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In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Matt Hatton, Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss IoT trends and predictions for 2025. The conversation covers the integration of AI into IoT, the role and future of AIoT, eSIM orchestration, monetizing 5G for IoT, the viability of public LPWAN, the evolving landscape of satellite IoT, the impact of regulatory changes, vertical IoT solutions, and optimizing sales strategies. 10 IoT Predictions for 2025: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20241211/fundamentals/iot-transforma-2025 Matt Hatton is a Founding Partner at Transforma Insights. He is a well-respected commentator and technology industry expert with 25 years of experience at the cutting edge of technology research and consulting. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Machina Research, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016. Prior to Machina Research, Matt was a technology industry analyst, working at firms such as Analysys Mason and Yankee Group. Matt holds an MSc in Telecoms from University College London. Transforma Insights is a leading research firm focused on the world of IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation. Led by seasoned technology industry analysts, they provide advice, recommendations, and decision support tools for organizations seeking to understand how new technologies will change the markets in which they operate. Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.com Find IoT solutions: https://marketplace.iotforall.com More about Transforma Insights: https://transformainsights.com Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthatton/ (00:00) Intro (00:12) Matt Hatton and Transforma Insights (00:54) IoT trends and predictions (03:06) Integration of AI into IoT (13:51) Connectivity: eSIM, LPWAN, 5G, and satellite IoT (30:44) Regulations and geopolitics in IoT (34:15) Verticalization in IoT (38:12) Optimizing sales (40:50) Additional topics Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm Join Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.iotforall.com Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all

In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Matt Hatton, Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss trends and strategies in IoT connectivity. The conversation covers Transforma Insights' annual report, the Communications Service Provider (CSP) IoT Peer Benchmarking 2024, the shift towards device-to-cloud solutions, the impact of price erosion, the demand for consulting in IoT, satellite IoT and Starlink, permanent roaming and compliance, IoT regulations, SGP.32, and the growing importance of voice services in IoT applications. Read the CSP IoT Peer Benchmarking 2024 report: https://transformainsights.com/research/reports/csp-iot-peer-benchmarking-2024 Matt Hatton is a Founding Partner at Transforma Insights. He is a well-respected commentator and technology industry expert with 25 years of experience at the cutting edge of technology research and consulting. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Machina Research, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016. Prior to Machina Research, Matt was a technology industry analyst, working at firms such as Analysys Mason and Yankee Group. Matt holds an MSc in Telecoms from University College London. Transforma Insights is a leading research firm focused on the world of IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation. Led by seasoned technology industry analysts, they provide advice, recommendations, and decision support tools for organizations seeking to understand how new technologies will change the markets in which they operate. Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.com More about Transforma Insights: https://transformainsights.com Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthatton/ (00:00) Intro (00:12) Matt Hatton and Transforma Insights (00:42) CSP IoT Peer Benchmarking 2024 learnings (13:06) When will satellite IoT take off? (15:20) How many satellite IoT companies do we need? (18:02) Standing out as an IoT connectivity company (22:39) Is connectivity still part of solutions? (24:30) Voice services and SGP.32 (29:10) IoT regulations Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletter Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all Check out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview

In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Matt Hatton, Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss the intersection between IoT and AI and insights from recent industry events including MWC Barcelona 2024 and Channel Partners. The conversation covers the growing interplay between IoT and AI, MWC highlights, including the role of generative AI and operational uses of AI in telecom, 5G's evolving landscape, eSIM technology advancements, IoT channel partners, and regulations and compliance in IoT and AI. Matt Hatton is a Founding Partner at Transforma Insights. He is a well-respected commentator and technology industry expert with 25 years of experience at the cutting edge of technology research and consulting. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Machina Research, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016. Prior to Machina Research, Matt was a technology industry analyst, working at firms such as Analysys Mason and Yankee Group. Matt holds an MSc in Telecoms from University College London. Transforma Insights is a leading research firm focused on the world of IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation. Led by seasoned technology industry analysts, they provide advice, recommendations, and decision support tools for organizations seeking to understand how new technologies will change the markets in which they operate. Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.com More about Transforma Insights: https://transformainsights.com Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthatton/ (00:00) Intro (00:40) Matt Hatton and Transforma Insights (02:09) AIoT and MWC Barcelona 2024 (08:06) The reality of AI: beyond the buzzwords (11:30) Exploring the IoT ecosystem and IoT channel partners (16:04) Navigating the IoT industry: challenges and opportunities (18:54) Looking ahead: key trends and expectations for IoT (30:04) Learn more and follow up SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletter Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all Check out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview

