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AUDIN: Another thing that garnered a
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and many others.
partnerships with huge
Join us at the TIA 2015 Conference in Dallas from June 2-4 to see players in the tech space like
who and what you will connect to on tomorrow’s network.
What were the more popular subjects at the
Google, VMware and HP
sessions?
TIA 2015 Keynotes
he most popular sessions are always those
which ofer key worklow and solutions
takeaways to increase business eiciencies that
through education and training, advocacy and can be immediately applied when the attendee returns back to the oice. User-led sessions are
industry insights.
always a draw because participants can hear
irst-hand, how a solution was implemented and
What was the general feedback from attendees SUSAN JOHNSON AT&T
BRIAN HIGGINS Verizon
COMMISSIONER MIGNON CLYBURN ROBERT QUINN AT&T
FREDERICK MOOREFIELD, JR. JOSEPH KOPSER RideScout
how they can apply those learnings to their own
about the changes to Avaya’s market strategy? FCC
DoD
company. As expected, the new Avaya SDN Fx
We have heard an overwhelmingly positive sessions drew large crowds, and SIP and Contact
response to Avaya’s focus on customer Center continue to be popular.
engagement and how seamless interactions play a
larger role in company success than the physical Were there any new faces in the Solutions Expo?
solutions that enable them.
RON MARQUARDT Sprint
KATHY GRILLO Verizon
JOE CORVAIA NTT
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O’RIELLY CHRIS PENROSE AT&T Mobility
TIM NIXON GM/OnStar
It is important to us to connect our attendees
Another thing that garnered a lot of positive FCC
with more innovative solutions providers, so
attention from attendees was the Avaya we continue to bring new exhibitors onto our The outstanding keynote lineup at TIA 2015 — your Annual Conference on the Network of
partnerships with huge players in the tech space show loor. Esna, who was recently acquired by the Future — ofers a chance to hear about the vision and strategy of industry-leading com- panies as they look to the future of their businesses and yours. The conference will cover
like Google, VMware and HP. Attendees got to Avaya, allows customers to increase mobility SDN/NFV, 5G, Data Centers, Connected Car, Internet of Things, Edge Computing, Smart
hear from these companies during Monday’s through easier access to multi-vendor capabilities Retail and Mobile Backhaul — as well as the legislative and regulatory developments that
General Session panel with Pierre-Paul Allard, from within cloud-based applications. Another impact all of ICT.
Avaya’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales new partner of ours is TSG who is a leader in Educational Tracks
and President of Global Field Operations. hese deploying Avaya’s cloud solutions.
Track 1: Next-Generation Mobile Networks: Small Cells/DAS, IoT Networks, LTE, Wi-Fi and 5G
partnerships address growing global customer Describe the alliance with Avaya.
demand for comprehensive, secure, reliable business collaboration solutions, delivered as a Our alignment with Avaya is stronger than
Track 2: Building New Services and Revenue in a Connected World: Enterprise Transformation, IoT and IIoT, and Uniied Communications and Collaboration
service.
ever. We continue to be the collective voice of
Track 3: Network Infrastructure for a Data-Centric World:: Service Provider
the Avaya customer and give our members a Transformation, Big Data and Virtualization, CDNs, Edge Computing and Energy
Where will the conference be headed in 2016?
competitive advantage by keeping them ahead of Eicient Data Centers
Next year’s IAUG annual conference will be held the trends. As Avaya continues to expand their
in Orlando, FL at the Walt Disney World Swan reach into new and emerging markets, IAUG will REGISTER FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BY MAY 5 at www.tia2015.org
and Dolphin Resort, June 5 - 9, 2016. ■
be right there to support the new Avaya customer
Carriers/Service Providers are ofered a complimentary registration to TIA 2015. Please contact events@tiaonline.org for more details.

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