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Promoting Local Content
This is part two of a panel on local content creation and distribution that I moderated at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit. In this final question to our esteemed panel, the question of how best to promote local content. A common theme in the panelists responses was the importance in getting the community involved both…
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Broadband Key to Economic Development & More
In the is interview at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit, Graham Richard, former mayor of Fort Wayne, IN, discusses the relationship between broadband and economic development. He talks about the role of fiber for improving the delivery of municipal services. He cites statistics that suggest that businesses getting started in homes where there is FTTH…
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Fiber Optic Memory Lane
Larry Johnson of the Light Brigade briefly describes the temporary museum erected at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit. The row of signs described the evolution of communications using light; from the development of the laser and fiber optic cable to the integration of these technologies. He talks of the Light Brigade/FTTH Council relationship to provide…
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Championing Economic Development
Jim Baller of the Baller Herbst Law Group points out that economic development is the key motivation for the creation of broadband networks. At the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit, Baller led a track on economic development as it relates to broadband. He also discusses the role of a champion in making broadband successful in a…
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Working White Spaces!
Darrin Mylet of Adaptrum demonstrates their white space solution at 2011 NAB. Using TDD OFDMA technology, tunable from 400 to 1,000 MHz, they were able to acheive 94% efficiency on a 6 MHz television channel with aggregated data rate of 11.1 Mbps. The equivalent transmitter output was less than 1 milliWatt and, using a 0…
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Smart Grid Partnership Opportunities
Ivan O'Neill of Southern California Edison discusses their smart meter roll-out; they are deploying 8,000 to 10,000 per day from now to the end of 2012. One of the benefits of this roll-out will be tools that will enable customers to better manage their energy usage. O'Neill mentioned that they are looking for partners from…
