October 20, 2009 | Moderated by TMC’s Paula Bernier, panel explores voice over LTE value proposition

GENBAND Inc., a market-leading developer of next-generation IP infrastructure solutions, today announced that Dr. Natasha Tamaskar, GENBAND’s vice president of product marketing, will participate in the panel discussion Delivering Voice over LTE, for The Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS) Technology Conference at SUPERCOMM 2009. Moderated by Paula Bernier, Executive Editor at TMC, the panel will explore voice over LTE’s value proposition and how next-generation networks will accommodate increasing voice-traffic levels.

Joining GENBAND in the panel will be Steve Shaw of Kineto Wireless, a member of the VoLGA Forum (Voice over LTE via Generic Access). The panel will take place Thursday, Oct. 22 from 1:00 – 1:40 pm in McCormick Place room W-181A.

“Service providers require a cost effective and seamless approach to bringing voice to LTE deployments without losing any current features,” said Dr. Tamaskar. “We look forward to discussing this most compelling 4G technology and examining how network operators can leverage their existing investments in wireless voice infrastructure and affordably migrate to LTE.”

Now in its fourth year, the ATIS Technology Conference is a premier conference program featuring senior-level technology executives from leading communications companies, co-located with SUPERCOMM 2009 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, October 21 – 22, 2009. During the two-day conference, senior industry executives will explore IPTV’s potentially disruptive and complementary components, feature an in-depth examination of LTE’s business case and technical considerations, and explore how Service Oriented Networks will reshape today’s communications systems.

ATIS’ LTE track will examine the technology’s inherent opportunities, and what this paradigm-shift in capacity means to the larger communications ecosystem. Featuring both business and standards-focused sessions, programming will provide value to both commercial and technically-minded attendees.

About GENBAND
GENBAND is a global leader and innovator of next generation IP media, session border and fixed mobile convergence security solutions deployed in over half of the world’s 100 largest service providers. These high-performance gateway solutions are at the core of fixed and mobile networks around the world - evolving, securing and enhancing communications networks. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, GENBAND has Centers of Excellence around the world and serves customers and partners in more than 80 countries. Additional information is available at www.genband.com.

About ATIS
ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.

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