The New Face of Competition

The face of competition is changing as the population has access to more mobility and more broadband. The lines are being blurred between computing and communications, voice and data, content and traditional services. Cloud services and widgets are changing how we live, work and play. There's more openness than ever before. In this heady mix, there are plenty of opportunities and plenty of questions: Are CLECs still relevant? What's the value of the network in a third-party ecosystem? How and why is competition evolving? Our top service provider executives talk about what they see now and on the horizon.

Table of Contents:

PANELISTS
Meet technology executives from AT&T, Cbeyond, Clearwire, Comcast, Frontier, Google, Sprint and XO.

NEW COMPETITORS
Many say the CLEC model, as it stands now, is no longer relevant. Who are the new competitive players?

'COOPETITION'
In a world of so many third-party players, is competition really turning into "coopetition?"

DISRUPTIVE TRENDS
How do the broad trends of cloud services, VoIP, the rise of over-the-top players and widespread broadband mobility impact the business and the general competitive landscape going forward?

OPPORTUNITIES
What are the biggest new opportunities that are arising from the shifting sands of competition?

CHALLENGES
What is shaping the face of competition now and what are the biggest challenges?

VALUE OF THE NETWORK
Should the network be opened to third-party developers and applications providers? How can carriers leverage the network as a differentiator?