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Bret Swanson, senior fellow at Seattle Technology Institute, argued for more attention to fi-

ber network building to handle future bandwidth needs. He called broadband “the key industry for the health of the US economy over the next 15 years,” and asked for a national network pro-investment policy that would include:

• Renewing the Internet tax mora-torium

• Streamlining or eliminating video franchising

• No net neutrality

In 2006, he said, the US-based In-ternet handled 700 petabytes of traffic per month. In 1996, the entire world-wide Internet (most of the traffic was within the US then) handled only 1.5 petabytes per month. That’s roughly a 500-fold increase in 10 years, and does not include most peer-to-peer or private network traffic – traffic that was negli-gible in 1996.

Swanson quoted Cisco projections of 6 exabytes per month by 2011 for In-ternet traffic within the US, or another almost-tenfold increase in less than three years. That figure would be precisely in line with the exponential growth of the past 40 years. Worldwide Internet traffic projections by Cisco total 11 exabytes per month.

But Swanson called it a slight “slowing from the 50 to 60 percent growth over past few years as the base enlarges.”

“Reality check or hype?” he asked. He admitted that it was “really a matter of spin,” but noted that You-Tube now generates 600 petabytes a year, 7 percent of US Internet traffic. All original broadcast and cable TV and

radio content is about 100 petabytes per year. “A hi-def YouTube would be 12 ex-abytes per year, or more than the entire Internet… and YouTube and its compet-itors are still in their infancy,” he said.

Preparing for the exaflood… and the Zettaflood

Keynoter Bret Swanson, Senior Fellow, Seattle Technology Institute.

Bits and BytesZettabytes and petabytes

all Greek to you? Here’s a quick reference guide:

Kilobyte = 103 bytesMegabyte = 106 bytes Gigabyte = 109 bytesTerabyte = 1012 bytesPetabyte = 1015 bytesExabyte = 1018 bytes

Zettabyte = 1021 bytesYottabyte = 1024 bytes

Calix quotes Infonetics Research data showing that GPON is dominant and becoming more so in North America, although Ethernet – both PON and point-to-point (active) – continues to grow in deployments as well. RVA

Market Research puts GPON and BPON at an 87 percent share in 2007, with EPON/GePON at 4 percent and active at 7 percent of households passed.

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Videoconferencing is also soaking up bandwidth: “MSN Messenger video calling already generates 4 petabytes per month, or as much as the entire Net in 1997,” Swanson said. “And Cisco’s new telepresence technology requires 15 Mbps symmetrical bandwidth.”

Swanson estimated that telephone traffic accounts for 20 exabytes a year now, “and a move to video telephones would mean 200 exabytes at least, or 10 times the size of worldwide Internet [traffic] today. Videophones with HD would require more than 2 zettabytes.”

Amateur video accounts for 5 exa-bytes this year, and HD video would mean 50 exabytes or twice current annual world Internet traffic. “One HD movie is 10 GB, and Wal-Mart, Amazon, Netflix, Blockbuster are all in the movie down-load business. So are cable companies and telcos, CinemaNow, MovieLink, and so forth. With HD, Netflix today would ship 5.5 exabytes a year.”

Swanson noted that online gam-ing and virtual reality place demands on networks, too. “Graphics chips now make 3D video a reality. Nvidia, ATI, and the 3D programming language called OTOY make possible real-time 3D rendering and mass peer-to-peer dis-

tribution of rich video. One massively parallel game with 1 million players could generate 100 petabytes a month – more than an exabyte per year, or a tenth of today’s US Internet traffic.”

He said that 3D video/home the-ater applications are already bandwidth hogs, but “ultra high def, 33 megapixels

per frame, at 60 fps and using MPEG4 compression requires 360 Gbps. So 100 exabytes of HD video becomes a zetta-byte of ultra-HD.”

“A dozen cameras in every automo-bile for lane avoidance, safety, and vid-eoconferencing…A dozen cameras on each block at building entrances…. The mobile revolution, iPhones, Treos, they are teleputers…. With RFID, we will tag every item everywhere,” he said.

By 2010, we will have 14 billion de-vices connected to the Internet, he pre-dicted. We had 100 million by 2000. If we were to run more applications on a network rather than on local comput-ers, the equivalent bandwidth speed, to match today’s internal computer speed, would be about 25 Mbps, Swanson said.

Asked from the floor why net neu-trality is necessary now, after “we got from 1993 to here without killing net neutrality,” Swanson retreated a bit: “My view is that net neutrality could work de-pending on how it is written, but could open several layers of the network and depending on how implemented could set back investment.”

