Third Quarter 2005
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In This Issue
Charting the Course
Letter from the Chairman
Author: Michael Brusca
In line with its broad vision, mission and strategy, the DSL Forum has the primary role to serve its members by facilitating the development of technical specifications and the promotion of them. With that in mind, the DSL Forum is expanding the technical scope, promoting further industry cooperation, and increasing the overall effectiveness of how the Forum is run.
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Technical Committee Update
Message from the Chair
Author: Gavin Young, Technical Committee Chair
Multitasking seems to be the theme for the technical working groups this quarter, as each is hard at work on multiple Working Texts simultaneously, with aggressive timelines tied to many. Pending approval, there are also some strong deliverables coming out of Philadelphia.
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Technical Work in Progress
Click here to view work in progress by the DSL Forum Technical Working Groups.
Upcoming Plugfest Information
The Eighth DSL Forum ADSL2/2+ System Integrator Plugfest
September 12-16, 2005
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory's (UNH-IOL) ADSL Consortium will be hosting the Eighth DSL Forum ADSL2/2+ System Integrator Plugfest the week of September 12, 2005. The Plugfest will be held at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory's facility located at 121 Technology Drive, Suite 2, in Durham, NH 03824.
This Plugfest is an opportunity for ADSL2 and ADSL2+ system integrators to test the interoperability of their implementations based on ITU-T G.992.3 and ITU-T G.992.5, respectively. This event will allow multiple system integrators, both DLSAM/CO and modem/CPE, to conveniently test their implementations in a single location with a common focus, as determined by the test plan.
The First DSL Forum TR-069 InterOperability Plugfest
October 3-7, 2005
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory's (UNH-IOL) ADSL
Consortium will be hosting the First DSL Forum TR-069 Interoperability Plugfest
the week of October 3, 2005. The Plugfest will be held at the University of New
Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory's facility located at 121 Technology
Drive, Suite 2, in Durham, NH. This DSL Forum Plugfest is an opportunity for
system integrators to test the interoperability of their implementations of DSL
Forum TR-069. This event will allow multiple system integrators, both ACS and
CPE, to conveniently test their implementations in a single location with a
common focus.
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Marketing Committee Update
Message from the Chair
Author: Jay Fausch, Marketing Committee Chair
With five potential new technical reports to be released, 2006 tradeshow planning and the mid-year Subscriber numbers to be analyzed and promoted, we have a full plate for the Philadelphia meeting.
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Marketing Work in Progress
Click here to view work in progress by the DSL Forum Marketing Working Groups.
Meetings and Events
Philadelphia Registration and Information
The 3rd Quarter DSL Forum meeting will take place in Philadelphia, PA at the Crowne Plaza - Center City, September 19-22, 2005.
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To access hotel information and make reservations online using 'DSL' as your booking code, click here.
To view the meeting agenda, click here
The meeting will be sponsored by Juniper Networks.
Wireless Lan will be provided by Siemens.
The Networking Event for this meeting will be co-sponsored by:
DSL Tutorial
Monday, September 19 - Crowne Plaza - Center City
The DSL Forum presents special one day tutorials on DSL in parallel with the DSL Forum meetings. Open to all, this is a tutorial on what is DSL, how DSL works, what are the issues in working with DSL, who are the players, and where are the business opportunities. The next tutorial will take place during the 3rd quarter meeting on Monday, September 19th at the Crowne Plaza - Center City in Philadelphia, PA.
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DSL Service Provider Action Council Meeting
Monday, September 19th - Crowne Plaza - Center City
Presented by the DSL Forum, the DSL Service Provider Action Council is intended for Service Provider executives, managers, and network planners to provide collective leadership and direction to drive the DSL industry toward mass-market success. This conference is an active, hands-on event, which will be driven by you, the Service Providers. Join your colleagues on September 19th to meet and hear from DSL market leaders who will share their deployment experiences, interoperability challenges, network operations, and critical lessons learned from the field. Work together with your colleagues to drive the DSL vendor community to provide solutions, which simplify your networks and improve service delivery. Specific topics to be discussed include:
Home Distribution for Video Offerings
MPLS/VPLS for DSL Aggregation
ADSL2/2+ Operational Interfaces
DSL Churn Follow-up
Click here for more information and sign up today for this exciting event during the 3rd quarter meeting in Philadelphia.
DSL Summit
Tuesday, September 20th - Crowne Plaza - Center City
The DSL Forum is proud to announce that the keynote address will be given by Eric Small, Senior Vice President of Network Planning at BellSouth Communications. Mr. Small will be sharing an overview of the evolving broadband market at BellSouth, as well as his vision of DSL-enabled services such as IPTV, VoIP, and integrated wireless/wireline services.
Click here for more information about Eric Small and full details on the Philadelphia meeting Summit schedule.
DSL Forum Birds of a Feather Session
Tuesday, September 20th - Crowne Plaza - Center City
An added bonus to the agenda of the 3rd quarter meeting Philadelphia, PA, the DSL Forum is proud to announce a Birds of a Feather session presented by Matthew Davis, Director of Broadband Access Technologies, at the Yankee Group in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Davis will be presenting on "Copper vs. Fiber: Delivering IPTV" after the Technical and Marketing Working Group meetings on Tuesday, September 20th.
Click here for more information about Matthew Davis and full details on the Philadelphia meeting Birds of a Feather session, entitled "Copper versus Fiber: Delivering IPTV".
