1) Passive optical networks (PONs) that support both business and residential customers on the same network architecture are now economically feasible, as they can help share the high costs of building out the last mile of fiber infrastructure.
2) Integrating business and residential applications on a single PON can increase overall revenue per line and make building the expensive last mile infrastructure more affordable.
3) A PON network mixes business and residential traffic on the same fiber infrastructure from optical network terminals (ONTs) at customer premises through an optical distribution network to a central office, where an optical line terminal directs traffic to appropriate switches.
By deploying fiber deeper into the access network, service providers can swiftly deliver more capacity and successfully compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Deploying 50 Mbps or more bandwidth to consumers allows cable operators and telecommunications carriers the ability to capture a leadership position by offering the promise of exciting new services that can’t possibly be met by networks designed to deliver first-generation broadband services. Deep fiber enables success-based deployments and allows service providers to drive down OPEX costs by reducing the number of active equipment elements in the access network.
The document summarizes Utah's broadband mapping project, which involves state agencies and broadband providers. It received $2 million initially from NTIA and an additional $3.1 million to extend the project. The project aims to map broadband availability across Utah to inform planning efforts and provide data to the FCC. It will develop an interactive state broadband map to showcase non-confidential broadband data to various stakeholders.
The document discusses key ingredients for developing a gigabit city including intent to drive the digital economy, accelerated adoption and demand, and leveraging existing digital communications infrastructure assets. It then provides case studies on ITS Technology Group partnering with organizations to build fiber optic networks in Oldham and Pride Park, Derby to address poor bandwidth issues. The final section discusses ITS winning a 10-year concession from Hammersmith & Fulham Council to commercialize their existing CCTV duct network and build a fiber-to-the-premises network across the borough.
The document discusses broadband trends in Minnesota and fiber optic networks. It notes that fiber networks are being deployed by municipalities, telephone companies, schools, and other entities to connect cities, businesses, and homes. Different technologies like FTTP, FTTN, and wireless options are discussed. Open access networks with multiple providers are mentioned. Applications driving bandwidth demand include education, healthcare, and more.
Comcast provides business internet and networking services to over 2500 enterprise customers. Their nationwide fiber network covers over 100,000 miles and 24 major metropolitan areas. Services include Ethernet dedicated internet, Ethernet private line, Ethernet virtual private line, and broadband. Comcast's network is designed to support growing bandwidth demands and provides scalable, reliable connectivity for mission critical applications and cloud computing.
1) Passive optical networks (PONs) that support both business and residential customers on the same network architecture are now economically feasible, as they can help share the high costs of building out the last mile of fiber infrastructure.
2) Integrating business and residential applications on a single PON can increase overall revenue per line and make building the expensive last mile infrastructure more affordable.
3) A PON network mixes business and residential traffic on the same fiber infrastructure from optical network terminals (ONTs) at customer premises through an optical distribution network to a central office, where an optical line terminal directs traffic to appropriate switches.
By deploying fiber deeper into the access network, service providers can swiftly deliver more capacity and successfully compete in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Deploying 50 Mbps or more bandwidth to consumers allows cable operators and telecommunications carriers the ability to capture a leadership position by offering the promise of exciting new services that can’t possibly be met by networks designed to deliver first-generation broadband services. Deep fiber enables success-based deployments and allows service providers to drive down OPEX costs by reducing the number of active equipment elements in the access network.
The document summarizes Utah's broadband mapping project, which involves state agencies and broadband providers. It received $2 million initially from NTIA and an additional $3.1 million to extend the project. The project aims to map broadband availability across Utah to inform planning efforts and provide data to the FCC. It will develop an interactive state broadband map to showcase non-confidential broadband data to various stakeholders.
The document discusses key ingredients for developing a gigabit city including intent to drive the digital economy, accelerated adoption and demand, and leveraging existing digital communications infrastructure assets. It then provides case studies on ITS Technology Group partnering with organizations to build fiber optic networks in Oldham and Pride Park, Derby to address poor bandwidth issues. The final section discusses ITS winning a 10-year concession from Hammersmith & Fulham Council to commercialize their existing CCTV duct network and build a fiber-to-the-premises network across the borough.
The document discusses broadband trends in Minnesota and fiber optic networks. It notes that fiber networks are being deployed by municipalities, telephone companies, schools, and other entities to connect cities, businesses, and homes. Different technologies like FTTP, FTTN, and wireless options are discussed. Open access networks with multiple providers are mentioned. Applications driving bandwidth demand include education, healthcare, and more.
Comcast provides business internet and networking services to over 2500 enterprise customers. Their nationwide fiber network covers over 100,000 miles and 24 major metropolitan areas. Services include Ethernet dedicated internet, Ethernet private line, Ethernet virtual private line, and broadband. Comcast's network is designed to support growing bandwidth demands and provides scalable, reliable connectivity for mission critical applications and cloud computing.
10 Q1 Century Link At A Glance Brochure Findifoote
CenturyLink is a leading provider of broadband, entertainment, and voice services to consumers and businesses in 33 states. Headquartered in Monroe, LA, CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company that provides high-speed internet, IPTV, phone services, and networking equipment to residential and business customers. It also carries wireless and data traffic over its landline network for wholesale customers like wireless carriers and CLEC customers. With approximately 20,000 employees, CenturyLink had $7.4 billion in annual revenues as of 2010.
tw telecom is a major provider of telecommunications services in the United States, including metro Ethernet and a national fiber optic backbone. They focus on providing exceptional customer service and have over 80% of customers who recommend them. They own one of the top 3 metro Ethernet networks and have a large local fiber optic network connecting nearly 10,000 buildings. Their target customers include medium and large enterprises, carriers, government entities, and systems integrators.
