President’s Letter
The Summit, April 28 – 30:
A Must Attend Conference
By Scott DeGarmo, President & CEO
In Dallas, we’ll address turning economic realities into plusses

Editor’s Note
Making the Business Case for Fiber
By Steven S. Ross, Editor-in-Chief
Our annual focus on Builder/Developer technology comes at an unusual time – unusual even for this fast-paced industry.

Provider Perspective
I’ll Trade You a Jeter for a Pujols
By Bryan J. Rader, Bandwidth Consulting LLC
Trading and selling remote operations among one another helps private cable operators assemble portfolios that make business sense.

The First Mile
Broadband and the Environment
Broadband applications significantly affect energy use and greenhouse gases – and wider adoption brings exponentially greater savings.

Why We Need More Fiber
Cable MSOs Facing Bandwidth Crises; Fiber-to-the-Home Makes Japan an Internet Powerhouse
Surging demand for bandwidth will force cable operators to upgrade their networks with new technologies.

Fiber Deployment Roundup
Fiber-to-the-Home Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
By Masha Zager, Broadband Properties
With a long upgrade path ahead of them, fiber network providers can encourage subscribers to use more of their product.

Independent Telco Deployment
The Cooperative’s Promise –
Deliver Right on the Nose
By Steven S. Ross, Editor-in-Chief
BEK Communications Cooperative build out a fiber-to-the-home network in record time, with careful planning and some help from Calix.

BROADBAND APPS

Creating a Healthy Difference with a Network-Based Medical Concierge Service
By Rob Scheschareg, MedConcierge
A "Concierge" medical service featuring video house calls could help differentiate your new development.

From Broadband to "Lifeband": The New Relationship Between Broadband and Aging
By Herb Hauser, Midtown Technologies LLC
Developers can use broadband to help aging adults stay in their homes and communities.

COVER STORY

Developers / Builders
Fiber Technology Guide for Developers and Builders
By Steven S. Ross, Editor-in-Chief
Everything developers and builders really want to know about fiber, but were afraid to ask: a concise explanation of the technology and its advantages, along with a guide to vendors supplying this market.

MDU TECHNOLOGY

Bending: The Truth About MDUs
By Mark Turner, Corning Cable Systems
Fiber bending is critical if you want to reach MDU customers without incurring excessive construction costs.

The Law
The FCC and Video: Exclusivity in the Crosshairs
By James Moskowitz, Fleischman and Harding, LLP
How will the FCC’s new exclusive property access regulation affect MDUs and centrally managed developments? A leading telecommunications lawyer offers some clues to the future of exclusive access, and explains why private cable operators could become a target as well.

Intelligent Development – Developers / Builders
Using Your Fiber:
The Synergy of public-Private Partnerships
By Steven S. Ross, Editor-in-Chief
The Intelligent Community Forum shows how municipalities are leveraging broadband to attract knowledge-based industries and deliver services. Many of these projects offer opportunities for developers and property managers.

Technology for Builders and Developers
The Key to Economic Development:
Intelligent Business Campuses
By James Carlini, Carlini & Associates Inc.
Today’s commercial tenants are looking for ultra-high-speed broadband, redundant power and connectivity, and one-stop support. They’re aiming for business continuity, not disaster recovery.

Fiber Networks
Making the Smart Decision: Active Ethernet FTTH
By Irit Gillath, Telco Systems
Why point-to-point networks are the most future-proof of all fiber networks.

DEPARTMENTS

January News and Views
This month: Distributors make news. New in-home and MDU networking solutions from Telkonet, Prysmian, Jungo and Midspeed; new technology from Albis and Calix.

Here’s a glimpse of who made the news:

AFL Telecommunications
Multicom
APA Cables & Networks / Clearfield
Alpha Technologies
Mindspeed Technology
Jungo
North American Cable Equipment
DIRECTV
Prysmian
Telkonet
Albis Optoelectronics AG / Enablence Technologies
Calix