[June 12, 2014]

Software Telco Congress Reveals Virtualization-Focused Programming

Today TMC (News - Alert) unveiled new agenda details for Software Telco Congress, held August 12-14, 2014, at The Rio in Las Vegas. The event will focus on the benefits and opportunities that Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) offer, and will bring together the industry's leading Tier 1, 2 and 3 telco carriers, resellers and developers. Software Telco Congress will explore the technology, services and best approaches that promise to significantly increase carrier network flexibility while reducing costs.

"As virtualization and SDN continue to grow within the telecom market, it is imperative for companies to stay on top of industry innovations and trends that will enable their organization to run as efficiently as possible," said Rich Tehrani (News - Alert), TMC CEO and conference chairman. "NFV and SDN are popular topics among the telecom industry and we are excited to bring this event to our ITEXPO attendees and offer such an exciting agenda."

The full Software Telco Congress agenda includes sessions that will explore the transition from network hardware to software, and the resulting levels of flexibility that wil enable carriers to quickly roll out lucrative new services to network subscribers.

Software Telco Sessions include:

• An SDN and NFV Progress Report
• The Impact of NFV on Service Provider Economics
• High Performance, Low-Maintenance Networking
• Is Software the Only for Computing in an OTT World?
• Multi-Vendor Service Chaining-Automating Network Services Today
• NVF and SDN: A Match Made in Virtual Heaven
• Building New Applications for SDN and NFV Networks
• Orchestrating and Management in a Software World
• How Open Source will Drive NFV and SDN
• Building a Network DevOps Practice for SDN and NFV
• Making the Transition to Software-Are We Ready?

Registration for Software Telco Congress is now open. Contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131 for more information. For media inquiries, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsorship or advertising packages for Software Telco Congress should contact TMC's Joe Fabiano at 203-852-6800 x132 or Maureen Gambino at 203-852-6800 x109.

For the latest Software Telco Congress news, updates and information, follow on Twitter (News - Alert) at @SoftwareTelco.

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