The convergence of services had a huge impact on how the residential gateway is positioned. The residential gateway evolved from a simple broadband delivery device to a service delivery platform. Together with new technologies to increase the bandwidth, we see new services popping up. The key challenges for service providers will be facing the strong competition from entrenched players, including cable providers and mobile operators, and providing these services for the first time with the expected high level of quality and an ease of use that matches customers' expectations.

This panel session will explore which are the new services, what the role of the next-generation gateway in the digital home will be, and how the new service delivery can increase service providers' revenue.

Sabine Bulteel Product Marketing Manager, IP Premises Systems Thomson

Ms. Bulteel has more than 10 years of experience in the IT and telecom industries. She started her career at the VRT, the Belgian public broadcaster, as a researcher and took a two-year break to live in the United States. Ms. Bulteel came back to Belgium to join Alcatel to lead Internet and e-commerce projects. She moved to a marketing position and joined the CPE team as marketing manager in 2001. After the acquisition of Alcatel's CPE division, Ms. Bulteel remained active in the marketing area. She assumed her current position in June 2006.

Jo Goubert General Manager, Program Management Thomson

Mr. Goubert brings 20 years of experience in telecommunications and DSL technology. He started working for Alcatel in 1984. There, Mr. Goubert first had positions in ASIC design and system engineering of broadband access systems to become head of the design center. He became general manager of product management for the business products of the DSL modem range. After the transition of the DSL business from Alcatel to Thomson, Mr. Goubert kept on going the same track, extending his responsibilities to general manager of product strategy and business development. He graduated in the 1980s as a civil engineer and master in economics.

Adit (Eddy) Harinasuta Chief Marketing Officer Telephone Organization of Thailand

Mr. Harinasuta started his career as consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (US), moving soon to the telecom industry, where he first joined TRUE Corporation as head of business marketing. After that he moved to TA Orange, the mobile subsidiary of TRUE Corporation, where he led TRUE and TA Orange Business products and solutions development initiatives and other industry-specific solutions such as FMC technology.

Norman Street Head of Internet Applications and Technology BT Retail

Mr. Street has more than 20 years of experience in the IT and telecom industries. For the past 10 years, he has played leading roles in BT's transformation of itself from a traditional telephony operator into a leading global communications provider and leading broadband service provider in the United Kingdom. In his current position, Mr. Street is responsible for BT's investment in next-generation network and service platforms designed around the convergence of fixed and mobile networks and the delivery of media and value-added services for the home and small/medium businesses.

Paolo Pastorino Chief Technology Officer Home Gateway Initiative

Mr. Pastorino is on leave from Telecom Italia to cover his challenging current role. He relies on his experience ranging from the design of optoelectronic devices to the design of broadband access network architectures and advanced residential/SOHO broadband networking and service solutions. Mr. Pastorino managed several national and international projects in the broadband home networking domain, wrote papers about the broadband home, and spoke at several international conferences.

Didier Verheye Senior Industry Marketing Manager Motive

Mr. Verheye is responsible for the analysis of telecom and cable broadband markets and the rollout of Motive solutions in these markets. He joined Motive with more than 10 years experience in the telecom industry, seven years of which was in the broadband sector. Prior to joining Motive, Mr. Verheye held presales, consulting, and marketing roles at Alcatel, where he assisted operators with their service rollout strategy, marketing, and operations.