Aricent, a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications, will be participating in a special session panel at the 2009 Billing & OSS World Conference and Expo in Las Vegas running from April 14-16. Tom Lybarger, senior director of Global Service Delivery, will represent Aricent in the Special Session IMS Forum, “B/OSS and Charging in IMS and NGN Networks.”
Where: Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Miranda 6
When: Tuesday, April 14, 10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
What: Track Four: Service Creation, Delivery and Partnering; Special Session IMS Forum: “B/OSS and Charging in IMS and NGN Networks”
About the Panel
The panel will discuss results from charging interoperability testing for ‘on-line’ and ‘off-line’ billing services, drawing specific examples from recent NGN IMS Forum Plugfests. It will also address the technical and business aspects of multimedia, all-IP services. It will cover all types of interfaces used in IMS, NGN, LTE and WiMAX utilizing Diameter for control and management, network operations (OSS/BSS) and integration with NGN applications and services. Additionally, the session will address the needs of service providers, protocol stack vendors and users, and equipment vendors delivering NGN functional elements such as Call Session Control, Home Subscriber Servers, Charging, Policy Management, and Security.
The NGN IMS Forum will also discuss the latest developments from their Billing & Charging Working Group.
About the Billing & OSS World Conference & Expo
Celebrating its 17th year in 2009, the Billing & OSS World Conference & Expo is the premier conference and exposition focusing on the business and operations support systems requirements for next-generation communications networks. The show attracts decision-making executives from all service provider sectors, including mobile operators, Tier 1 carriers, independent operating companies, competitive local exchange carriers and cable operators. Billing & OSS World attendees include executive management and key IT, billing and operations managers from both international and domestic communications service providers. For more conference details, visit www.billingworldexpo.com or contact Trade Show Manager Sarah Waschler at +1 480 281 6758.
About Aricent
Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on communications. Aricent combines the leading innovation capabilities of frog design with unparalleled domain expertise in communications as a strategic supplier to the world’s foremost infrastructure, application and service providers. The company’s investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office and Flextronics International Ltd. For more information, visit www.aricent.com.