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FCC and Knight Foundation: America’s Digital Inclusion Summit on 9 March 2010

Esme Vos — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:51:11 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Knight Foundation will hold “America’s Digital Inclusion Summit” on Tuesday, 9 March 2010 from 9:00 to 12:30 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC. There will be a videocast at the FCC Commission Room, 445 12th SW, Washington DC. If you prefer to watch the event from the comfort of your desk, bed, living room or favorite cafe, there will be a webcast. You must register, even for the webcast, at www.digisummit.org.

The summit will present an overview of recommendations in the FCC’s National Broadband Plan meant to ensure that all Americans are included in the broadband era. As the FCC prepares to deliver the Plan to Congress on March 17th, hear perspectives from Chairman Genachowski, members of Congress, the Knight Foundation and people from across the country that have benefited from broadband. Help create solutions that drive broadband adoption for all Americans. Detailed agenda to follow.

Visit http://www.digisummit.org/

FCC broadband workshop on applications and devices: 27 Aug 2009

Esme Vos — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:05:48 +0000

FCC is hosting a Broadband Workshop on Technology Applications and Devices on 27 August 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. Here’s a description of the workshop from the FCC site:

“The goal of this workshop is to explore trends in the use of and development of broadband applications and devices. The workshop will identify the technologies and packages of technology pieces that comprise the “killer app” trend-setting broadband applications driving broadband use. It will also identify these technologies’ requirements for broadband infrastructure and devices. Understanding both the trends and needs that facilitate growth in broadband applications and devices, the workshop will aid Commission efforts to identify metrics and data-gathering techniques to track and evaluate broadband infrastructure deployments, and develop key broadband policies to foster broadband application and device investment, development, and use.”

The event will be streaming online at Broadband.gov and the FCC will be fielding questions for the panelists from the online audience at Broadband.gov, as well as through the FCC’s Twitter account @fccdotgov. The hashtag for question submissions to the panelists is #BBwkshp. More info on the workshop can be found at:

www.broadband.gov/ws_tech_applications.html

Among the panelists are Sunil Daluvoy (Google), Bill Gurley (Benchmark Capital) and Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Partners).

For a more comprehensive list of the FCC’s other workshops, please see: www.broadband.gov/workshops.html

Web Seminars

Esme Vos — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:32:27 +0000

OUR WEBCAST ARCHIVES:

Wireless Mesh for Municipal Services:

Helping Government Save Money and Improve Services

Thursday, June 21, 2007

2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time

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Progressive municipalities are deploying new wireless applications that improve government productivity, enhance customer service and lower costs. Want to learn more?

You’ll hear real-world examples from experts who have successfully embraced automated meter reading (AMR), public safety, voice over WiFi and other mobile applications that improve municipal services and lower operational costs.

Our speakers will include:

Leonard Scott, business unit manager of MIS for Corpus Christi, Texas‚Äö?Ñ?Æa pioneer in the effective deployment of automated meter reading (AMR) applications.
Chris Jensen, Detective, Drug Enforcement Bureau, Phoenix Police Department‚Äö?Ñ?Æa leading advocate of public safety and video surveillance applications.
Dennis Holmes, director of wireless services, Outsource Inc.‚Äö?Ñ?Æone of the first integrators to deploy public broadband and voice-over-WiFi networks in North America.
Esme Vos, founder and editor, MuniWireless, the voice of public broadband.

Metro WiFi From the Outside In: Delivering Reliable Indoor Connections
Sponsored by Ruckus Wireless
Recorded April 24, 2007

Even as municipal wireless becomes more prevalent in communities throughout the country and around the world, more and more emphasis is being placed upon ensuring reliable connections inside the four walls. Connecting to an outdoor wireless network from inside a home, an office building or city hall often requires reliable, cost-efficient customer premise equipment like access gateways and signal boosters.

Register here for this free, one-hour Webcast, recorded Tuesday, April 24.

You’ll learn more about how to help residential, business and government users achieve consistent and high-performance connections to their municipal wireless networks from inside facilities. This Webcast is produced by MuniWireless, the leading information source on public broadband wireless, and is sponsored by Ruckus Wireless, a leading supplier of municipal WiFi customer premise equipment.

Our speakers include:

Travis Carter, co-founder and technology VP for U.S. Internet, a leading service provider who will discuss how they’re helping Minneapolis and other cities ensure reliable wireless coverage inside homes and businesses.
Eric Stresen-Reuter, technical director for Ruckus Wireless, who will cover the key technical considerations for municipalities, service providers and integrators looking to ensure consistent, high-performance wireless network connections ‚Äö?Ñ?¨ as cost-effectively as possible.

It is not to late to hear this webcast. Click here to access the recorded version.

Municipal Wireless in Public Safety: Ensuring Safer Communities

Sponsored by Firetide

Recorded March 14, 2007

Public safety is the first application deployed for public wireless networks in cities and counties of every size and geography. Whether it’s video surveillance, mobile reporting, fire and police first responders or temporary emergency networks, public safety applications have fast become a driving force for initial deployments ‚Äö?Ñ?¨ and a catalyst for network expansion into other municipal applications.

This free, 60-minute Webcast covered a variety of topics that will help you successfully deploy wireless networks for public safety, and how to get the most out of those networks.

Our expert speakers shared their best practices about public safety wireless networks, based upon real-world case studies. Speakers include:

Esme Vos, founder of MuniWireless.com
Paul Hackerson, director of security and housing for the Rockford (IL) Housing Authority
Mark Satinsky, president of AgileMesh
Manish Chandra, product manager for Firetide

It is not to late to hear this webcast. Click here to access the recorded version.