He also pointed out that “actu-ally, there were changes [since 1993], less state regulation, no Internet taxes, letting fiber builders control their net-works. Cable wasn’t regulated, and it was doing better than telcos.”

Having trouble visualizing coming increased bandwidth needs to accommodate HDTV technology now in prototype phases? Bret Swanson offers this chart.

Bret Swanson data showing the smooth, inexorable rise in US Internet traffic. The discontinuity in the mid 90s was due, of course, to commercialization of the In-ternet and introduction of the World Wide Web. Swanson is senior fellow at the Seattle Discovery Institute.


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180 Connect Network Services 4COM702 CommunicationsAccelerated Broadband, LLCADCAdesta Broadband NetworksAdvanced Media TechnologiesAdvanced MultimediaAffarsverken Karlskrona SwedenAFL TelecommunicationsAIMCOAlcatel-LucentAlliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.Alloptic, Inc.Alma Communications CompanyAlpha Technologies, Inc.AMLI Management CompanyAnixter, Inc.APA Cables & NetworksAPP.Rising.ComArchstone - SmithAsoka USA CorporationAT & T Smart MovesAT & T Connected CommunitiesAt Home Technologies, Inc.ATCiATXAufderworld CorporationAvalonBay Communities, Inc.AvanexAVI, Inc.AWH Capital, L.P.B2B TVBalaton Group, Inc.BandspeedBandwidth Consulting LLCBel Air InternetBLANKOM USA, LLCBlonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.Blue Moon SolutionsBOCCBridgewave CorporationBright House NetworksBristol Virginia UtilitiesBroadband AssociatesBroadband ConsultingBroadband Properties MagazineBroadStarBroadweave NetworksBrown & Brown InsuranceBSE Fiber & CableC3 Services, Inc.C9 Networks Inc.CablevisionCalient NetworksCalixCamden Property TrustCautela Solutions, Inc.CCCOACEA Media GroupCharles IndustriesCharter CommunicationsChoice Property Resources, Inc.CHR SolutionsCitcoCity of AshlandCity of Danville Utilities DepartmentCity of Fort WorthCity of GainesvilleCity of OttawaCity of South BayCoaxial Networks, Inc.Columbus FiberNetComcastCommunication Technology ServicesCommunity Cable ConnectionCOMTECH ComverseConnectKentuckyConnexion TechnologiesConsolidated Smart SystemsConvergentCorning Cable SystemsCostlow & Hubacher, PLLC

Covad CommunicationsCox CommunicationsCP SecuritiesCrystal Clear TechnologiesD.H. Texas Development, L.P.Dallas Morning NewsDanna CompanyDesign NineDigistream TechnologiesDigital Services LLCDirecPathDIRECTECH MDUDIRECTVDiscernityDisplay Systems InternationalDSI Technologies, LLCDSSA Development ServicesDura-Line CorporationDWP TechnologiesEagle BroadbandEATELEchoStarEconetEGTElectronic Lifestyle SolutionsElement CareElim Valley Planning & Develop-mentElite Electronics, Inc.Embarq CorporationEmtelleEquity ResidentialETI Software Solutions, Inc.Excella CommunicationsEXFO AmericaFibersphere CommunicationsFleischman & Harding LLPFlorida Power & LightForest City Residential ManagementFOXCOMFront Door NetworksFrontGate Networks, LLCFTTH CouncilGainesville Regional UtilitiesGator.NetGlobal Communications, Inc.Grande CommunicationsGranite TelecommunicationsGrapevine CVBGreenfield Communications, Inc.Halsted CommunicationsHamlet Homes CorporationHanley Wood MarketingHarmonic Inc.HBOHigh Peaks VenturesHitachi TelecomHomeland Cable TechnologyHotwire CommunicationsHutton CommunicationsHyatt Technical Services, Inc.Hyperband NetworksIBBSIDEAONE TELECOMiDesigns by MichaeliPhotonicsInfiniSys, Inc.Infinity Consulting Services, LLCInGrid, Inc.Internet Innovation AllianceIntrametaIPTVLabs, Inc.Itochu International, Inc.ITS Telecommunications SystemsJLM Technical ManagementJPI Partners, LLCKCI Convergent TechnologiesKeller and Heckman LLPKellswater Bridge DevelopmentKorcett Holdings, Inc.Legg StrategiesLeviton Voice & DataLink America, Inc.Lite Access Technologies, Inc.LodgeNet

