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Being the Local Technology Leader
Ron Laudner of OmniTel and Chairman of OPASTCO discusses the challenges and opportunities of serving the networked home. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the questions and the needs of the customers. It starts with the simple things, like ease-of-use. He emphasizes that the operator has to be recognized as the technology leader. Education and…
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A Community of Experts for FTTH
Dan O'Connell, president of the FTTH Council, discusses his organization and its efforts to help all service providers drive fiber to the home. He describes his organization as well as the efforts of affiliated councils around the world. He describes their efforts as a "community of experts" to help service providers and regulators understand the…
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Engaging Community with Next Gen Apps
Build and they will come, as the movie line says. But, is that enough for fiber deployments? Geoff Daily of Fibercorps believes it is one element of a larger economic development plan that includes participation from local civic groups, schools businesses and government agencies. In this video interview, filmed at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit,…
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Leveraging the Cloud for Smart Grid Efficiency
Managing the massive amount of data generated from the “Smart Grid” is a huge challenge for utilities, indicates Kyle McNamara of Verizon Energy and Utilities. In this video interview, filmed at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit, McNamara points out that a robust cloud infrastructure is a natural extension of the Smart Grid. He cites the…
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MDUs & Bandwidth on the Rise
Henry Pye of Velocity Advisory Services discusses the outlook for the MDU segment of the broadband market. He explains that the economy has turned around for this segment. Ken Miller of Peak Campus Management talks about the challenge of provisioning bandwidth in campus applications.
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Structured Wiring in MDUs
Geoff Fair of Connexion Technologies discusses in-building wiring as it relates to multi-dwelling units. Connexion Technologies builds the in-building communications infrastructure and then rents it out to service providers. He elaborates on the use of HPNA in MDUs in order to re-use existing coaxial infrastructure. In many cases, they are using a bit of a…
