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Stoke Unites with Acme Packet, NexTone Communications and Redback Networks, an Ericsson Company, to Present Webinar with Telecommunications Magazine and Infonetics Research on Network Simplification for Carriers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - December 11, 2007 - Stoke, Inc., a leading industry developer of carrier-class multi-access convergence gateways, today announced that they are co-sponsoring a webinar entitled, "Collapsing SBC, GGSN, SGSN, and PDSN into the Multi-Access Convergence Gateway." The webinar, presented by Telecommunications Magazine and Infonetics Research, will cover how service providers can combine network elements to simplify their network. Participating in the webinar panel will be Stoke's Vice President of Marketing, Keith Higgins, Seamus Hourihan, vice president of marketing and product management at Acme Packet, Arpit Joshipura, vice president of marketing, standards and solutions at Redback Networks, an Ericsson Company, and John Longo, vice president of marketing at NexTone Communications. "Demand is soaring for mobile broadband access to Internet applications such as video sharing and social networking," said Keith Higgins of Stoke. "Stoke is committed to solving the fundamental business and technical challenges that network operators must overcome to address such a fast growing, lucrative market. This event is a great opportunity to educate the industry on vendor approaches, use cases, and multi-access convergence gateways, while providing carriers with the compelling benefits of a simplified network."
The webinar will explore how fixed mobile convergence (FMC) is creating the need for subscriber session management across multiple access technologies. Panelists will discuss how developing a single network element that combines all existing functions can help service providers simplify their network. During this session attendees will learn:
- The definition of multi-access convergence gateway
- The key differences between SBCs, GGSNs, SGSNs, PDSNs and multi-access convergence gateways
- How to Identify potential multi-access convergence gateway deployment scenarios
Session details:
Moderator: Stéphane Téral, principal analyst, service provider VoIP, IMS & FMC, Infonetics Research
Panelists:
- Keith Higgins, vice president of marketing, Stoke Inc.
- Seamus Hourihan, vice president, marketing & product management, Acme Packet,
- Arpit Joshipura, vice president of marketing, standards & solutions, Redback Networks, an Ericsson Company
- John Longo, vice president, marketing, NexTone Communications.
What: Panel Discussion: "Collapsing SBC, GGSN, SGSN, and PDSN into the Multi-Access Convergence Gateway"
When: Wednesday, December 19, 2007; 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time
To register: http://www.telecommagazine.com/MultiAccessWebinarStoke
About Stoke, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA-based Stoke develops carrier-class multi-access convergence gateways specifically engineered to help fixed, mobile and Internet-based operators realize the economic benefits and competitive advantages of network convergence. Stoke's standards-based, integrated hardware and software platform - the Stoke Session Exchange (SSX) - uniquely addresses the security, quality of service and mobility challenges associated with optimizing subscribers' multimedia sessions across fixed, mobile, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks. Stoke has received more than $50 million in funding from leading venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, and DAG Ventures, among others. For more information, visit www.stoke.com.