Special Free Invitation to You! Visit InfoComm 08 During NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas |
 If you are among the thousands of ICT industry executives and other key personnel attending NXTcomm08 next week in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, be sure to take the time to visit the co-located InfoComm 08 exhibition, Wednesday-Friday, June 18-20, in the adjacent North and Central Halls. InfoComm 08 is the leading B2B marketplace for audio, video, display and projection, lighting and staging, digital signage, collaborative conferencing and digital content creation ─ everything you need to build critical AV and information communications systems.
Your registration for NXTcomm08 will automatically provide you with free access to the InfoComm 08 exhibition and many other events. Stop by InfoComm registration areas to pick up a sticker for your NXTcomm badge that will allow you free entry. With more than 950 exhibitors and a comprehensive conference program that begins on June 14, InfoComm is where everyone in the AV industry convenes each year ─ buyers, sellers, systems integrators, distributors, technical professionals, engineers and designers.
The convergence between the worlds of AV, IT, communications and entertainment technologies has occurred. See for yourself at both NXTcomm and InfoComm. For more details, visit www.InfoCommShow.org or www.2Shows1Trip.com.
Visit TIA's EIATRACK booth (#C1752) at InfoComm.
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Deloitte Mobile Entertainment Keynote at NXTcomm to Feature Head of Long Beach Studios |
 NXTcomm has announced the Deloitte Mobile Entertainment Keynote, to be held during the Thursday, June 19 keynote session at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas. The session – entitled Mobile Entertainment Hits Its Inflection Point! – will feature a one-on-one interview of Long Beach Studios CEO Jay Samit by Deloitte Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner of Technology, Media and Telecommunications Phil Asmundson. The discussion will explore cross-generational demand for mobile entertainment and immediate cross-industry opportunities to capitalize on this game-changing consumer shift.
A new-media guru and Internet pioneer, Jay Samit is considered the godfather of Siliwood (the intersection of Silicon Valley and Hollywood). Currently CEO of Long Beach Studios and Linkedin Senior Strategic Advisor, Samit is a 25-year digital media veteran and one of the most connected digerati in Hollywood. Samit has held senior management positions at Sony, EMI and Universal Studios, with the responsibility for the development of new Internet media businesses. Samit broke new ground with his forays into wireless, downloading, streaming radio, secure P2P and subscription business models in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Phil Asmundson has spent the last 25 years counseling and serving many of the world's largest technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies. As Deloitte LLP's National Managing Partner for TMT, he is responsible for developing strategy for the practice, which includes more than $1 billion in professional services revenues, and coordinating overall services to industry clients. These services span Deloitte U.S. member firms' key functional areas – consulting, audit, tax and financial advisory. He also serves as lead client service partner or advisory partner on some of the practice's largest accounts, helping these companies navigate the emerging and robust marketplace driven by the convergence of wireless, Internet technologies and content.
NXTcomm replaces SUPERCOMM and is the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data. The NXTcomm08 exhibit and conference comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm 08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to http://www.NXTcommShow.com.
NXTcomm is the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data. NXTcomm08 is expected to draw thousands of communications professionals from more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. NXTcomm08 will feature more than 500 exhibitors occupying 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space as well as 100 keynote addresses, sessions and conference events and coverage by more than 450 press and analysts.
Information on NXTcomm08 keynotes can be found at http://www.nxtcommshow.com/keynotes.html.
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NXTcomm Presents ‘Broadband in the Local Loop’ |
On June 18 in Las Vegas, executives from XO Communications, TELUS and Cincinnati Bell will take center stage to discuss industry issues facing independent local exchange carriers (ILECs) in "Broadband in the Local Loop," a NXTcomm Senior Executive Keynote Panel. The session, to be moderated by Wall Street Journal technology reporter Andrew LaVallee, will review each company's strategies, disruptive technologies for customers and future services.
About the NXTcomm08 "Broadband in the Local Loop" Keynote Session panelists:
- Carl Grivner was appointed chief executive officer of XO Communications on May 15, 2003. Grivner's career in telecommunications and technology spans more than 25 years. Formerly, Grivner was chief operating officer at Global Crossing, a position he held from February 2002 until April 2003. He joined Global Crossing in June 2000 as executive vice president of global operations. Prior to joining Global Crossing, Grivner was chief executive officer of Worldport Communications. He is also a former chief executive officer for the Western Hemisphere at Cable & Wireless. Additionally, Grivner has held various senior executive positions at Advanced Fiber Communications. Early in his career, he held various positions with Ameritech and IBM.