LTSLyle CompanyM3MAPCOMMargin HoldingsMastec Master Video Systems, Inc.MDU BroadbandMDU Communications (USA) Inc.Media Business CorporationMetro Satellite Technologies, Inc.MetroNetIQmgi Network Services, LLCMidTown Technologies LLCMiller & Van EatonMoye I.T. ConsultingMT Mexicana de Telecomunica-cionesMultibandMulticom, Inc.MultilinkMunsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.Mushroom NetworksNetwork-AdvisorNI Solutions, Inc.Nickless Schirmer & Co.National Multi Housing CouncilNorth American Cable Equipment, Inc.Northeastern Asphalt National Rural Telecommunications CooperativeNuVisions BroadbandNWP Services CorporationOccam NetworksOFS OpticsOlson TechnologyOsakwe Associates Int’l.Pace ElectronicsPace Micro TechnologyPacific Broadband NetworksPacketFront, Inc.Palladium USA InternationalParasun Technologies Inc.Parks AssociatesPavlov MediaPAXIO, Inc.PBNPCT InternationalPDI-SATPenasco Valley TelecommunicationsPeoples Choice CablePhillips Development & RealtyPICO MACOMPirelli Cables and Systems NAPlaza Midtown Condominium AssociatesPost PropertiesPower Line Broadband Comm., LLCPreformed Line ProductsPrime Time CommunicationsProcera NetworksPrysmian Cables & SystemsPSAPulte Nationwide, Inc.Quanta ServicesQwest Connected CommunitiesReadyLinksRealPage, Inc.Recursion SoftwareRelated ManagementRhibaCom, LLCRhodes Enterprises, Inc.Rhumbline CommunicationsRiverstone Residential GroupRL Drake LLCRoad 9Roseland Property ManagementRudder Capital CorporationRudder DigitalRural Texas EngineeringRVA LLCS2N Technology GroupSatellite AmericaSatellite Broadcast & CommunicationsAssociation

Satellite Country, Inc.Satellite Engineering GroupSCIScientific-Atlanta, Inc.SH Communications, Inc.Shentel Converged ServicesShughart Thomson & KilroySinglePipe CommunicationsSky Cable USASKY WEB, Inc.Sloane & CompanySmart CitySMS Inc.Solstar NetworksSolution Partners, LLCSpectrum Engineering, Inc.Spot On NetworksSRDStashSpace.comSteeplechase NetworksStrategic Networks Group, Inc.Suddenlink CommunicationsSumitomo Electric LightwaveSuperior EssexTDXNet Team FishelTechnical Transportation, Inc.Technology Access TelevisionTechnology Alliance LLCTeijin Twaron USA, Inc.Telco Systems, Inc.Telect Inc.TeleVueTellabs, Inc.Tel-QuipTelSystems CommunicationsTenveraTeraSpan NetworksThe Carbine CompanyThe Dinerstein CompaniesThe Hodges CompanyThomson Inc.Time Warner CableTimes Fiber CommunicationsToner Cable Equipment, Inc.Tonti PropertiesTribune Media ServicesTrinity Cabling CompanyTriVest ResidentialTVC Communications, LLCTwo Mile PropertiesTXP CorporationTyco ElectronicsUCNUDR, Inc.United Dominion RealtyUnited Group of CompaniesUniversity PartnersUSIIAUtility Professional Services, Inc.ValuePoint Networks, Inc.VCTV, Inc.Velocity CommunicationsVerde Apartment CommunitiesVerizon Enhanced CommunitiesVisionBroadbandNOWVOIP.COMW. James Mac Naughton, Esq.Waterfront TorontoWave7 OpticsWJHWWolf Block Law OfficesWrite-Way LLCYgnition NetworksYoung & AssociatesYRT2 Inc.Zhone Technologies, Inc.Zial NetworksZINWAVEZoomy Communications, Inc.ZyXEL Communications Inc.

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“It’s Time to Get Our Hands Dirty”MONDAY, APRIL 28–CASE STUDIES

8:00 am - 10:30 amMultifamily Development – Design to Move-in Style: Case Study and Questions– Vendor: Richard Holtz, Infinisys, inc. – Contractor: Bob Schneider, KCI Convergent Technologies– Panelist: Henry Pye, JPIFrom the review of Level 1 architectural drawings to the move-in of new residents, the panelists will review each step of the design, construction, and deployment process for a MDU development. The de-sign and discussion will include:

• Multiple Triple Play Providerso System Operators (MSO) Hybrid

Fiber-Coaxial (HFC)o Incumbent local exchange carrier

(ILEC) Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Opti-cal Network Terminals (ONT)

• Access Control with Integrated Monitor-ing and Video Recording

• Club and Amenity Area Audio-Video• Utility Submetering

10:40 am - 11:40 am Case Study: Customizing Solutions for Each CommunityStyle: Presentation and Questions– Vendor: Verizon– Contractor: tbd– Owner: tbdThere are a number of different ONTs and even more design strategies. Verizon will review several recent deployments em-phasizing the flexibility and customiza-tion of Verizon FiOS.

