Broadband Properties Summit Scheduled for October 1 & 2
By RL Vogelsang

I thought I would focus my column this month on letting everyone know about the Broadband Properties Summit, which was previously know as the Private & Wireless Broadband Show. I know a lot of industry folks have make this show a priority for close to 20 years now and I wanted to share with them, and everyone else, what we have planned under the new name and expanded direction.

Basically, we decided to expand the event to include more content, exhibits and materials of interest to the property owners and developers, who have been coming to the event for years just to learn about technologies such as cable and broadband. We believe that with each passing year, the line between the service provider and property owner continues to blur and that the driving force in this market is technology. In respect of this, we expanded the Private & Wireless Broadband Show to the Broadband Properties Summit, so that we are better able to bring both the service providers and the property owners under one roof, while addressing the increasing role technology plays on properties.

Where Real Estate Meets Technology

The theme of this year's event is Where Real Estate Meets Technology and to that end we have some exciting stuff planned. Large service providers such as Time Warner, Comcast and Verizon will be presenting alongside PCOs and alternative providers such as MediaWorks, Noment and WSNet. We have speakers from property companies such as JPI, Forrest City Residential and many others. For technologies, we will have an extensive look into traditional areas such as cable and Internet and, for the first time, presentations on alternate technologies such smart buildings and networking as well as an entire session devoted to the role wireless technologies play on properties.

It is our goal to provide both the service provider and property owner with two days of a well-rounded, highly educational experience where they can see and learn about the technologies that will be shaping the MDU/MTU industry in the present and future.

The latest information concerning the Broadband Properties Summit as well as registration information can be found online at www.broadbandproperties.com. I sincerely hope you can all join us in Denver.