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The Top 11 of 2010

December 30, 2009

Why the top 11 predictions of 2010 as opposed to the top 10, like everyone else? "Because it goes to 11." As any fan of Spinal Tap will know, that classic line about why the volume controls on their instruments worked on a scale of 1 to 11 sums it up -- because, well, it goes to 11.
  I caution calling these predictions. As readers of this blog know, I travel around the world quite a bit and write about what I see going on. I simply looked back at all my notes for trends that might come to the fore in 2010.
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Doin' the HD in Washinton, D.C.

December 16, 2009

Last week, some members of the HD Connect group went to Washington, DC to trumpet the advent of HD. We just wanted to get HD voice known and understood to some people down there. While we couldn't say hello to President Obama, since he was busy accepting his Nobel Peace Prize, we did meet with some interesting folks.
  We definitely took some first steps toward broadening the community of understanding of HD voice. Jeff Rodman of Polycom was the demo-master and tirelessly did his impressive 50-second demo over and over.
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The HD Train

December 9, 2009

I'll be speaking at the HD Voice Summit at CES in Las Vegas in early January, but right now I'm heading to Washington, D.C. to take part in an HDConnect steering committee meeting.
  And then we'll head over to the FCBA Chairman's Dinner to spark conversations with the participants about the power of high definition voice -- both the improved speech characteristics and the potential positive economic impact involved in upgrading the networks. This should be an exciting day.
  In the meantime, I'm still reveling in the excitement of the New York Giants beating the Dallas Cowboys. I wish I could have called someone who was not there on my cell phone -- it was HD enabled through an HD-enabled infrastructure, so they could hear and, better yet, feel the excitement from the stadium emanating right through that phone!

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Telecom as Green Engine

December 2, 2009

In my last blog, I spoke about seeing some metal object on top of one of the pyramids in Egypt. I joked that I hoped it wasn't a cell tower. Come to think of it, I did have five bars though...
  Anyway, during my marathon tour through Europe a few weeks ago, I was in Zurich.  I was struck by the "global citizenship" aspect of the town. There are many ads touting a 10 percent or 15 percent drop in energy and carbon emission savings made possible by a particular company or device (for instance, elevators and automatic walkways don't move until you step on them, and many travelers are probably familiar with the need to put the door key in a device in the room to turn on the electricity, thus insuring when you leave the room and take the key the electricity goes off).
  The Telecom Geneva show in October also resonated with this theme.

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