This is a company overview of tw telecom. It contains company history, financials, products & services, competetive advantages, and technology deployment.
Mr. Gamal Hegazi's presentation on QITCOM 2011QITCOM
The document discusses the socio-economic impacts of ultra high speed broadband access through fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. It notes that FTTH connectivity is growing globally and transforming society by enabling connected experiences. FTTH improves quality of life by allowing high-speed access to enhanced online content and services. Deploying FTTH also creates jobs and economic growth opportunities for businesses, while attracting more investment to regions. The Middle East has seen some FTTH network deployments focused on new housing projects in countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
This document provides an overview of the requirements for demonstrating compliance with State aid rules for broadband projects receiving public funding in the UK. It discusses the key definitions around Next Generation Access (NGA) networks and the technical assessment process used by BDUK to evaluate proposals. The technical assessment considers factors like network design, speed capabilities, wholesale access terms. Evidence must be quantitative and supported by references. Templates and guidance are available online to help suppliers complete the assessment.
WiFi - 3 case studies in commercial deploymentcmars
1. Three business models were proposed for public access wireless LANs: WiFi as a 3G complement through partnerships between hotspot operators and mobile networks; the classic aggregator model like Boingo which aggregates many hotspots; and using existing networks of locations like pubs through a wholesale network model like The Cloud.
2. Key challenges identified included the high cost of backhaul, the need for billing and subscriber management systems, and hardware and software integration between different network technologies.
3. The document examined several companies using these models and noted lessons learned around securing backhaul arrangements, leveraging existing networks of locations, and the importance of branding and a national network to achieve scale.
The document summarizes the guifi.net initiative, a bottom-up broadband network built as an open commons by citizens in Spain. It discusses how guifi.net aims to build broadband infrastructure for all through collaboration and shared resources, currently connecting over 15,000 homes through 24,000 km of citizen-built networks. It also outlines how the Bottom-up Broadband for Europe (BuB4EU) initiative seeks to replicate and scale the guifi.net model across Europe by describing methodologies, sharing success stories, and creating large-scale examples of self-organized broadband commons.
GBM helped Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX) build a national broadband network to enhance Bahrain's telecom infrastructure and internet services. The project involved deploying Cisco's IPoDWDM technology over a fiber optic network to provide high-speed broadband access across Bahrain. This increased bandwidth, improved reliability of connections, and supported e-government initiatives and other online services. The new network provided 13 main sites across Bahrain with high-quality internet access using Cisco routing, switching, and management solutions.
This document discusses broadband and fiber networks in Dakota County. It provides an overview of fiber installation methods and the percentage of households with broadband access. It explains that fiber networks have unlimited bandwidth potential and can meet growing demand. The county has several fiber network projects underway using a "dig once" approach. There are opportunities for multi-county collaboration. An institutional network could reduce costs and improve services for governments. A commercial network could attract businesses by providing high bandwidth and create revenue. A study found substantial existing fiber assets that could be enhanced through institutional and commercial networks. Next steps include forming a joint powers agreement between partner organizations to implement and promote the networks.
DWS16 - Future networks forum - Gabrielle Gauthey, Groupe Caisse des dépotsIDATE DigiWorld
The document discusses various government initiatives to promote gigabit broadband access around the world. It notes that the gigabit race is more prevalent in countries where local and national authorities are directly involved, with the objective of ensuring powerful infrastructure coverage. Private sector players offering 1 Gbps plans do so to enhance their image as innovators. Gigabit access is available in certain areas of countries like New Zealand, Canada, USA, parts of Europe and Asia, while broader populations in Latin America and the Middle East only have basic broadband access.
DWS16 - Future Networks forum - Anna Krzyzanowska European CommissionIDATE DigiWorld
The document discusses the European Union's goals for a Gigabit society by 2025, including providing extremely high connectivity (gigabit speeds) to socio-economic drivers and digitally intensive enterprises, access to connectivity offering at least 100 Mbps download speeds to all households across Europe, and uninterrupted 5G coverage in all urban areas and along major transport paths by 2020. These objectives will be achieved through modernizing telecoms rules, providing free public WiFi access across Europe, and coordinating a 2020 timeline for 5G commercialization. Funding may come from the European Fund for Strategic Investments, European Structural and Investment Funds, and Connecting Europe Broadband Fund.
James Enck presentation at NMHH conference Budapest, Dec. 2013jimiinc
This document discusses the role of entrepreneurial capital in delivering future-proof broadband infrastructure in Europe. It notes that Germany and the UK have very low fiber penetration rates, below 1%, and will require an estimated €80-100 billion to achieve ubiquitous fiber coverage. Current investment from incumbent providers is insufficient. Successful third-party broadband models from companies like Reggefiber, Hyperoptic, Gigaclear, CityFibre and BBP Glasfaserfonds mitigate construction and demand risks through pre-build customer commitment and guaranteed minimum utilization levels, attracting entrepreneurial capital to fill Europe's broadband investment gap.
Malaysia's plan to improve internet connectivity includes:
1) Telekom Malaysia (TM) launched UNIFI, a satellite broadband service using fibre optics to deliver high-speed internet to major cities.
