Cutting-Edge Technology Papers to Be Presented at TelecomNEXT; TelecomNEXT Papers to Highlight IMS, WiMAX, IPTV, VoIP & Other Technologies and Products Displayed on the TelecomNEXT Exhibit Floor

Business Wire, Feb 6, 2006

WASHINGTON -- In addition to the hundreds of leading technology companies displaying their latest products on the exhibit floor, TelecomNEXT announced today that more than 130 TelecomNEXT Papers on the latest communications technologies will be presented by some of the brightest minds in the industry at TelecomNEXT in Las Vegas, March 19-23, 2006. TelecomNEXT, the only place where the business and technology of communications and entertainment meet, replaces SUPERCOMM(R) as USTelecom's annual industry show.

"While the TelecomNEXT exhibit floor features the latest, most innovative products available today, the TelecomNEXT Papers will give attendees even more insight into the technologies they see on the floor," said John Abel, Senior Vice President, Membership, Marketing and Business Development for USTelecom.

The 130-plus TelecomNEXT Papers will be presented Sunday, March 19 - Wednesday, March 22 at TelecomNEXT, on the exhibit floor and as part of conference programming. The papers cover the latest industry technologies including:

--  Network Testing & Monitoring        --  WiMAX
--  Triple Play                         --  Fiber/PON
--  Ethernet                            --  Network Security
--  Fixed/Mobile Convergence            --  ROADM
--  Network Convergence                 --  IP Signaling
--  IPTV                                --  VoIP
--  IMS                                 --  Video and New Technologies
--  Next Generation Networks            --  On The Horizon
--  Wireless                            --  Home Networking

The TelecomNEXT Papers and TelecomNEXT exhibit floor offer technical decision makers, designers, engineers, network developers, and other stakeholders the information they need to make informed decisions. Products featured on the exhibit floor will give buyers a hands-on look at newly available items on the market spanning a range of traditional and future technologies.

In addition to cutting-edge exhibits and conference programming, TelecomNEXT keynote speakers are an elite group of CEOs from top service providers, technology suppliers, content providers and policymakers. The luminaries on the agenda include Duane Ackerman, Chairman & CEO, BellSouth; Robbie Bach, President - Entertainment & Devices Division, Microsoft; Glenn Britt, Chairman & CEO, Time Warner Cable; Harald Braun, President, Carrier Networks Division, Siemens; John Chambers, President & CEO, Cisco Systems; Scott Ford, President & CEO, Alltel; Jonathan Glickman, President, Spyglass Entertainment Group; Dan Hesse, President & CEO, Sprint Nextel Local Telecommunications Division; Robert Iger, President & CEO, The Walt Disney Company; Paul Lacouture, President, Network Services, Verizon; Kevin Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Walter McCormick, President & CEO, USTelecom; John Meyer, President, Lucent World Wide Services, Lucent Technologies; Susan Miller, President & CEO, ATIS; Balan Nair, Chief Technology Officer, Qwest; Mike Quigley, President and COO, Alcatel; Chris Rice, Executive VP, Network Planning & Engineering and CTO, AT&T; Michael Sabia, President & CEO, Bell Canada; Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon; Stan Sigman, President & CEO, Cingular; Bill Smith, Chief Technology Officer, BellSouth; Norio Wada, President & CEO, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone; Mark Wegleitner, Senior Vice President and CTO, Verizon; and Ed Whitacre, Chairman & CEO, AT&T.

TelecomNEXT will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 19-23, 2006. For more information on TelecomNEXT, go to www.telecom-next.com.

TelecomNEXT is the only place where the business and technology of communications and entertainment meet. Recognizing the dramatic changes in today's integrated communications market, the TelecomNEXT exhibit floor and conference program fully reflects the industry's continuing evolution and will bring together the most dynamic, talented and innovative players of the digital age.

SUPERCOMM(R) is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom). The final SUPERCOMM(R) was held in 2005.