Founding Member of the ETSI NFV Group to Speak Next Week

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Christos Kolias, Research Scientist from Orange, Explains How to Become a Software Telco Industry Expert to Offer Firsthand Insight on Implementing SDN & NFV TMC today announced that Christos Kolias, a senior research scientist at Orange Silicon Valley (a subsidiary of Orange), an industry pioneer in Network Function Virtualization (NFV), will be speaking at the upcoming Software Telco Congress, being held November 20-21, 2013, in Santa Clara, California. On Wednesday, November 20, at 10:00 a.m., in the Panel Discussion - From Legacy to Virtual: First Steps Toward a Software Telco, conference attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Kolias on how to successfully become a software telco. With network hardware being released as software, service providers are able to experience increased benefits, including decreased time to market for services and cost savings. Software Telco Congress brings together industry experts looking to learn the latest about this emerging trend. Kolias comes to Software Telco Congress with more than 15 years of experience in networking and is currently heading up Orange’s software-defined networking (SDN) project. Kolias chairs the ONF’s Wireless & Mobile working group and is also a founding member of the ETSI NFV group, who recently released industry specifications that pave a clear path for carriers to make NFV a reality. “Kolias has a unique perspective on the industry and how to tackle implementing this new and disruptive technology,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC CEO. We’re thrilled to have him share his firsthand experiences with NFV and explain how it will impact the future of the carrier market.” Software Telco Congress is supported by Diamond Sponsors Metaswitch, ADTRAN and Alcatel-Lucent; Platinum Sponsors GENBAND, Saisei and Sansay; Gold Sponsors Lemko and Netronome; and Silver Sponsors Aculab and PortaOne. Registration for Software Telco Congress is now open, for more information contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131 . For media inquiries, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsorship or advertising packages for Software Telco Congress should contact TMC’s Dave Rodriguez at 203-852-6800 x146. For the latest Software Telco Congress news, updates and information follow on Twitter at @SoftwareTelco.

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