Jan 27

Cloud Services the Buzz at PTC ‘12

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What do you get when over 2,000 delegates representing telecommunications interests in the Asia Pacific region gather in Waikiki Beach?  Technologies are vetted, alliances formed, and industry “buzz” gets generated in what seems to be endless cycles of conference sessions, meetings and mixers.  Creative chaos ensues and the stakes are high.

January is upon us and once again, it is time for the Pacific Telecommunications Council‘s annual conference — PTC’12.  On its 34th year, this event is a strategic springboard for the global telecommunications industry.

“Harnessing Disruption: Global, Mobile, Social and Local” was the theme of this year’s PTC.  Set against a backdrop of what has been characterized as one of the most difficult years for the telecommunication industry, the epic rise of social media, wireless technology and insatiable global demand for broadband access has created unprecedented opportunities for Cloud Services.  Widely viewed as the industry’s technological direction, PTC ’12 dedicated multiple conference sessions to various aspects of cloud infrastructure and access technologies.

Virtela’s contribution to the PTC’12 discourse was a panel discussion on “The ‘Local’ Movement: Why Cloud Has Made Local Internet Critical to Carrier Success” moderated by our Vice President of Global Access Strategy, Andy Funk.  Joined by industry subject matter experts with diverse perspectives, the panel featured a spirited discussion on why local internet routing is increasingly important as cloud popularity swells.

More than a major industry event, the annual PTC conference affords Virtela a valuable opportunity to meet, reconnect and share its technology with partners and friends from 54 APAC countries in one single week.  We look forward to this event each year – not only for its paradisiacal location – it is the perfect way to kick off a new year and new discussions.

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  1. clarke said on February 12 at 10:21 PM

    good one … but am slightly surprised that PTC discussed Cloud internet (network?) services when the discussions at PTC are predominantly around the network (data & voice) buy and sell ….

    may be we are on the wrong side of our eyeballs … !

  2. Albert Suarez said on February 14 at 5:49 PM

    Clarke,

    Thank you for commenting on my blog.

    Indeed, subject to ones focus, it is very easy to miss significant perspectives in an event like PTC. I am sure that I missed a few myself. However, more than any other conference topic, PTC dedicated three conference sessions specific to CLOUD technology. They are:

    Research Workshop: Cloud Computing as a Business Opportunity for the Pacific Region (Jan 15th)

    Services M3: Cloud and Enterprise Services (Jan16th)

    The “Local” Movement: Why the Cloud Has Made Local Internet Critical to Carrier Success (Jan 16th)

    ITW is just around the corner. It might be fun to compare what you take away from it vis-à-vis mine.

    Regards,
    Albert