2) However, UNIFI is only available in major cities and its speeds cannot compete with Singapore's connections.
3) Internet is slower in rural areas due to insufficient broadband options through phone lines, 3G, or satellites that have lower quality signals than urban areas.
We are providing FTTH (Fiber To The Home) using GPON technology based on customer requirements. In new projects, in order to attract more subscribers and satisfy their Ethernet+VoIP+CATV triple play service demand, fiber to the home network is the most suitable solution for cable operators GEPON system consists of an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) located in the operator's central office and an ONU (Optical Network Unit) located at customer premises for FTTH connections.
Leveraging Broadband for Community and Economic DevelopmentAnn Treacy
This document discusses four key components for community technology network vitality: fiber/copper/wireless infrastructure, available services, subscription rates, and user sophistication. It then provides an overview of various wired and wireless broadband connection types and considerations for communities in getting connected such as existing providers, collaborative activities, and strategic alternatives for traditional economic development leveraging broadband. The Blandin Foundation is identified as a resource for technical assistance and funding to support community broadband development activities.
Broadband adoption has steadily increased and can now be considered mainstream, though home computer growth may create a ceiling. Metropolitan areas still outpace rural broadband adoption, but the gap is closing due mostly to demographic and socioeconomic factors. The top reason cited for not switching to broadband is cost. While availability is decreasing as a barrier, it remains an issue in some rural areas; the consequences of the digital divide are growing as more services move online.
Wireless Technologies – Learn about the emerging services that will provide the increased mobility that business needs and citizens want. Hear about new wireless technologies that can extend broadband coverage into more rural areas. Presenter: Pete Borchert, Senior Market Analyst, Alltel Wireless
10 Q1 Century Link At A Glance Brochure Findifoote
CenturyLink is a leading provider of broadband, entertainment, and voice services to consumers and businesses in 33 states. Headquartered in Monroe, LA, CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company that provides high-speed internet, IPTV, phone services, and networking equipment to residential and business customers. It also carries wireless and data traffic over its landline network for wholesale customers like wireless carriers and CLEC customers. With approximately 20,000 employees, CenturyLink had $7.4 billion in annual revenues as of 2010.
tw telecom is a major provider of telecommunications services in the United States, including metro Ethernet and a national fiber optic backbone. They focus on providing exceptional customer service and have over 80% of customers who recommend them. They own one of the top 3 metro Ethernet networks and have a large local fiber optic network connecting nearly 10,000 buildings. Their target customers include medium and large enterprises, carriers, government entities, and systems integrators.
This is a company overview of tw telecom. It contains company history, financials, products & services, competetive advantages, and technology deployment.
Mr. Gamal Hegazi's presentation on QITCOM 2011QITCOM
The document discusses the socio-economic impacts of ultra high speed broadband access through fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. It notes that FTTH connectivity is growing globally and transforming society by enabling connected experiences. FTTH improves quality of life by allowing high-speed access to enhanced online content and services. Deploying FTTH also creates jobs and economic growth opportunities for businesses, while attracting more investment to regions. The Middle East has seen some FTTH network deployments focused on new housing projects in countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
This document provides an overview of the requirements for demonstrating compliance with State aid rules for broadband projects receiving public funding in the UK. It discusses the key definitions around Next Generation Access (NGA) networks and the technical assessment process used by BDUK to evaluate proposals. The technical assessment considers factors like network design, speed capabilities, wholesale access terms. Evidence must be quantitative and supported by references. Templates and guidance are available online to help suppliers complete the assessment.
WiFi - 3 case studies in commercial deploymentcmars
1. Three business models were proposed for public access wireless LANs: WiFi as a 3G complement through partnerships between hotspot operators and mobile networks; the classic aggregator model like Boingo which aggregates many hotspots; and using existing networks of locations like pubs through a wholesale network model like The Cloud.
2. Key challenges identified included the high cost of backhaul, the need for billing and subscriber management systems, and hardware and software integration between different network technologies.
3. The document examined several companies using these models and noted lessons learned around securing backhaul arrangements, leveraging existing networks of locations, and the importance of branding and a national network to achieve scale.
The document summarizes the guifi.net initiative, a bottom-up broadband network built as an open commons by citizens in Spain. It discusses how guifi.net aims to build broadband infrastructure for all through collaboration and shared resources, currently connecting over 15,000 homes through 24,000 km of citizen-built networks. It also outlines how the Bottom-up Broadband for Europe (BuB4EU) initiative seeks to replicate and scale the guifi.net model across Europe by describing methodologies, sharing success stories, and creating large-scale examples of self-organized broadband commons.
GBM helped Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX) build a national broadband network to enhance Bahrain's telecom infrastructure and internet services. The project involved deploying Cisco's IPoDWDM technology over a fiber optic network to provide high-speed broadband access across Bahrain. This increased bandwidth, improved reliability of connections, and supported e-government initiatives and other online services. The new network provided 13 main sites across Bahrain with high-quality internet access using Cisco routing, switching, and management solutions.
This document discusses broadband and fiber networks in Dakota County. It provides an overview of fiber installation methods and the percentage of households with broadband access. It explains that fiber networks have unlimited bandwidth potential and can meet growing demand. The county has several fiber network projects underway using a "dig once" approach. There are opportunities for multi-county collaboration. An institutional network could reduce costs and improve services for governments. A commercial network could attract businesses by providing high bandwidth and create revenue. A study found substantial existing fiber assets that could be enhanced through institutional and commercial networks. Next steps include forming a joint powers agreement between partner organizations to implement and promote the networks.
