 | News for telecom industry leaders | October 7, 2009 |
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Broadband for Business: SUPERCOMM 2009 Preview
Event will span the broadband spectrum. |
| SUPERCOMM 2009, which is set for Oct. 21 to 23 in Chicago at McCormick Place, is quickly approaching, and all of us at the dailyLead want our readers to be prepared for the show, jointly owned by USTelecom and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). This year's event is designed to help broadband-technology stakeholders successfully navigate today's competitive marketplace. "The focus on broadband technology has become critical to our future both here and abroad, and it is the mission and strategic intent of SUPERCOMM to help accelerate and advance this technology," said Walter McCormick, USTelecom president. Living up to its tag line "B4B," or Broadband for Business, SUPERCOMM is bringing together a strong cast of keynote speakers who are all driving decision makers in the broadband market. The show will kick off Wednesday, Oct. 21, with keynotes from Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg, followed by speeches from CenturyLink Executive Vice Chairman Tom Gerke and TiVo CEO Tom Rogers. The keynote session on Day 1 will be topped off with ATIS' Executive Keynote Panel: The Network. On Thursday, AT&T Operations President and CEO John Stankey will take the keynote stage, followed by Cox Communications President Patrick Esser, Chief Technology Officer of the United States Aneesh Chopra and Nokia Siemens Networks North American President Sue Spradley. The keynote lineup stays strong on the final day of the show with speeches scheduled from Deutsche Telekom Chief Operating Officer Hamid Akhavan, the City of Chicago's chief information officer, Hardik Bhatt, and NBC Universal General Counsel Richard Cotton. To help attendees achieve the full understanding of how broadband technology is being integrated into people's business and personal lives, Broadband Life will debut at this year's event. The forum, according to show organizers, will highlight products, services and education as they relate to broadband-powered home entertainment, health care, business, environmental awareness and education.
The SUPERCOMM Eos Awards are expanding this year to recognize even more products, services and network designs, with a broader category list that now includes international development, green services and specialized e-services.
In anticipation of the show, we are pleased to offer USTelecom dailyLead subscribers a glimpse into how the conference topics relate to the latest news in the broadband industry. USTelecom dailyLead subscribers also are being offered an opportunity to register for SUPERCOMM for free.
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- Vendors aim to improve business of voice services
Telecom vendors are still searching for a best business model to make it easier for developers to create voice-enabled services. Many applications are making their way to market to meet this need, including applications that promote IP-enabled devices and service integration. Telephony Online
(9/29)
    
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Business Voice and Beyond: This session will explore the challenges faced entering the business market and the importance of developing customer loyalty and maintaining quality customer service while transitioning to new technology platforms. Find out more.
- Carriers still investing in the future
Verizon Communications and AT&T have continued to spend billions of dollars on capital expenditures to prepare their networks for what they see as long-term rewards, industry observers said in noting that the telecoms plan to spend a combined $35 billion this year, about the same as a year ago. Executives said they believed consumers would spend increasing amounts on mobile-broadband services if they had confidence in the telecoms' networks. The Wall Street Journal
(9/21)
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- Study: DVR, VOD and broadband use to ramp up by 2014
Digital video recorders currently are in about 28% of U.S. homes, but that will increase to 35% by 2011 and to 42% by 2014, according to a new study by Interpublic Group's Magna. The company's "On Demand" report goes on to say that video-on-demand services, currently used in 43.1 million U.S. homes, will increase to 66 million by 2014 and that broadband will go from its current 71 million homes to 85 million in five years. MediaPost Communications/Media Daily News
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Digital Media and Broadband Entertainment Forum: The forum will address the challenge of syncing up networks, services and support technology with the demands of the market by focusing on the business, marketing and technology issues and opportunities facing the evolving digital media and broadband entertainment sector. The forum, which has a registration fee of $399 and will run over two days beginning Oct. 22, also will look to the future in an effort to help technology suppliers, enterprise groups, high-end clients and users achieve a competitive edge. Find out more.
- Web 2.0 to evolve into "Web Squared"?
The Internet will become more closely tied to the physical world as more online data are gathered from cameras, microphones and sensors of all kinds, write Jennifer Pahlka and Tim O'Reilly. In this new era of the Web, which O'Reilly and Pahlka are calling "Web Squared," the most vital technologies will be augmented reality and applications that operate without direct human action, they write. Forbes
(9/24)
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- Survey: Businesses engaged in a carbon crackdown
More than half of all companies participating in a survey by the Carbon Disclosure Project -- 52% of them -- say that carbon-emissions planning has become standard operating procedure. Additionally, the survey said, Cisco Systems was among the companies that scored highest on a new carbon-performance scale. The New York Times/Green Inc.
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ICT Green Boot Camp: This special-interest session, which will be held Oct. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. and is available free to registered SUPERCOMM attendees, will explore green regulations, recent studies on business opportunities in the low-carbon economy and how applications like intelligent monitoring can help reduce the energy burden of broadband. Find out more about the three sessions scheduled for this boot camp.
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- More growth coming to business-oriented social media
The market for social-networking tools among business users is ready to take off, according to a report from IDS Research that predicts the U.S. market for online community software will grow at a compounded rate of 41.8% through 2013 to reach $1.6 billion annually. And that's on top of the double-digit gains vendors reported in 2008 and 2009 despite the spending pullback by many companies in the first half of this year. eChannelLine USA Daily News
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Social Media Boot Camp: On Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 1 to 2 p.m., SUPERCOMM attendees will be introduced to the most essential social-networking tools available and show the easy steps you can take to get more involved in these burgeoning communities by NextGenWeb. The session will cover how to get started, monitor blogs, build relationships with bloggers and understand the demographics. Find out more.
- Corporations laud social networking
IT executives agreed the addition of younger employees and more global workers has helped encourage the adoption of social networking as a way to enhance business. The comments were part of a panel discussion at a Microsoft forum. Network World
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- Firms await government's decision on broadband funds
More than 40 companies are hoping to get a share of the federal stimulus money that will go to developing broadband and wireless Internet access in North Carolina, according to this report. Across the country, nearly 200 firms are vying for $7.9 billion in broadband-related funding, the first round of which is expected to be awarded this month. ENCToday.com (N.C.)
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National Broadband Strategy: The Creating a National Broadband Strategy: The Policy, Technology and Investment Perspectives forum, scheduled to run over two days beginning Oct. 21, will delve into the Broadband Stimulus Plan and offer tips on how to implement it. Government and industry experts will be on hand throughout the conference, which is free to SUPERCOMM attendees, to explore some of the major factors that will determine the success or failure of these government policy plans and initiatives. Find out more.
- How WiMAX firms would spend stimulus
Clearwire has applied for $40 million in stimulus funds, and other WiMAX companies have asked for $1 million to $87 million in grants and loans to expand their broadband services, according to an Internet report. A Clearwire subsidiary has applied for $19.4 million to be used in "underserved" areas within 112 miles of Detroit and $20.3 million in Puerto Rico. Unstrung.com
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