• Single Family Unit (SFU) vs. Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) ONTs• Development vs. Existing Community• Pathway Creation Strategies• Space, Electrical, and other FiOS requirements• The Design Review Process with Contractors and Owners

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Case Study: Market-Leading Bulk Services for Student Housing Style: Presentation and Questions– Vendor: Dave Schwehm, Time Warner

Cable– Owner: tbd

TWC has become one of the most innova-tive and reliable providers of bulk video and data services for off-campus student housing. TWC will review actual deploy-ments and discuss future services for off-campus student housing and other verti-cals where bulk services are prevalent.

• Bulk vs. Retail• Student Housing vs. Luxury Multifamily• Ethernet vs. Data Over Cable Service

Interface Specifications (DOCSIS)• Bulk WiFi Designs and Strategies• Service Management Portals (SMPs)• The Math of Bulk Services – Who Pays for the Infrastructure?

4:40 pm - 5:40 pm Case Study: IP VideoStyle: Presentation and Questions– Vendor: DirecTV– Vendor: DirecPath– Contractor: tbd– Owner: Steve Sadler — Post Properties

At the September 2007 Summit, DirecTV introduced DIRECTV MFH3 - a new IP based Multi-Dwelling Unit Technology Platform capable of providing all of Di-recTV’s video, as well as provider-specific voice and high-speed Internet access ser-vices. DirecTV and DirecPath will review the lessons learned at MFH3 deploy-ments, as well as planned upgrades.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29– MULTIFAMILY PANELS

9:30 am - 10:30 amManaging the Transition from Analog to DigitalStyle: Discussion and Questions– Moderator: Scott Craig, Munsch Hardt– Panelist: Time Warner Cable– Panelist: Comcast

– Panelist: Shentel– Panelist: Greg McDonald, Camden

The long-awaited transition from Analog to Digital is approaching. Last summer, Comcast emasculated its analog lineup in Chicago. Over the past few months, providers have reduced or completely eliminated their analog cable TV lineups in numerous secondary markets. While clearly necessary, the transition creates a number of financial and operating chal-lenges for providers and owners when purchasing bulk programming. The panel will discuss these challenges, as well as, the advantages to migrating to a mostly or all-digital video service.

• Analog vs. Digital Services• Digital Receiver Math and Who Pays for the Boxes• Who, What, and How for all-Digital

Programming Bulk Applications? • What Happens to Telegate and other Community Applications using the Video Service?

2:00 pm - 3:00 pmVendor Bulk Service StrategiesStyle: Brief Presentations and Questions– Moderator: Richard Holtz, InfiniSys– Panelist: Time Warner Cable– Panelist: Pavlov Media– Panelist: Nathan Geick, Suddenlink– Panelist: Echostar– Panelist: Henry Pye, JPI– Panelist: tbd - (student owner)

Bulk services are intrinsic to many MDU verticals. However, strategies and servic-es differ greatly from provider to provid-er. The panelists will discuss their services and lessons learned.

• Bulk services • What are the customary financial, operational, and legal terms for bulk services?• How do you balance owner capital- ization and limiting liability for bulk services?• What are the infrastructure options and how do they affect bulk services and pricing?

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3:10 pm - 4:10 pmIPTV: Now What? Style: Discussion and Questions– Moderator: tbd– Panelist: DirecTV– Panelist: Steve Winn, CrossFire– Panelist: AT&T– Panelist: Mark Bershenyi, Archstone-Smith– Panelist: Kent McDonald, AIMCOHaving been promised for over a decade, IPTV is finally being rolled out. The pan-elists will discuss operational challenges and lessons learned from deploying IPTV.