DWS16 - Future networks forum - Gabrielle Gauthey, Groupe Caisse des dépotsIDATE DigiWorld
The document discusses various government initiatives to promote gigabit broadband access around the world. It notes that the gigabit race is more prevalent in countries where local and national authorities are directly involved, with the objective of ensuring powerful infrastructure coverage. Private sector players offering 1 Gbps plans do so to enhance their image as innovators. Gigabit access is available in certain areas of countries like New Zealand, Canada, USA, parts of Europe and Asia, while broader populations in Latin America and the Middle East only have basic broadband access.
DWS16 - Future Networks forum - Anna Krzyzanowska European CommissionIDATE DigiWorld
The document discusses the European Union's goals for a Gigabit society by 2025, including providing extremely high connectivity (gigabit speeds) to socio-economic drivers and digitally intensive enterprises, access to connectivity offering at least 100 Mbps download speeds to all households across Europe, and uninterrupted 5G coverage in all urban areas and along major transport paths by 2020. These objectives will be achieved through modernizing telecoms rules, providing free public WiFi access across Europe, and coordinating a 2020 timeline for 5G commercialization. Funding may come from the European Fund for Strategic Investments, European Structural and Investment Funds, and Connecting Europe Broadband Fund.
James Enck presentation at NMHH conference Budapest, Dec. 2013jimiinc
This document discusses the role of entrepreneurial capital in delivering future-proof broadband infrastructure in Europe. It notes that Germany and the UK have very low fiber penetration rates, below 1%, and will require an estimated €80-100 billion to achieve ubiquitous fiber coverage. Current investment from incumbent providers is insufficient. Successful third-party broadband models from companies like Reggefiber, Hyperoptic, Gigaclear, CityFibre and BBP Glasfaserfonds mitigate construction and demand risks through pre-build customer commitment and guaranteed minimum utilization levels, attracting entrepreneurial capital to fill Europe's broadband investment gap.
Malaysia's plan to improve internet connectivity includes:
1) Telekom Malaysia (TM) launched UNIFI, a satellite broadband service using fibre optics to deliver high-speed internet to major cities.
2) However, UNIFI is only available in major cities and its speeds cannot compete with Singapore's connections.
3) Internet is slower in rural areas due to insufficient broadband options through phone lines, 3G, or satellites that have lower quality signals than urban areas.
We are providing FTTH (Fiber To The Home) using GPON technology based on customer requirements. In new projects, in order to attract more subscribers and satisfy their Ethernet+VoIP+CATV triple play service demand, fiber to the home network is the most suitable solution for cable operators GEPON system consists of an OLT (Optical Line Terminal) located in the operator's central office and an ONU (Optical Network Unit) located at customer premises for FTTH connections.
Leveraging Broadband for Community and Economic DevelopmentAnn Treacy
This document discusses four key components for community technology network vitality: fiber/copper/wireless infrastructure, available services, subscription rates, and user sophistication. It then provides an overview of various wired and wireless broadband connection types and considerations for communities in getting connected such as existing providers, collaborative activities, and strategic alternatives for traditional economic development leveraging broadband. The Blandin Foundation is identified as a resource for technical assistance and funding to support community broadband development activities.
Broadband adoption has steadily increased and can now be considered mainstream, though home computer growth may create a ceiling. Metropolitan areas still outpace rural broadband adoption, but the gap is closing due mostly to demographic and socioeconomic factors. The top reason cited for not switching to broadband is cost. While availability is decreasing as a barrier, it remains an issue in some rural areas; the consequences of the digital divide are growing as more services move online.
Wireless Technologies – Learn about the emerging services that will provide the increased mobility that business needs and citizens want. Hear about new wireless technologies that can extend broadband coverage into more rural areas. Presenter: Pete Borchert, Senior Market Analyst, Alltel Wireless
If you have a web site, it’s easy to kind of forget about it. It’s built, you probably spent a lot of time on it at one point but now it’s done. We’ll go through a checklist of things you should have or update on your site and discuss tools that night help you keep your site updated. This is particularly good for anyone who hasn’t thought about their web site for a while – even a couple of years.
by Ann Treacy
The document provides instructions for signing up for a Google account in order to access and schedule events on someone else's Google calendar. It outlines getting a Google account, logging in, accessing the other calendar by URL, and adding an event. It emphasizes that Google customizes the experience and features change daily, so the specific steps may not match exactly but completing the goals is most important.
Blandin Foundation Broadband Stimulus 071409Ann Treacy
The presentation describes the strategy behind the application that Blandin Foundation is developing for ARRA funding. The focus is on the Sustainable Broadband project area. The goal is to bring together key Minnesota organizations to create a program that will fund a variety of market development, economic development and sustainable broadband practices in rural MN communities.
This document discusses return on investment for broadband infrastructure. It outlines who provides investment in broadband - providers and communities - and who benefits from that investment - providers through sales and profit, and communities through economic development. Different types of entities like private sector, public sector, and cooperatives have different priorities for return on investment. Feasibility studies are recommended to improve decision making on broadband projects by evaluating the market, engineering needs, funding options, and management approaches. Examples from Minnesota counties estimate the economic impacts of increased broadband connectivity and utilization. The Blandin Broadband Communities program is introduced as a way to promote broadband adoption within a community.
