Andy Huckridge
Director, NGN Solutions, Spirent Communications

Andy Huckridge is Director, NGN Solutions at Spirent Communications, where he leads Spirent's strategy for the Multimedia Application Solutions division. His responsibilities include product management, strategic business planning and market development. Andy has worked in the Silicon Valley Telecommunications industry for 12 years including roles at Centile, Inc., and 8x8, Inc., where he was Director of Product Marketing, and has a broad background in defining and marketing products in the Semiconductor, VoIP and IMS/NGN space. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Surrey, England. Andy is active in various Forums including the MultiService Forum, where he is Chairperson of the Interoperability Working Group & NGN Certification Committee. Andy is a VoIP patent holder, an IETF RFC co-author and inaugural member of the "Top 100 Voices of IP Communications" list.