In this short video, hear Dan discuss how the carrier grade market is changing, and how Linux and open source are a key part of that change. He’ll discuss some of the new requirements for delivering next generation wireless networks and high availability solutions, and then he’ll close with a short discussion on the new MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 5.1 product.

Dan Cauchy is the Chairman of the Linux Foundation Carrier Grade Linux Workgroup. He also the Vice President of Marketing for MontaVista Software. He has over 18 years of experience in the telecom, data networking and mobile business with responsibilities ranging from product management and marketing to engineering management and product architectures. Prior to joining MontaVista, Dan was the Director of Product Management at Atrica (acquired by Nokia-Siemens Networks). Prior to Atrica, Dan was the Director of Architecture and Strategy at BlueLeaf Networks, a tunable laser optical networking startup. He previously held senior management positions and engineering leadership positions at Cisco Systems and Newbridge Networks. Dan also held engineering leadership positions at Nortel.