Broadband Best Practices in Greater MinnesotaAnn Treacy
Community leaders are faced with navigating a whirlwind of dynamic technologies, policy discussions at the federal and state level, and funding through the ARRA stimulus programs as they wrestle with the the challenge of ensuring world-class broadband infrastructure and services and motivating the adoption of new technologies by businesses, institutions and citizens. This session will provide an overview of community best practices for network deployment and broadband-based economic development. By Bill Coleman for the Blandin Foundation
Security, Vulnerability & Redundancy in MN Broadband InfrastrcutureAnn Treacy
This document summarizes the findings of a 2009 taskforce on security, vulnerability, and redundancy. The taskforce had the goals of making Minnesota a secure and reliable place for work, play, and innovation online by providing redundancy for critical infrastructure and ensuring multiple routes for internet traffic. Key objectives included ensuring no single points of failure for broadband infrastructure, exploring strategies like peering to contribute to security goals, and ensuring ongoing collaboration among stakeholders.
The document discusses broadband internet access in Minnesota, including the current state and goals for improvement. It provides statistics showing that 52.3% of rural residents and 57.8% statewide have broadband access, while availability is lower in more remote areas. The task force is considering how to expand access through various public-private partnership models and incentives to make high-speed, affordable broadband as ubiquitous as possible across Minnesota. Stakeholder input is sought on priorities and strategies to work towards this goal.
The document provides 5 golden rules for finding value in big data and avoiding "fool's gold": 1) Don't try to analyze all data, focus on specific areas. 2) Create a solid foundation of clean, organized data. 3) Stay focused on critical areas rather than getting distracted. 4) Apply basic analytical techniques rather than complex methods. 5) Put data at the center of the process, testing ideas and measuring results through iteration.
The document is a repetitive list of "Presentation Title Here" authored by MediaCom without any dates or additional context. It does not provide any essential information in its current form.
This document discusses the popularity and growth of various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn, noting that while these platforms are widely used, newer platforms like Instagram, Vine, and Snapchat are also gaining popularity among certain demographics. It encourages nonprofits to test out these newer platforms through campaigns and pilots in order to engage new audiences and try new strategies. The document provides tips on how organizations can create a culture of testing new technologies and platforms by making space for discussion, allowing personal use, and implementing processes for pilot projects.
MediaCom presentation from MediaCom Edinburgh's Account Director Kirsty Anderson. Presented at the #PPAScotland quarterly member meeting in collaboration with the IPA.
The Blandin Foundation awarded a $20,000 technology grant to the Mora HRA for the Eastwood High-Speed Wireless Computer Classes for Seniors project. This project provides seniors access to free high-speed wireless internet, computers, coffee, and interactive video capabilities at the Eastwood Community Center. The upgrades allow seniors to video chat with family, access educational materials, and participate in remote activities. The new infrastructure also benefits the wider community through presentations, meetings, and educational programs hosted at the center.
The document discusses how the "Internet of Things" will impact consumers and brands as everyday objects become connected to the digital world. Key points include:
- Inanimate objects will become "aware" and interact with each other and people, impacting areas from home automation to health monitoring.
- Devices will not only include those we carry but also those we wear like fitness trackers or Google Glass, and potentially implants.
- Brands will need to build high levels of trust as control shifts from humans to connected devices and machines.
- Views of the Internet of Things range from a dystopian vision of loss of privacy and control, to a more optimistic promise of improved health, safety and productivity.
Marketing Day 2012: the new media mix: the new rules of marketing & media pla...Bisnode Belgium
Marketing communications and media planning have been fundamentally altered by the explosive growth of digital media and mobile technologies. Although traditional channels like email and print media are not going away anytime soon, consumers increasingly demand that companies also interact with them on social networks, via tablets and mobile devices, and in ways that were not
possible just a few years ago.
This document discusses the changing role of different screens in people's lives. It finds that mobile devices have become an important part of the purchasing process, with 22% of purchases made on mobile websites or apps. It also finds that people are using multiple screens simultaneously, such as watching TV while engaging on social media through their phone or laptop, showing screens are used in a fluid way across contexts. Finally, it discusses how the use of multiple screens can help keep people together, such as families watching different things on different screens in the same room.
Cristal Festival 2015 - "The transformations of communication jobs in an inte...Cristal Events
"The transformations of communication jobs in an interconnected world: the example of an agency and an advertising network."
Gregoire Garrel - Media Com
& Manuela Pacaud - MediaPost Communication
Blandin On Broadband Fiber To The Home NetworksAnn Treacy
Fiber to the Home Networks – Learn how fiber, a critical infrastructure, can support economic vitality in your community. Get a better understanding of the costs and capabilities of community fiber networks and how the can enable business, education, health care and quality of life. Presenter: David Russell of Calix.
Speaker Ken Johnson, from panel called Big Enough to Succeed: small carriers at the leading edge — entrepreneurial (non-Municipal) carriers show a fourth way (after Telco, Cable and Muni) to the future of connectivity. Video of panel is here: http://youtu.be/YSeXinuwBgU
Freedom to Connect 2012
Comcast Corporation is the largest provider of information, communications, and entertainment products and services in the United States. As of 2010, Comcast served over 24 million video customers, 16 million internet customers, and 5.6 million digital voice customers across 39 states. Comcast owns and operates a large fiber network spanning over 600,000 plant route miles and 147,000 fiber route miles that provides highly scalable, resilient Ethernet services to businesses nationwide.
