Keynote: Making Unified Voice Services a Reality
Wednesday, January 4, 2006, 11:30am - 12:00
Fixed-mobile convergence is rapidly becoming a reality, with VoIP the first application driving service unification. As a global communications leader in cellular and broadband networks, Motorola innovations are today enabling service providers to offer unified voice services to customers. This presentation will discuss technologies, opportunities, and real-world challenges faced when deploying these solutions.
Charles Dougherty, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Voice & Data Solutions, Motorola Connected Home Solutions, Motorola
Charles Dougherty is Corporate Vice president and General Manager of the Voice & Data Solutions Group for Motorola Connected Home Solutions(CHS)business. In this role, Mr. Dougherty is responsible for Motorola CHS' industry-leading IP subscriber premise and infrastructure solutions that allow cable operators worldwide to leverage standards-based technologies to deliver profitable data, voice, and video services. Previously, Mr. Dougherty was Vice President and General Manager of Transmission Networks Systems. He also held the position of General Manager for North American VoIP. Charles has been employed with the Company for 24 years. Mr. Dougherty holds a master's degree in business administration from Villanova University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.