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The Digital City conference helps community leaders to understand the impact that true broadband can have on a community.
The breakout sessions show real-world examples of the applications possible. It helps drive the point that Web surfing is a small part of the internet and that faster bandwidth will spark a new wave of economic development in communities that plan ahead.
The 2006 Digital City EXPO took place on April 24-26, 2006 at Washington DC. Most of the conference’s presentations are available for download in PDF format.
- Morning Keynote: When Internet goes Everywhere Vinton G. Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
- Free Municipal Wi-Fi Service Boosts Economic Development in the City of St. Cloud, FL
- The Facts about Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) – Why community leaders may want to take this technology seriously
- Attracting Service Providers to your Network
- Fort Wayne, IN: Wired and Inspired to Compete in the Flat World
- Metro Wireless, More Than Access Alone – Applications and ROI
- Deployment Costs and Planning Considerations for Wireless Networks – Understanding your Issues and Options
- "Tempe – The Smart Place to Be" – How Tempe, AZ is using Wireless Broadband to maintain its competitive edge over surrounding cities
- The New Economics of Fiber – How proper design and deployment can make fiber a cost effective alternative to other technologies
- Public Safety and Security Best Practices
- Realizing the Potential of a Truly Connected Community – Lessons learned from the most successful FTTH network in Northern Europe
- The Role of WiMax in Municipal Broadband Networks – Experts Panel
- State of Broadband Policy – What Lies ahead for Communties?
- Navigating the Social and Political Minefield – How to gain support from the community and achieve project alignment across multiple government departments
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Building and Operating Publicly Owned Networks and Ensuring Revenues Through Attracting Network Services
Systems and Network Integrators – The Key to Municipal Broadband Applications - Evening Keynote: Broadband Wireless Access: How Advances in Backhaul and Mesh Network Technology Are Paving the Way Toward Universal Connectivity – Thomas G. Hulsebosch, Motorola
- Morning Keynote: Leap! But Look Before You Do – Keith Wilson, Dynamic City
- FTTH: a Necessity for Growth – Lessons Learned from North Kansas City, MO
- Using Community Portals to Advertise and Bundle Broadband Services that Sell!
- After the RFP – Navigating the path to a Successful Muni Wireless Deployment
- Maintaining and Attracting New Business to your Community – A Case Study on Addison, Texas
- Using GPON for next generation Fiber Deployments – Case Studies and Best Practices for Communities
- An Inside Look at Financing a Municipal Broadband Project – Lessons Learned from the Nations Leading Municipal Underwriter
- Footnote: Using Local Building Codes and Ordinances to Ensure Competitive Broadband Access – James Hettrick, Loma Linda, CA and Steve Mantle, Allied Telesyn, Inc.
- Concluding Keynote: Delivering the Promise of the Digital City to Government, Consumers, and Businesses – Berge Ayvazian, Yankee Group