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The Killer Application for the Home Network
Filmed at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit, this interview, with Stuart Sikes of Parks Associates and David Thompson of Zyxel looks at possible services that just might be the "killer application" for the home network. From telehealth to tech support to back-up storage to energy management, there are many opportunities for service providers to extend…
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The Wireless Cook
Microwave frequencies have long been used for cooking our foods, but now, they can also be used to tell us about the cooking process. We caught up with the inventors of the iGrill wireless temperature probe at CES 2011 and they explained to us how their device uses the Bluetooth protocol to transmit temperature information…
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ISPs in a Box
Leon Hubby of Mesh Networks at the 2011 Broadband Property Summit talks about securing campus networks and ensuring a few bandwidth hogs drive up bandwidth costs for everyone.
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Kevin Martin’s Comments on Hybrid-Wireless Networks, NBP & More
Former FCC Chairman and current partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs, Kevin Martin, comments on the importance of fiber as a necessary ingredient in the creation of robust wireless networks in this interview at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit. He also weighs in on the National Broadband Plan, as well the use of so-called…
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Keynote and Property of the Month Session Highlights
Masha Zager of Broadband Community provides an overview of the keynote speaker and the property of the month session at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit. She talks of how one property built a network that allows their tenants to choose among three broadband providers, while another property created a sort of social network for its…
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National Broadband Plan Creator Speaks
Blair Levin of the Aspen Institute and creator of the National Broadband Plan comments on this 350+ page document is this video interview at the 2011 Broadband Properties Summit. In this interview, he discusses the NBP's broadband speed definition, as well as the transition to a universal service model for broadband. Joan Engebretson has a…
