Google, Verizon Business, Level 3 & Telus to Keynote at Light Reading & Heavy Reading's Second Annual Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Conference

NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the leading online publication for the telecom industry, and Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), its prestigious market research division, will host their second annual Packet-Optical Transport Evolution conference (www.lightreading.com/packetoptical), on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at the Marriott Marquis in New York, exploring critical issues facing the optical networking industry. Hosted by Heavy Reading Senior Analyst and Conference Chair Sterling Perrin and including moderator Stan Hubbard, Senior Analyst for Heavy Reading, Packet-Optical Transport Evolution will include the industry's biggest optical players. With 350 registrants and attendance projected to be between 200 and 250 qualified attendees, the conference has quickly become North America's must-attend optical-networking event serving network operators and their suppliers.

Now in its second year, the Packet-Optical Transport Evolution will include keynote speakers Bikash Koley, Senior Network Architect for Google; Zouheir Mansourati, PhD, VP Technology Strategy for Telus; Paul Savill, Senior VP, Transport & Infrastructure for Level 3 Communications; and Glenn Wellbrock, Director of Backbone Network Architecture for Verizon Business. Additionally, speakers from ADVA Optical Networking, Alcatel-Lucent, BT, Ciena, Cyan, Fujitsu, Hitachi Communication Technologies America, Huawei, Infinera, Metaswitch, MRV Communications, Nokia Siemens Networks, NYSE Euronext, RCN Metro Optical Networks, Reliance Globalcom, Tellabs, Transmode, XO Carrier Services, and XO Communications will be participating on panel sessions.

"I'm thrilled by the level of interest in this year's event – from registrants to sponsors to our diverse group of participating companies. The importance of packet and optical convergence in next-generation networks is undeniable, but there are significant questions that must be answered along the way – in technology, business, operations, and standards. I'm looking forward to discussing all of these facets of packet-optical transport in New York City with the industry's leaders," said Sterling Perrin, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading, and Conference Chair.

Packet-Optical Transport Evolution continues Light Reading Live's tradition of top-notch, analyst-driven conference sessions with the leading suppliers and service providers in the industry today, in an accessible setting that fosters real networking among decision makers. The day will include panel sessions, keynote presentations, and roundtables.  Topics to be covered include "The Role of IP/MPLS in Packet Transport Networks"; "Bringing Packet-Optical Transport & Switching to the Core"; "Understanding the Role of Connection-Oriented-Ethernet in Packet-Optical Transport"; "Reducing Opex With Packet-Optical Transport Optimized Test & Management"; "Deploying 100GigE Transport Today"; and "Packet-Friendly Optical Backhaul for Mobile Operators."

Building off the success of Packet-Optical Transport Evolution, Light Reading and Heavy Reading will be hosting a Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Virtual Event on July 13, 2010. Instead of focusing purely on technology, the virtual event has been created to get people talking about how optical networks bring real value to networks and how they ultimately underpin an operator's success in a next-generation network world. The virtual event will have all the characteristics of a live event and more, including an auditorium with panel sessions, keynote speakers, video presentations, live Q&A, customizable exhibitor booths with chat features, and a virtual lounge. Registration for the Packet-Optical Transport Evolution Virtual Event is guaranteed at 1,000.

Registration for press and analysts is free. To register for Packet-Optical Transport Evolution, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/packetoptical.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology.  Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software and Game developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading and Gamasutra; research, training and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology.  UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -- from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists -- with integrated events, online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com.

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