In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Matt Hatton, Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss trends and predictions for IoT in 2024. Matt provides insights into the emergence of regulations and security standards for IoT, the role of AI in IoT deployments, the increasing demand for IoT solutions, and the key contributors to IoT adoption in 2024. The episode also covers technological fragmentation across IoT and the significance of market segmentation. Matt is a Founding Partner at Transforma Insights. He is a well-respected commentator and technology industry expert with 25 years of experience at the cutting edge of technology research and consulting. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Machina Research, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016. Prior to Machina Research, Matt was a technology industry analyst, working at firms such as Analysys Mason and Yankee Group. Matt holds an MSc in Telecoms from University College London. Transforma Insights is a leading research firm focused on the world of IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation. Led by seasoned technology industry analysts, they provide advice, recommendations, and decision support tools for organizations seeking to understand how new technologies will change the markets in which they operate. Discover more about IoT at https://www.iotforall.com More about Transforma Insights: https://transformainsights.com Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthatton/ (00:00) Intro (00:36) Matt Hatton and Transforma Insights (01:22) Reflections on IoT in 2023 (04:04) The increasing demand for IoT services (07:09) Predictions for IoT in 2024 (10:22) Impact of regulations on IoT (14:48) Convergence of IoT, AI, and edge computing (21:11) Technology fragmentation in IoT (28:57) Importance of security in IoT (31:44) Driving user demand and adoption growth in IoT (38:08) Role of vertical solutions in IoT (40:42) Learn more and follow up SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwm​ Join Our Newsletter: https://www.iotforall.com/iot-newsletter Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all Check out the IoT For All Media Network: https://www.iotforall.com/podcast-overview

Matt is a well-respected commentator and technology industry expert with 25 years experience at the cutting edge of technology research and consulting. He is a thought-leader in Telecommunications, Digital Transformation, and the Internet of Things. He is widely quoted in trade publications and a frequent speaker at conferences. His podcast, The Wireless Noodle, is a weekly guide to the impact of disruptive technologies on business. In 2020, Matt co-wrote a book "The Internet of Things Myth".Matt is currently Founding Partner at Transforma Insights, the leading advisors on IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation. Previously, he was Founder and CEO of Machina Research, which was acquired by Gartner in 2016. Prior to founding Machina Research, Matt was a technology industry analyst, working at firms including Analysys Mason and Yankee Group. Matt holds an MSc in Telecoms from University College London.Transforma Insights is a leading research firm focused on the world of IoT, AI, and Digital Transformation. Led by seasoned technology industry analysts, they provide advice, recommendations, and decision support tools for organizations seeking to understand how new technologies will change the markets in which they operate.

He leads the Vertica business for Micro Focus, helping the world's most data-driven organizations leverage and monetize their business data through advanced analytics and machine learning. Founded in 2005, Vertica offers one of the industry's most advanced analytics platforms for ingesting, processing, and storing large volumes of continuously flowing information. In 2011, he joined HP as part of the highly successful acquisition of Vertica and took over as VP and GM of HP Vertica, where he guided the business to remarkable annual growth and recognized industry leadership. Prior to Vertica, he was VP at Bessemer Venture Partners, primarily focused on enterprise software, telecom, and digital media investments. Prior to Bessemer, he worked at Lazard Tech Partners and was a Senior Analyst at the Yankee Group. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Computer Science from Georgetown University. Join David Nour and Randy Seidl on this episode of the Tech Sales Insights podcast with Colin Mahony. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/salescommunity/message

