{"id":182,"date":"2004-06-09T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2004-06-09T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viodi.com\/classic\/2004\/06\/09\/article1-21\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T18:27:19","slug":"article1-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viodi.com\/classic\/2004\/06\/09\/article1-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Stop, Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n

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Internet Protocol transport of any sort of content is obviously hot right now and that is the topic of discussion at the IP Video @ Supercomm conference<\/strong><\/em>. I am very privileged to be co-producing this conference with USTA at this year\u2019s Supercomm in Chicago. Chicago is a great town for a convention, as there is energy<\/strong> in the air not found in other cities. We have an energetic group of speakers that will enlighten us on various topics surrounding VoIP, content and various technologies. <\/p>\n

Kicking off the conference will be a panel called VoIP to VOD<\/strong>. Both voice over IP and VOD have been called \u201ckiller applications\u201d. To some extent, 2004 has been a year when both have finally come to fruition. Rob Hull of British Telecom<\/strong> will speak regarding his company\u2019s somewhat radical efforts to remake itself as an innovative provider of all kinds of IP services. Dave Lewis, President of ANPI<\/strong> \u2013 a long distance minutes aggregator, will share some of the things his organization is doing to make VoIP a reality for its independent telco owners. Finally, Shandit ZZZZZXXX <\/strong>will show how a company with a handful of people can shake up the telecom world by applying Internet technology to create an entirely new telephone network. <\/p>\n

The Cable 101 panel, moderated by Steve Klein of Zhone<\/strong>, will feature several operators that have successfully deployed video over telco networks. Steve recently gave his presentation at the California Telephone Association\u2019s Focused Technical Symposium<\/strong> and I heard good reviews. Leif Street of Wood County<\/strong> will discuss their success in marketing cable services against an entrenched competitor, while Paul Bertino<\/strong> will follow-up on his well received Telecom \u201903 presentation regarding Hickory Tech\u2019s<\/strong> empirical study that suggested that a CLEC operation that includes a video component is more likely to be successful. <\/p>\n

What is cable if not for the programming? That question will be answered by panelists on the Programming and Content Options panel. Sean Riley<\/strong> from Fox Cable Networks<\/strong> will discuss their viewpoint of where things are going with regards to programming. Chris Wimmer <\/strong>will talk about Microsoft\u2019s<\/strong> IPTV strategy and their role in the network. Andrew Wajs<\/strong> of Irdeto Access<\/strong> will talk about the increasing importance of content protection. <\/p>\n

HDTV<\/strong> is another hot topic that will on the agenda. My good friend Peter Lowten<\/strong> is moderating a panel of heavy hitters that include Paul Connoly<\/strong> of Scientific Atlanta<\/strong>, Matt Byrd of Net-to-Net <\/strong>and Craig Bender of Tut Systems<\/strong>. SA, of course, has HD set-tops that they are supplying to the cable operators. Net-to-net has done some interesting things with HD over copper. Finally, I have been touring the country with Tut and have enjoyed their fair and balanced presentation on HD. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlternative Content Distribution\u201d is next on the agenda and, no, this is not about content that you have to buy from a guy name Louie in a dark ally. The panelists in this session will discuss different ways to deliver content. As mentioned in a previous issue, Mary Coller <\/strong>from Sony Digital Pictures<\/strong> will be discussing what they are doing with their offering, Soapcity. Bruce Eisen of CinemaNow<\/strong> will give us an update of where they are at with regards to delivering movies over the Internet to the television. Mike Fugate<\/strong> from Kingdom Telephone <\/strong>will discuss how an independent telco operator is planning on embracing an alternative approach to distributing content. Finally, Fabrice Beer-Gabel <\/strong>of Big Band Networks<\/strong> will tie it all together as to how a telco might be able to start with a download strategy and add the components necessary to allow real time streaming to the television. <\/p>\n

Interactive television<\/strong> is something that has been tried for at least 25 years with the debut of Warner-Amex\u2019s Qube system in Ohio. Slowly, the attributes of iTV are starting to creep into television in shows, such as American Idol. This panel, moderated by Allison Dollar, co-President <\/strong>of the Interactive Television Alliance<\/strong>, will delve into iTV and look at its impact on telcos. George Hillier<\/strong>, of Ucentric<\/strong>, will review their efforts to store and distribute video content within the home. Frank Wiener of Calix<\/strong> will talk about the access network and what a telco requires to support future iTV services. Finally, I don\u2019t want to give away Brian Strunk’s<\/strong> presentation, but it will be fun as his company, CT Communications<\/strong>, has just deployed an application that could be called POD. <\/p>\n

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