The document provides information about tw telecom, including that it is one of the top three business Ethernet service providers nationwide with over 26,000 miles of fiber routes and 8,800 buildings lit with fiber-based services. It summarizes tw telecom's product portfolio including metro Ethernet services, IP VPN solutions, Internet services, and VoIP. The document also discusses trends driving growth in metro Ethernet and tw telecom's strategy and positioning in the Ethernet market.
- tw telecom is a provider of telecommunication services including metro Ethernet, IP VPN, managed services, and co-location services.
- It has a large fiber network connecting nearly 10,000 enterprise buildings and is one of the top 3 metro Ethernet providers in the US.
- The document discusses tw telecom's product portfolio, network architecture, and strategy to focus on medium and large enterprise customers in key vertical markets through innovative solutions and a differentiated customer experience.
The document discusses trends driving fixed and mobile operators toward convergence. It outlines key drivers like declining voice revenues, increasing data traffic, and customer demand for single services across fixed and mobile networks. It then summarizes various pre-IMS technological solutions operators can use to begin providing fixed-mobile convergence, like UMA, SIP-based solutions, and integrating with IP-PBX systems.
tw telecom is a leading provider of data and IP services to enterprises across the US. It operates one of the top 3 metro Ethernet networks and has a national IP backbone. The company focuses on exceptional customer service and offers a portfolio of connectivity, transport, security, and managed solutions. tw telecom has strategically expanded its network and services over 15 years to now serve medium and large enterprise customers.
Companies today face many challenges in keeping pace with customer demands, out-pacing competitors, and managing costs. This is particularly true for stretched IT departments who struggle with streamlining and managing network administration and operations efforts. Companies must find a way to integrate and consolidate disparate and distant locations into their existing networks as quickly and efficiently as possible. Managing these demands, meeting the requirement for additional bandwidth, and protecting and maintaining mission critical networks – all with existing headcount is a formidable challenge.
Investing in your telecommunications system is an investment in your business, a financially strong provider you can trust – one with strong liquidity and the ability to invest in customer opportunities. tw telecom is that partner a strong company with solid fundamentals fully prepared to be your business partner.
1. Mobile broadband is becoming a major opportunity for telecommunications companies as mobile data usage and adoption increases rapidly each year, driven by smartphone proliferation, new services, and flat-rate pricing.
2. Networks must fundamentally change to handle growing mobile data demands, including evolving to all-IP flat networks with small cell layers to boost capacity beyond what 3G and 4G macro networks can provide alone.
3. Telecom companies aim to lead this transition and gain competitive advantage by evolving their radio access and core networks, focusing on ubiquitous coverage, enhanced customer experience through intelligent resource allocation, and ensuring long-term profitability through service segmentation.
MetroNet is a high-speed fiber optic network that connects directly to customers within a city or large campus. NetNam offers two types of MetroNet services, Point to Point and Ethernet, to help organizations simplify IT management at reasonable costs. NetNam's MetroNet provides high bandwidth up to 10 Gbps, high security, easy management, and 24/7 support for applications like data transfer, video conferencing, video on demand, IP phone, IPTV, and high-speed internet access.
XO Communications is a major communications service provider focused on businesses. It has a nationwide fiber network spanning 19,000 miles and serving over 90,000 business customers. XO offers a full portfolio of IP and networking services including internet access, voice, managed IT, and security solutions. It prides itself on exceptional customer service and being able to meet all of a business's communications and IT needs.
XO Communications is one of the nation’s largest communications service providers focused exclusively on businesses, government, domestic and international telecommunications carriers, cable companies, content providers and mobile wireless companies.
XO Communications is one of the nation’s largest communications service providers focused exclusively on businesses, government, domestic and international telecommunications carriers, cable companies, content providers and mobile wireless companies.
Fiber to Home, Smart Home, Smart Cities Muhammad Adil
The document discusses strategies for making cities smart, including:
1. Implementing fiber to the home (FTTH) infrastructure as it is a basic requirement and important step for developing smart cities, allowing large data transport and connectivity even for moving objects.
2. Ten reasons are provided for making cities smart, such as reducing costs, increasing efficiency, empowering citizens, and driving innovation.
3. Various internet service providers in Pakistan are summarized, including their internet package speeds and pricing. The fastest providers offer speeds up to 200Mbps through fiber networks.
Viettel Telecom Corporation is a leading telecommunications provider operating in 10 countries with over 84 million customers. It has a strong international presence through partnerships with global carriers and the provision of services like international voice, roaming, IP transit, and fraud detection solutions. Viettel aims to continuously innovate and improve quality of life through tailored telecom services and social responsibility.
This document discusses the evolution of mobile networks and services from 2G to 3G and beyond. It describes how networks are transitioning from circuit-switched to packet-switched architectures based on IP, allowing the delivery of various data, voice, and multimedia services. The key technologies discussed include GPRS, which introduced packet data services to GSM networks, and the development of all-IP core networks to support further convergence and new applications. The document also examines challenges around addressing, quality of service, and mobility as IP networks expand.
The document provides an overview of the US telecommunications industry from 1996-1999. It discusses the Telecommunications Act of 1996 which aimed to stimulate competition. It also discusses the regional bell operating companies (RBOCs), long-distance carriers like AT&T, MCI, and Sprint, and technological developments in areas like DSL, cable modems, dense wavelength-division multiplexing, internet telephony, broadband, and satellite-based communications with companies like Iridium. Financial data on the RBOCs and long-distance carriers from 1996-1998 is also presented.