On this episode, Lauren is joined by Michael Dortch, the founder of DortchOnIt.com and a long-time data professional. Lauren and Michael discuss the importance of data, how data-oriented people make decisions, what effective leadership looks like, and much more.3 Takeaways:Data is just the observation of how facts stack up. Anyone who is interested in making good decisions should be interested in data.The beginning of good decision-making is curiosity. Curiosity about the world around us leads us to dig in and find the relevant facts and data.It's important to know the limits of your knowledge. Every decision involves unknown variables and unintended consequences.Key Quotes:“We're all data to somebody, right? So, there's is almost no way to separate life from data. Everything we do in life is driven by data, some of it's subconsciously and some of it consciously. So, in a sense, I've been paying attention to data ever since I understood that there was a world around me.”“Donald Rumsfeld, when he was secretary of defense, used to talk about known-knowns, known-unknowns, and unknown-unknowns. Technology is really good at known-knowns, and it's pretty good at known-unknowns, but that chasm dealing with the unknown-unknowns.”Bio:Michael is a growth-focused content marketing leader with 15+ years' accomplishments enabling companies to maximize revenues, increase ROI, and improve customer perception and satisfaction.As an IT industry analyst, consultant, journalist, and marketer, he has been translating “bits and bytes” into “dollars and sense” for four decades. Michael has served as Senior Content Strategist at Huawei Technologies USA, Senior Content Development Manager at Ivanti, Senior Product Marketing Manager for cybersecurity at LANDESK, Director of Marketing at Intréis (acquired by ServiceNow), and Senior Product Marketing Manager at ServiceNow.He has also been a senior analyst at Aberdeen Group, Robert Frances Group, Constellation Research, and Yankee Group. In 2010, Michael was included in the inaugural list of “The Top 500 Analysts Using Twitter” – twice. That same year, as Director of Research at Focus.com (acquired by Ziff Davis Enterprise), I built the Expert Network and created content that helped get that site named a “Top 10 Media Site” by Crain’s B2B Magazine.

Berge Ayvazian is a Senior Analyst and Consultant at Wireless 20/20 on 4G/5G Networks and Mobile Internet Evolution. During his 23 year career at Yankee Group, Berge directed more than 100 consulting projects forecasting product and service markets, assessing strategies, and analyzing investment opportunities in the telecommunications, wireless, computer, internet, cable, and broadcast TV industries. Berge also Angel Investor and has been actively helping the Armenian tech community to connect with the U.S. market and boost investments in the Armenian tech ecosystem. Episode Notes As he called himself "a bit of a dinosaur" in telecommunications, Berge helped to bring cable TV to most of the major cities in the United States, traveled around the world, and helped privatize a lot of the world's a lot of the telecom systems, telecom operators that were government-owned in different countries. After, he joined Yankee Group and spent about twenty-three years with that company and ultimately became CEO. Although when he started his professional journey, wireless really meant paging and early stage of analog cellular and eventually it evolved to 2G and then 3G and then 4G and now moving into 5G. In this episode, we will discuss: Berge's journey becoming an expert in wireless networking Disruption of industries and the impact of 5G on small businesses Data, privacy, and security 5G's impact on businesses in emerging markets like Armenia Armenian startup ecosystem and investment opportunities Resources: HyeTech Minds website: https://hyetechminds.com/ HyeTech Minds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hyetechminds/ HyeTech Minds Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hyetechminds/ HyeTech Minds Email: hyetechminds@gmail.com Tell your Startup Story: https://hyetechminds.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyetechminds/message

Howard Anderson founded The Yankee Group which analyzed the high tech industry and was on the Inc list of fastest growing companies three years running. He sold the firm to Reuters in 1999. He is the co-founder of Battery Venture Capital which has raised over $4 Billion over several funds and has invested in over 350 high tech companies. Since 2000 he has taught graduate students of business at HBS, MIT, Dartmouth, Duke and now Brown. Additionally he has been the Visiting Professor at the Indian School of Business, Technion University of Israel, and Skolkovo University of Moscow.

In this episode, The Cloud welcomes back Graham Potter to the podcast! Graham has returned from his travels to Kilimanjaro (and some fun facts to share). He and David also interview Zeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst at ZK Research. Zeus was the Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer at the Yankee Group for eleven years before leaving the company to become an independent research analyst. As the principal analyst of his firm, Zeus discusses what he has learned about research, including what prompts market transitions and his thoughts on how an analyst should evolve with the trends. He reveals some of the Cloud's greatest advantages as a technology, compared to traditional on-premises solutions. Tune in to hear more about innovations like seamless streaming across multiple devices, AI capabilities, real-time translations, and more, as well as his analysis of IoT and securing cloud networks, the SD-WAN revolution, and the catchphrase he wants to go viral.

Allen Bonde is VP of marketing at Repsly, and an advisor to several start-ups. He also held executive roles at Placester, OpenText, and KANA, and was co-founder at Offerpop (now Wyng). He has been a consultant at McKinsey and Yankee Group, and started his career as a data scientist. An avid speaker (on 4 continents) and writer, he blogs at Small Data Group.

