craig Easley, who also is vice president of marketing for Actelis Networks, explains the need for more mobile backhaul capacity, how Ethernet is being considered as a solution to the growing demand and how the MEF is working toward standards for this application. Watch Video

Mitch Auster, senior director
of solutions marketing for Ciena, talks about the emergence of converged Ethernet, its characteristics and the opportunity for competitive carriers.

Roland Thornton, executive vice president – wholesale markets for Qwest, discusses the company’s No. 1 ranking for customer services in the Atlantic-ACM Best-in-Class Metro Awards as well as upgrades to the company’s web reporting tools.

PAETEC's Joe Ambersley goes over the McLeodUSA merger and what it means for the industry.

COMPTEL's Sherm Henderson discuss the fall show and new association initiatives.

Mike Yancey, director of wholesale voice product management for Verizon Business, talks about OCN-based billing as a new option for customers of its wholesale services, including SIP Gateway.

Kurt Van Wagenen, president and CEO of NEON Communications, discusses his company’s acquisition by RCN, which is expected to close next month as well as its sweep of the Atlantic-ACM Best-in-Class Metro Awards for metro regional providers.

AccuData Technologies' Greg Smith talks about a new survey the company commissioned that shows customers are satisfied with what the company calls poor caller ID returns.

COMPTEL's Jerry James discuss the fall show and new association initiatives.

xchange's Kelly Teal gives a rundown of the Fall 2007 COMPTEL board elections.