- The document discusses Virgin Media's large fiber optic network across the UK and their investments in broadband and mobile infrastructure. It notes they carry over 50% of the country's mobile traffic.
- It then discusses challenges mobile operators face with changing technologies and rising costs, and how traditional thinking will not address these issues. New solutions around multi-supplier networks and flexible deployment options are needed.
- The document argues that access networks are still a bottleneck and backhaul transformation is required, involving both technology changes and new business models focused on reducing total costs through balanced, multi-supplier solutions.
ITSTechnology Group provides super fast network connectivity and digital infrastructure services to communities. They deliver fiber networks with sub 3ms latency and fixed/wireless connectivity. Their focus is on reusing existing infrastructure and establishing sustainable business models through public-private partnerships and leveraging service revenues. They have experience building extensive networks across the UK and offer bespoke funding consultancy. Currently, ITS has the largest duct and fiber network in Oldham connecting major NHS sites and has projects with NHS Oldham and Hamilton Black to deliver connectivity to student housing.
The document discusses the transition to Next Generation Networks (NGNs). Traditional telecom networks are being replaced by IP-based networks capable of integrating different access technologies and services. This allows for the convergence of fixed, mobile, and data networks. NGNs aim to reduce costs through infrastructure optimization while creating new revenue sources by offering converged services like triple play bundles. However, successful business models for NGNs remain uncertain and will depend on demonstrating clear benefits to customers.
Adoption challenges in rural minnesota, BBTF March 2022.pptxAnn Treacy
Rural areas of Minnesota have significantly less access to broadband internet than urban areas, with 94.2% of unserved and 93.3% of underserved households being in rural locations. Rural communities tend to be older, poorer, and less educated compared to urban areas. There are three main challenges to broadband adoption in rural Minnesota: accessing devices, affording internet services due to high monthly fees, and developing digital literacy skills, with organizations trying to address the third leg of skills and support.
This document discusses broadband expansion goals in Minnesota. It outlines the state's goals that by 2022 all businesses and homes have access to broadband with minimum speeds of 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload and by 2026 access to speeds of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload. As of 2021, 96.4% of unserved and 96.5% of underserved households were in rural areas. The document also lists challenges around supply shortages, workforce shortages, and affordability as well as inequities with some student populations still lacking internet access essential for learning.
This document discusses Riverwood Healthcare's digital solutions including their website, symptom checker, virtual visits, MyChart, wellness network, chat feature, pharmacy app, and specialty care digital outreach. It notes that the symptom checker had over 180 uses in January 2021. It also mentions that Riverwood has conducted over 6,000 virtual visits since March and has 4,764 active MyChart patients. Finally, it discusses their use of digital tools like Zoom, a calm app, and digital screening to support patients, visitors, and staff.
This document summarizes the background and key arguments of a book analyzing federal and state policies regarding subsidization, deployment, and regulation of broadband in rural communities. The author is an Associate Professor who researched the topic through a policy analysis of over 10,000 pages of documents, 90 interviews, and site visits. The book argues that rural broadband policy is both incomplete and broken, failing to bring affordable, high-speed broadband to rural areas due to regulatory capture and prioritizing large internet providers. It also highlights some local success stories of communities connecting themselves with the help of cooperatives or local ISPs. The conclusions call for a national rural broadband plan, recognizing the importance of local broadband, and ensuring history does not repeat itself in
This document summarizes a study on rural workforce movers and telecommuters. It finds that 21% of rural households have someone who telecommutes. Telecommuters are more likely to be married, have larger households, and higher incomes. Respondents moved for slower pace of life, safety, and lower costs. However, many noted poor broadband access as a challenge to remaining in their communities or telecommuting. The study aims to help communities understand and attract telecommuters.
Connected Minnesota is working to expand access to high-speed internet, distance learning, and supportive services across Minnesota. They have provided over $4.5 million in funding to 52 organizations across two rounds of funding in 2020 and 2021. $1.2 million was allocated specifically to Black-led and Indigenous-led organizations focused in the Twin Cities area. Connected Minnesota has also convened stakeholders through a Digital Equity Roundtable and uses a community-informed approach that centers decision making with communities and adapts solutions to their specific needs.
Surveys, Data and Stories to Inform Policy and InvestmentAnn Treacy
This document summarizes broadband access surveys from four rural Minnesota communities. Over 2,600 surveys were completed, with 25% of respondents indicating they only have cellular internet or no internet access at all. The top reasons for lack of access were no services being offered at their location or prices being too high. Respondents said they would use better broadband for education, work, communication, and entertainment. Stories from residents provided personal accounts of struggles with slow, unreliable, or expensive existing services like satellite that don't support needs like work-from-home VPN access or uploading school assignments. Community leaders are encouraged to consider these resident experiences and priorities when making broadband policy and investment decisions.
Community approaches to broadband in MinnesotaAnn Treacy
Community-led broadband solutions can bring competition, lower prices, and faster internet speeds to underserved areas. They also create local jobs and support new businesses by involving stakeholders, using creative funding, and working with neighbors through grassroots and transparent efforts. Successful community broadband requires smart construction policies and cooperation across an array of groups.
The document provides information about funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Capital Projects Fund, including:
1. Minnesota is eligible to receive $70 million from the $10 billion Capital Projects Fund allocated for broadband infrastructure and digital connectivity technology projects.
2. The Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development must submit an application by September 30, 2021 to request $70 million for grants through Minnesota's Border-to-Border Broadband Development Program.