- In his role as chief technology officer at TELUS, Ibrahim Gedeon is responsible for technology strategy and architecture for TELUS Communications Inc. Gedeon began his career in 1990 with Bell Northern Research in the cryptographic systems division. He moved to Nortel Networks in 1994, joining the data systems engineering team. Gedeon joined TELUS in 2003 from Nortel Networks, where he was senior vice-president of wireless engineering responsible for global operations, sales support and systems engineering.
- Dennis Hinkel currently serves as vice president and general manager for Cincinnati Bell Business Markets where he is responsible for the full bundle of services Cincinnati Bell delivers to enterprise customers including local voice, data, wireless and long-distance services. With more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Hinkel's experience includes assignments as general manager of Cincinnati Bell's consumer market; senior vice president of network and operations responsible for technical planning, engineering, network and customer operations; and vice president of network architecture and planning.
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| The Broadband Policy Summit Is Here! |
 Pike & Fischer’s Broadband Policy Summit IV (BPS IV) begins Thursday, June 12, and runs through Friday, June 13, in Washington, D.C. BPS IV is a two-day policy summit addressing a variety of broadband-related issues such as wireless, broadband drivers, regulatory outlooks and the Wall Street perspective. The event will begin with an opening keynote address on Thursday by FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps.
Among this year’s keynote speakers is Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, who will address the meeting during lunch on Thursday. The full agenda is available at www.broadbandpolicysummit.com.
TIA is sponsoring this event, and two of its member companies, Cisco and Motorola will be represented at BPS IV on panels. Jeffrey Campbell, Senior Director, Technology and Communications Policy, Global Policy and Government Affairs, Cisco Systems, Inc., will participate on the panel, Regulatory Outlook: The Big Picture, and will discuss the actions the FCC, the administration and Congress are likely to take in the final months of 2008. Steve Sharkey, Director, Spectrum and Standards Strategy, Motorola, Inc., will discuss new wireless applications and how policies and the 700 MHz spectrum will affect wireless broadband in Wireless Broadband: Becoming a Reality?
In the concluding keynote address, Ambassador David Gross, the State Department’s U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, will give an international perspective on broadband policy. Other panelists include Dana Shaffer, Chief, FCC Wireline Competition Bureau; Blair Levin, Managing Director, Stifel Nicolaus; Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press; and Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, Google, Inc.
You still have time to register for the event, and TIA members receive a 20% discount. Contact Lora Magruder at lmagruder@tiaonline.org for information. Pike & Fischer publishes and produces business, legal and regulatory information solutions on a variety of issues, including communications business intelligence, communications law and regulation, and Internet law.
For more information about the conference, contact Becky Schwartz at +1.202.346.3248 or rschwartz@tiaonline.org.
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| TIA to Demonstrate Products at HLAA Convention |
 At the June 12-15 meeting of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention, TIA will be showcasing products compliant with its newly amended standard for hearing aid compatible (HAC) phones.
The original standard, TIA-1083 Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Handset Magnetic Measurement Procedures and Performance Requirements, defined measurement procedures and performance requirements for magnetic interference caused by handsets to users with hearing aids and cochlear implants.
The expanded TIA-1083, currently out for vote and due to be published as early as September 2008, applies to newer technologies such as Wi-Fi®, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), USB and Bluetooth® telephones and will assist manufacturers in continuing to increase the number of products available to users with hearing impairments.
TIA-1083 was originally developed after telephone manufacturers received complaints from hearing aid wearers who experienced interference when using digital cordless phones. TIA organized and supported research in this area to develop TIA-1083.
For more information on the HLAA Convention, please visit http://www.hearingloss.org/convention/index.asp. You may also contact Becky Schwartz at +1.202.346.3248 or rschwartz@tiaonline.org with any questions.
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Reserve Your Space Now in the TIA USA Pavilions at ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 and ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 |
  Reserve your space now in TIA’s USA Pavilions at ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 and ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009. These events promise to be the key meeting place for the global telecom industry. They provide a vital platform where participants can exhibit, meet, network and do business with the world’s top ICT players.
Exhibit space in the USA Pavilion will be allotted by TIA on a first-come, first-served basis. Be sure to book without delay. Contact Paul Semple at +1.714.731.2113, or via email at paul@semplemedia.com to reserve your space in the official USA Pavilion today for both ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 and ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009. Visit the News & Events section of our Web site for more information or to fill out a space contract.
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