June 16, 2008, Plano, TX - GENBAND Inc., a market-leading developer of next-generation IP gateways and application solutions, today announced that Chief Technology Officer, Fred Kemmerer will speak on network convergence at the ATIS TechThink Technology Conference this week at NXTcomm 2008.  During two sessions, Kemmerer, along with other thought leaders from companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Microsoft and Nokia Siemens Networks, will offer their views on what the future holds for services delivered any time, anywhere, via any access technology.

This year’s ATIS TechThink Technology Conference brings together key players and leaders in the communications industry to discuss and debate cutting-edge topics and key trends during 18 sessions divided into three knowledge tracks:  IPTV, Home Networking and Convergence.  Kemmerer will participate in two separate panels that will explore the future direction of network convergence.  The first session, “Full-Scale Convergence:  What Does it Look Like and How Do We Get There?” takes place Tuesday, June 17 from 1:00 -2:15 p.m.  The second, “The Road to Network Convergence” follows from 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

As CTO, Kemmerer is responsible for setting the strategic technical direction for GENBAND, a market leader in providing media gateways that support the creation and delivery of current and new communications services over fixed and mobile networks.  In conjunction with leading industry partners, GENBAND offers state-of-the-art Fixed-Mobile Convergence solutions that meet the critical market need to support mobile services over fixed networks like DSL and cable.
 
GENBAND will showcase its media gateway portfolio at the NXTcomm exhibition in Las Vegas, June 17-19, 2008, in booth #SL510.  

About GENBAND
GENBAND is a leading supplier of next generation IP gateway and application solutions. These high-performance gateway and application platforms enable fixed wireline, mobile, and cable network service providers to rapidly deploy new multimedia services.  Headquartered in Plano, Texas, GENBAND has research and development facilities in Texas, China, and Brazil.  Additional information is available at www.genband.com.

Contacts:

Kim Lee            
GENBAND Inc.        
+1.972.265.3766       
kim.lee@genband.com    

Frank Puglia
GENBAND Inc.
+1.972.265.3612
frank.puglia@genband.com