Upcoming Meetings
Fourth Quarter - 2005
Munich, Germany
Hilton Munich Park
December 5-8, 2005
First Quarter - 2006
Vienna, Austria
InterContinental Wien
February 27 - March 2, 2006
Second Quarter - 2006
San Jose, California USA
Marriott - San Jose
May 8-11, 2006
DSL Forum Ambassadors
Upcoming Appearances
| EVENT |
LOCATION |
AMBASSADOR |
PRESENTATION
TOPIC
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DATE |
TIME |
Broadband World Forum Europe
October 3-6, 2005 |
Madrid, Spain |
Panel
Jay Fausch, Marketing Chair
Peter LeBlanc, Board Member
Phil Skeba, Board Member
Sascha Lindecke, Ambassador
and Terumi Chikama, Fujitsu
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DSL Technology and Deployment Advancements |
October 4, 2005 |
11:45 - 13:15 |
Next Generation Telecom China
October 12-14, 2005
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Beijing, China |
Yue Chen, DSL Forum Ambassador |
TBD |
October 13, 2005 |
TBD |
TeleCities 2005
October 13-14, 2005
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Prague, Czech Republic |
Steve Kingdom, DSL Forum President
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TBD |
October 13, 2005 |
TBD |
Third Annual Connected Home 2005
October 25-26, 2005
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Olympia, London, UK |
Gavin Young,
DSL Forum Technical Chair
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Delivering the Connected Home and Connected Home Services |
October 25-26, 2006 |
TBD |
To keep track of upcoming Ambassador Presentations, please visit the Ambassador Schedule online, which is updated regularly.
Recent Appearances
Peter LeBlanc, DSL Forum Board Member, presented "Updates on the Work of the DSL Forum" at OPASTCO's 42nd Annual Summer Convention in Boston, MA, July 2005.
Michael Brusca, DSL Forum Chairman, presented on the topic of "Stakeholder Perspectives: Standards Activities, NGN Framework, and DSL Guides" at the IPTV Interface Discovery Group Conference, Sponsored by CEA, in Arlington, VA, July 2005.
Tom Starr presented his presentation entitled "DSL Focus: Triple Play Services via Copper" at the Broadband and Triple Play Services Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, July 2005.
David Greggains presented on "Examining The Status Of The DSL Standards Today And Understanding How To Achieve Their Cost-Effective Network Integration And Migration" at the IIR xDSL Summit 2005 in Nice, France, June 2005.
Steve Kingdom presented on "Raising DSL Awareness as the Broadband Technology of Choice" during the launch of the Digital Home Showcase in the United Kingdom, June 2005.
Tom Starr presented on "New DSL Technologies and Standards for the Evolving Copper Access Network (T13C)" during the IEC Session at SuperComm 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, June 2005.
Jeri Pitoniak presented on "DSL: High-Speed Multimedia (M11C)" at SuperComm in Chicago, Illinois, June 2005
Jay Fausch presented on "Rural ISP: What does the Future Hold?" at NTCA ISP Summit in Atlanta, GA -- USA, May 2005
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DSL Forum in the News
Fresh from the Newsroom
Click here to see DSL Forum's latest press highlights.
2005 Press Activity Update
At the (Budapest) meeting, the opportunity was taken to fine tune DSL Forum messaging, refocus media outreach targets and create a rolling, interactive forward public relations schedule. The image of a DSL Toolkit was developed as one that captures what we offer the industry.
Click here to see the DSL Forum Press Activity Summary.
2005 Article Run Report
Click here to see the current DSL Forum Article Run Report.
New Analyst Reports Available
We are pleased to announce the great discounts for DSL Forum members interested in purchasing the following relevant recent analyst reports. These new reports are briefly summarized as they were added to the Analyst Corner this quarter.
Click here for the listing of current reports.
Membership Information
The DSL Forum Welcomes its New Members!
Allied Telesyn, Inc.
Greggains Management, Ltd.
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc.
ServCcomm
SRT Communications
Telebyte, Inc.
Click here to view the current DSL Forum membership list.
Interested in Joining the DSL Forum?
Please check out our 2005 information at http://www.dslforum.org/membership/join.html
Refer a New Member & Earn a $100 Traveler's Check
If you know of anyone missing from the DSL Forum Family, then make the call for them to join. The DSL Forum Referral Program means that your membership leads could lead you to a $100 American Express gift check.
Special DSL Forum Membership Benefits
IEC Publications - 20% Discount to DSL Forum Members - The IEC is offering 11 new books to DSL Forum Members at a 20% discount. To view these books and pricing, go to: http://www.dslforum.org/store/book_reviews.html.
Special! Up to 15% DSL Tutorial Discounts - Train your employees for less. Send 3-9 employees and receive a 10% discount; send 10 or more and receive a 15% discount. Click here for more DSL Tutorial information.
Global Analyst Reports Discounts - Check out our
Analyst Corner on the web for the latest reports offered to DSL Forum members.
Free DSL Web Content for your sites - Like something you see on www.dslforum.org? Link to us or import it into your own site for FREE, as long as you remember to source it to the DSL Forum.
DSL Forum members may also place the DSL Forum logo on their websites with the text "Member of". Download Logo.
Board of Directors
Click here to read the biographies of the 2005 DSL Forum Board Members.
How to Contact the DSL Forum
DSL Forum Secretariat
39355 California Street
Suite 403
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 608-5905
info@dslforum.org
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