T131
May 28, 13:40 – 14:10
Topic: “Optical Networks Evolution - Driving Optical Transport Growth”
Speaker : Mr Li Xiang, Senior Product Manager, Broadband Networks Solution,  Ericsson (China) Communications Company Ltd.

Abstract
Presentation introduce the optical network market trends, and share Ericsson’s viewpoint on next generation optical transport architecture and the key elements in the network transformation, meantime focus on utilizing Ericsson leading Carrier Ethernet, NG-MSTP, ROADM,ASTN-GMPLS technologies to help operator to build flexible, advance, robust, investment optimization modernize network.

Speaker Biography
Li Xiang is Senior Product Manager, Broadband Networks Solution, Ericsson (China) Communications Company Ltd.

Li Xiang has more than 10 years' experience in the telecommunications industry. He joined Ericsson China in 2008, mainly responsible for the optical transport product management and technical marketing solution development.

Prior to joining Ericsson, Li Xiang had held various roles in a number of leading IT and telecom enterprises such as Alcatel, Marconi, UTStarcom and Cisco, with rich experience in product management and system engineering in the optical transport field.

Li Xiang graduated from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, with bachelor's degrees in International Trade and Electrical Engineering. <back>