INDUSTRY NEWS

Cold Snap Adding Strain to Power Grid
It is not unusual to hear about power concerns during the summer months with air conditioners running at full speed, but colder than normal temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest have the demand for power approaching the all time record for summer use of 144,644 megawatts that was set last August. MORE

The Coming Internet Traffic Jam
A new assessment from Deloitte & Touche predicts that global traffic will exceed the Internet's capacity as soon as this year. Why? The rapid growth in the number of global Internet users, combined with the rise of online video services and the lack of investment in new infrastructure. MORE

FCC Ruling Changed Phone Industry In 1968;
It Could Happen Again Today
Cable companies will have to unbundle the cable system by sharing the descrambling code with other device makers. MORE

Comcast Challenges FCC’s Denial of CableCARD Waiver
As was expected, Comcast Corp. has challenged the FCC Media Bureau’s denial of its partial waiver request of an agency ruling setting July as the deadline to provide set-top boxes with open, software-based video conditional access units, called CableCARDs. MORE

House Members Seek Permanent Internet Tax Ban
The House Ways and Means Committee is considering a bill that would keep the Internet tax-free permanently. MORE

The Dallas Data Center Market
The Tier 1 data center real estate market in the United States can be summarized by the following: data center space is available, but “usable” space is confined to small pockets of availability in desirable locations and most too small for any large enterprise. MORE

Telecom Groups Plot Search Plan to Rival Google & Yahoo!
To work on the project, the European telecoms giants including Vodafone Group, France Telecom, Telefonica SA, Deutsche Telekom AG, Hutchison Whampoa, Telecom Italia SpA and one American network, Cingular Wireless LLC are meeting for high level talks at ... MORE



SIDE TRAQS

If You Had to Choose: Computer or Spouse?
A new study finds 65 percent of Americans spend more time with their computer than their spouse — and, on average, wastes 12 hours a month fixing computer problem. MORE

1 in 8 Men Would Dump their Girlfriend for an iPod
Silly survey conducted on behalf of a company that wants you to use it to buy more gadgets. MORE

The True Impact Of Fiji Bottled Water —
Absolutely Staggering!
The production of one liter bottle of Fiji water uses 26 times more water than the bottle contains. Twenty-six! The production also consumes almost one kilogram of fossil fuel, and emits over one pound of CO2. MORE

The Hidden Engineering Gender Gap
50 years of Silicon Valley history strongly suggest that technology companies will continue to be founded by entrepreneurs from engineering backgrounds; and if women never become engineers in sufficient numbers, they will disproportionately fail to experience the upper end of the range of Silicon Valley outcomes. MORE

Study: P2P Effect On Legal Music Sales
‘Not Statistically Distinguishable From Zero’
A new study in the Journal of Political Economy by Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf has found that illegal music downloads have had no noticeable effects on the sale of music, contrary to the claims of the recording industry. MORE



EVENTS CALENDAR

FEBRUARY
SATELLITE 2007 is the world’s largest satellite conference and exhibition highlighting key, successful business strategies being employed by forward-positioned satellite companies. The event spotlights new and emerging profit-making opportunities in the hot government services marketplace, broadcasting, direct to consumer, enterprise services sector and key regional satellite growth markets.
Feb 19–22, 2007 | Washington, DC MORE

EXPO COMM MEXICO 2007 — The 16th international telecommunications, wireless and networking technology exhibition
and conference for Mexico and Central America.
Feb 27–March 2, 2007 | Mexico City, Mexico MORE

MARCH
VoiceCon^® Spring 2007: Build Your IP Telephony Platform — Bringing enterprise voice decision-makers together with leading innovators, vendors and consultants to focus on key issues and the migration to IP Telephony and VoIP.
March 5–8, 2007 | Orlando, FL MORE

Data Protection Summit — Industry leaders show how to protect data effectively, considering such factors as cost, business value, restoration time and effort, and use of computing resources.
March 13–15, 2007 | Irvine, CA MORE

APRIL
Total Telecom World Telecommunications Congress is a leadership forum where the CEOs of the world’s largest networks and content providers come together. The event is a window into the telecoms business of tomorrow.
April 17–20, 2007 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands MORE

MPLScon, the premier multiprotocol label switching conference, is expanding the conference focus to stay at the forefront of the telecommunication and IP network transformation. Beginning in 2007, MPLScon will be renamed FutureNet: MPLS, VPLS and Beyond. FutureNet represents the evolution of MPLScon.
Apr 29–May 03, 2007 | New York, NY MORE

TEM2007 is the premier event for telecom and IT professionals who want maximum impact and take-away success from a single, information-packed event. TEM2007 is where innovation for telecom environment management thrives, and the only industry event that delivers real strategies and solutions for implementing best practices and processes for your enterprise.
Apr 30, 2007–May 03, 2007 | Orlando, FL MORE

MAY
Interwire presents “Wire in Motion” WAI’s 77th annual convention will run in conjunction with Interwire 2007 and include an extensive technical papers program, plant tours, guest speakers, an awards ceremony, committee meetings and industry networking activities. Make the most of your trip to Cleveland and register to join us at Interwire, the largest and longest running wire and cable marketplace in the Americas.
May 5–10, 2007 | Cleveland, OH MORE

UTC TELECOM 2007 is the “Critical Infrastructure Communications Experience” for every telecommunications, information technology and networking professional at every utility anywhere.
May 6–9, 2007 | Austin, TX MORE

Interop Las Vegas 2007 brings together IT and business leaders to see all of the latest technologies in action. Visit more than 400 exhibitors, attend 200+ educational sessions, and see live demos of practical business solutions.
May 20–25, 2007 | Las Vegas, NE MORE