• Why is IPTV different from Traditional Digital Cable? • How do the business models change for IPTV? • What additional services and revenue streams does IPTV enable? • Surprises and lessons learned from

deploying IPTV

4:40 pm - 5:40 pmMDU Technology Trends– What is Actually Working? Style: Discussion and Questions– Moderator: Ashley Chaffin, Realpage/

Velocity– Panelist: David Cardwell, NMHC– Panelist: NAA– Panelist: Joe Bousquin, MFE Magazine – – Panelist: Woodrow Stone, JPI– Panelist: Chris Acker, Forest City– Panelist: Bob Faitz, AMLIWhat technology trends are shaping the multifamily industry? The panelists will discuss technologies that are shaping multifamily services and operations be-yond voice, video, and data services.• LEED and High Performance Communities• MITS• Management Systems • Utility Metering• Resident Portals• Yield Management

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30–MULTIFAMILY PANELS

8:00 am - 9:00 amWiFi – Real-World Lessons and FunctionsStyle: Discussion, Sketches, and

Questions– Moderator: Henry Pye, JPI– Panelist: Korcett– Panelist: Cox– Panelist: Spot On Networks– Panelist: Airwave– Panelist: YgnitionEveryone wants Wi-Fi, but few seem to ac-tually understand how to cost-effectively deliver quality wireless high-speed Inter-net access. The panelists will discuss their solutions and experience with providing Wi-Fi to multifamily communities. • Club Hotspot vs. Comprehensive Wi-Fi• The Real Problem is the Residents• Common Wi-Fi Designs and Methodologies• Designing Wi-Fi for the Future• Only Wi-Fi? • Piggy-backing Community Operations

10:10 am - 11:10 amEnsuring Competitive Services– Upgrading Existing Properties and WiringStyle: Discussion and Questions– Moderator: Henry Pye, JPI– Panelist: Comcast– Panelist: Verizon– Panelist: AT&T– Panelist: Mike Kolb, Cautela– Panelist: Bob Faitz, AMLI– Panelist: Bill Wambach, Black RockWhile new construction is a science, ret-rofitting an existing property is more like artwork. Most existing communities have outdated infrastructures if they are to sup-port one if not two triple play providers. The panelists will discuss lessons learned and common challenges to upgrading a multifamily low voltage infrastructure.• Inspecting an Existing Community• Common Challenges• Evaluating a Retrofit Design• Negotiating and Paying for the Retrofit• Working with Community Staffs and Residents • What not to forget!

11:20 am - 12:20 amRegulatory UpdateStyle: Presentation and Questions– Panelist: Matt Ames, Miller &

Van Eaton The last 12 months have witnessed unpar-alled action by the FCC and state govern-ments to regulate voice, video, and data

service. Many of the new rules significant-ly affect the provision of voice, video, and data service to multifamily communities. Possible future rulings could completely change the competitive landscape. Matt Ames will review the recent orders, regu-lations and decisions, and discuss the on-going litigation and possible long term fallout.

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm2nd Annual MDU Legal Leaders Panel — Working LunchStyle: Discussion and Questions– Moderator: Mary Kane, Comcast– Panelist: Linda Trickey, Cox – Panelist: Dan Gliver, TWC – Panelist: Ian Davis, Munsch Hardt Kopf

& Harr – Panelist: Art Hubacher, Costlow &

Hubacher – Panelist: Matt Ames, Miller & Van Eaton – Panelist: Gil Geldon, Verizon – Panelist: Mark Farrell, AT&T – Panelist: Carl Kandutsch, DirecPath The industry leaders in owner-provider legal relationships will address current trends and concerns related to voice, vid-eo, and data services at multifamily com-munities. The unprecedented actions by Federal and State authorities are creating numerous challenges for the traditional paradigm of owner and provider relation-ships. The panelists will discuss the chal-lenges, their effects, and whether the in-dustry will face a modified or completely new paradigm in the future.

TECHNOLOGY LABTime Warner Cable - Club-house Video Gaming Suite

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A quick course in fiber distribution economics from Alca-tel-Lucent, showing why GPON is usually the system of choice. But special geographical or operational needs, especially the desire to run an open-access network, can suggest other choices.

GPON and EPON are both bandwidth-efficient – that is, most of the available bits are used for data, not control – but GPON tends to be more efficient, says Alcatel-Lucent.

MDUs with FTTB and DSL (copper pairs) running to indi-vidual units are generally more cost-effective than Cat 5 Ethernet in overbuilds, but costs are similar for green-field builds.

Active Ethernet requires more expensive outside plant, while GPON requires more spending in the central office.

MoCA for inside-the-dwelling broadband distribution saves money if the existing coax plant is suitable.


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Alcatel-Lucent discussion shows why fiber is “future-proof.” Not only is much higher bandwidth available on fibers being laid today, but there are many different paths to add the bandwidth, depending on future eco-nomics and services offered.

EMBARQ showed data indicating that FTTH is about the same cost as copper or FTTN in greenfield.

James Sanduski, VP for digital TV Solutions at HP, gave these projections for digital TV equipment sales. Is your network ready for these sets?

Telus offered one of many examples of how tweaks in the technology can help solve problems. This new fiber distri-bution hub puts the splitter modules in the middle.

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