3. $35 million has been appropriated from the awarded funds for grants in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 through the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Program.
This document summarizes responses from counties, cities, and townships in southeast Minnesota about broadband access and issues in their areas. Availability of service is a major concern, with many rural areas having little to no access. Even areas with coverage often have unreliable or insufficient service that does not meet needs like remote work and school. Respondents are working with local providers and using grants to improve access, but barriers like terrain and funding make expansion difficult. Overall, the survey finds widespread gaps in broadband access across the region that impact residents' lives.
The document outlines the broadband development process from start to finish in a simplified manner. It begins with learning about the local broadband needs through community engagement. It then involves examining options like improving existing infrastructure or building new networks. Key steps include conducting feasibility studies, identifying potential partners, and negotiating deals. The goal is to improve broadband infrastructure and celebrate the achieved progress. The document also provides an overview of various broadband technologies like satellite, fixed wireless, and wired options like fiber and discusses their capabilities and limitations. It concludes with a panel discussion on local broadband projects.
This document summarizes a regional broadband event that took place on September 30, 2021. It included welcome remarks, a panel on the current broadband climate in the region, and storytellers from local broadband providers. There was also an elected official update, small group discussions, and a recap. The event concluded with information about the upcoming state broadband conference in October. The purpose was to bring stakeholders together to discuss broadband access challenges in the region and potential solutions.
Regional Broadband meeting in NW MN from Office of Broadband DevelopmentAnn Treacy
This document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities through programs like RDOF, NTIA, and the American Rescue Plan Act are also discussed.
MN Broadband regional meeting in west centralAnn Treacy
The document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes and businesses since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities and the potential impacts of infrastructure legislation are also mentioned.
SMIF Regional Broadband Forum: Le Sueur Count Broadband InitativeAnn Treacy
The Le Sueur County broadband initiative started in April 2018 at a regional broadband summit. Since then, the county has received various grants and funding totaling over $5.5 million to expand broadband access through fiber, fixed wireless, and other technologies. This includes a Blandin grant of $1.8 million and $3.7 million from the CARES Act. Most townships also contributed funds. The funding is being used to support economic development for local businesses by improving technology access and training, as well as projects for telemedicine, virtual communities, and a county-wide website. Conversations continue on further expanding broadband access when additional funding sources are identified.
The document discusses broadband access and inspiration stories in West Central Minnesota counties. It provides broadband access speeds and rankings for counties in the region. It also shares several inspirational stories of how organizations are using broadband to provide education, healthcare, employment resources, and more to their communities.
This document summarizes responses from counties, cities, and townships in southeast Minnesota about broadband access and issues in their areas. Availability of service is lacking in many rural areas. Even where service exists, functionality is often insufficient for tasks like remote work and schooling due to slow speeds and unreliable connections. Respondents cited high costs, challenging terrain, and low population density as barriers to improving or expanding service. Most rely on internet providers to make upgrades but have limited ability to influence them. Funding sources for improvements include grants, ARPA funds, and partnerships between jurisdictions and providers. Addressing equity of access and affordability were also raised as ongoing issues.
Regional Broadband MN - presentation from Office of Broadband DevelopmentAnn Treacy
The document summarizes Minnesota's broadband development timeline and policies from 2008 to the present. It outlines the state's statutory broadband goals, the role of the Office of Broadband Development and task forces, broadband mapping efforts, and the Border to Border broadband grant program. The grant program has provided broadband access to over 56,800 homes and businesses since 2014. Current federal funding opportunities through programs like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the American Rescue Plan Act could provide additional funding to support Minnesota's broadband expansion efforts.
Chisago Lakes Community Broadband SurveyAnn Treacy
A survey of 762 respondents in the Chisago Lakes community found that 30% said the internet met their online school requirements most of the time while 16% said no. For working from home, 37% said the internet met their needs most of the time and 28% said no. Regarding running a business, 56% said it did not apply while 21% said no and 18% said most of the time. Respondents rated internet reliability as 33% poor and 31% fair, and rated speed as 34% fair and 29% poor.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
AppSec PNW: Android and iOS Application Security with MobSFAjin Abraham
Mobile Security Framework - MobSF is a free and open source automated mobile application security testing environment designed to help security engineers, researchers, developers, and penetration testers to identify security vulnerabilities, malicious behaviours and privacy concerns in mobile applications using static and dynamic analysis. It supports all the popular mobile application binaries and source code formats built for Android and iOS devices. In addition to automated security assessment, it also offers an interactive testing environment to build and execute scenario based test/fuzz cases against the application.
This talk covers:
Using MobSF for static analysis of mobile applications.
Interactive dynamic security assessment of Android and iOS applications.
Solving Mobile app CTF challenges.
Reverse engineering and runtime analysis of Mobile malware.
How to shift left and integrate MobSF/mobsfscan SAST and DAST in your build pipeline.
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
7. Mediacom offers 3 residential speeds 3Mbps x 256kbps - $29.95* 8Mbps x 512kbps - $45.95* 20Mbps x 2Mbps - $59.95* *Pricing is for Mediacom video customers Mediacom VIP customers receive speeds of up to 10 Mbps x 1Mbps Over 204,000 MN homes have access to services Data Customers Lite Speed (3MB): 3,500 Residential (8MB): 2,400 VIP Customers (10MB): 2,500 Extreme (20MB): 500 Commercial Customers: 3,800 Total Data Customers: 58,000 Current Services: High Speed Internet Data Profile