Jason Corsello is SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development for Cornerstone. He is responsible for driving the company’s product innovation, go-to-market strategies and new corporate initiatives. Jason has over 20 years of experience in enterprise software, market research and management consulting. Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2011, he worked with HR consulting firm Knowledge Infusion (now Appirio), where he was senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, responsible for the organization's strategy and solutions. He also developed and launched many new services for the firm and played a lead consulting role with many of Knowledge Infusion’s Global 2000 clients, such as Nike, Dell and Metlife. His background also includes a research director role with Yankee Group, leading the company's human capital management and talent management advisory and consulting services. He also spent six years with Flextronics International (now Flex), where he worked with large, multi-national clients in developing their outsourced manufacturing and supply chain strategies. Corsello is an active participant in the human capital management community, speaking at events such as the HR Technology Conference and LA Tech Summit. He has also been featured as an industry expert in media outlets such as The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and CIO Magazine. Jason holds a BBA in Business Administration from the University of San Diego. Follow Jason on Twitter @jcorsello

A lot of value can be found for executives within an online community of their peers. But how can you get them make time to participate, and to let their guard down enough to actually share meaningful things? That’s the focus of this episode with Adam Zawel, who built and managed executive-to-executive communities for more than a decade. Plus: Deciding when to allow the fish and the sharks to interact Why it’s good to be snobbish Helping community members who aren’t allowed to post due to company policy Our Podcast is Made Possible By… If you enjoy our show, please know that it’s only possible with the generous support of our sponsor: Higher Logic. Big Quotes “[When I started building INmobile,] I didn’t know anything about running an online community. I was pulled from Yankee Group where I was a wireless industry expert, to run this community, because I was a knowledge expert. The idea was they’ll come talk to me. They didn’t come talk to me. They came and talked to each other.” -@adamzawel “I’m always surprised when I hear of some tiny niche community – for example, for security professionals – some forum maybe on 1990s technology that they’re still using. It’s not about the technology. It’s really about the trust and proving itself over time. I think they have found their places, and it doesn’t need to be in many places. Really it just needs to be one place for each of them, maybe two if they’re in a converged space.” -@adamzawel “We had about 10 people in the community from an insurance company, and we’d see they were logging in all the time, but never posting. We finally reached out to them and found out that they had a policy at their company; they can’t post anywhere. They were super interested community members, dying to post. What we set up was a way for them to send in anonymous posts for the community. They got a lot of value of it and, of course, we did as well.” -@adamzawel About Adam Zawel Adam Zawel is a successful business community manager and an expert at member engagement and social business processes. As community manager for Palladium Group, where the 65,000 fans of the balanced scorecard come to discuss strategy execution. Adam built a vibrant community that also served the goals of the organizations. Adam also built INmobile, a community for the most influential executives in the wireless, telecommunications and content industries. He is the CEO of Network Activator, a community management application to accelerate engagement and business results. Related Links Sponsor: Higher Logic, the community platform for community managers Adam on Twitter Palladium, where Adam was director, online communities Network Activator, a community management application to accelerate engagement and business results, where Adam is CEO CommunityCo, where Patrick is director of community Forbes Councils, a set of communities that CommunityCo is responsible for Wikipedia page for Yankee Group, where Adam was director, US mobile research, later acquired by 451 Research Wikipedia page for the balanced scorecard, a strategy management tool created by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Miss Manners and Dear Abby, two advice columns where people anonymously ask for advice Transcript View transcript on our website Your Thoughts If you have any thoughts on this episode that you’d like to share, please leave me a comment, send me an email or a tweet. If you enjoy the show, we would be so grateful if you spread the word and supported Community Signal on Patreon.

The analyst relations community is slowly emerging from a prolonged battering. Budgets have been in short supply and spokespeoples' time has been fought for in many companies. At the same time, AR teams (both in-house and in agencies) have struggled to follow the changes in the analyst industry and in the best practices for influencing sales. To outline these changes, and to help AR people to reorient for the new year, Lighthouse sponsored a free teleconference on Tuesday November 29. During the call Lighthouse's managing director, Duncan Chapple, outlined: - How has recession changed analyst influence? - Why are the changes at Yankee Group a sign of the shift in the analyst market as a whole? - How are mergers, acquisitions, affilate schemes and reorganisations accelerating the pace of change? - Which analyst firms really drive sales? - What's the best way for AR to relate to influencer relations? - What strategies best help AR to integrate into marketing as a whole? - How can vendors use analysts and their research to drive sales? - What methods for measuring and evaluating analyst relations are most effective? - Which approach to training, coaching and developing AR teams is best? - What's the one single thing AR needs to do differently in 2012?

In our Era of Pervasive Mobility, most of us take the benefits of smart phones and tablet devices for granted. But it wasn't so long ago that we didn't have on-the-go connectivity to people, information, shopping, entertainment and work. On Nov. 23, two days before Black Friday starts the 2011 holiday season and the year's busiest travel weekend, we'll look at the social and business impacts of today's ubiquitous personal mobility devices that connect people of all ages to whatever and whomever they choose, wherever they are. Meet mobility industry giants Paul Greenberg, the ‘father of CRM'; Sheryl Kingstone, Yankee Group mobility guru; Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, leading advocate for mobility in customer service; and Gregory J. Dunn, a key player in Sybase's revolutionary 365 mobility strategy. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl or OJ and join us for food for thought on how our untethered access to mobile content and ecommerce services affects lifestyles for individuals, communities and businesses.

In our Era of Pervasive Mobility, most of us take the benefits of smart phones and tablet devices for granted. But it wasn't so long ago that we didn't have on-the-go connectivity to people, information, shopping, entertainment and work. On Nov. 23, two days before Black Friday starts the 2011 holiday season and the year's busiest travel weekend, we'll look at the social and business impacts of today's ubiquitous personal mobility devices that connect people of all ages to whatever and whomever they choose, wherever they are. Meet mobility industry giants Paul Greenberg, the ‘father of CRM'; Sheryl Kingstone, Yankee Group mobility guru; Dr. Natalie Petouhoff, leading advocate for mobility in customer service; and Gregory J. Dunn, a key player in Sybase's revolutionary 365 mobility strategy. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl or OJ and join us for food for thought on how our untethered access to mobile content and ecommerce services affects lifestyles for individuals, communities and businesses.

This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald is interviewing Emily Nagle Green. The original live interview was 08/19/11.   We are currently experiencing the largest technological changes that we will ever realize in our lifetime. Welcome to ANYWHERE, the emergence of ubiquitous digital connectivity. The rise of smaller portable devices, along with the explosive global expansion of mobility and broadband, is making us want to take our experience with us wherever we go. We're turning into Anywhere Consumers, and that same appetite for a fully connected environment is transforming our workplace into Anywhere Enterprises. Want to know what it's going to mean, how fast you need to react, and what to do next? Hear it from Thought Leader, Emily Nagle Green, Chairman of the Board of Yankee Group and author of ANYWHERE, How Global Connectivity is Changing the Way We Do Business, for an exciting peek into the future with useful advice you can put to work today!   For more information about the Executive Girlfriends' Group see: http://www.executivegirlfriendsgroup.com

In this week's podcast: February sees the mobile phone industry come together for its annual congress in Barcelona, and the Connected Business podcast also focuses on mobility. We hear from Tasty Baking, a US company founded in 1914 that is using mobile tools to make its field sales more efficient, and speak to industry analysts Yankee Group, about a technology that lets consumers download information, or even pay for goods and services, with just a wave of their phones. And we examine the worrying issue of mobile security. With thousands of smart phones lost or stolen each day, just how safe are business data? Produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yankee Group’s annual predictions have a different twist this year. As the industry prepares for network upgrades, we’ve focused exclusively on the impacts from 4G. The incremental pace of deployments of this next-gen technology is reminiscent of 3G. But once 4G takes hold, the effects will be swift and profound – and we believe 2011 […]

Yankee Group analysts Vince Vittore and Dmitriy Molchanov host a webinar that explores the future of pay TV services.

Mobile traffic is rising, and consumers and enterprises are constantly demanding more bandwidth, content and speed. Yankee Group analysts Declan Lonergan, Camille Mendler and Benoit Felten address how the telecom industry can grow as demand becomes ever-increasing.

In this webinar, Yankee Group analyst Jennifer Pigg discusses the mobile backhaul solutions operators are deploying today and the emerging strategies for tomorrow.

Emily Nagle Green, President and CEO of Yankee Group, a leading technology and research consulting firm that analyzes the impact of global connectivity on enterprises and consumers.

Tune in to hear three top analysts from Yankee Group discuss the highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show and call in with your questions/comments.

Mike Intro: Earlier this fall we discussed DOCSIS 3.0 and how the cable companies will use this technology to deliver high bandwidth services to consumers. In this podcast we discuss the implementation and technologies the traditional telephone companies are using to deliver-high bandwidth voice, video and data services. Mike: Gordon, I know you are very familiar with Verizon and the companies FiOS fiber to the home ((FTTH) product. How is the project coming along? FiOS is Verizon's Fiber to the Home (FTTH), also know as Fiber to the Premise (FTTP) product offering. The service provides high-bandwidth data, voice and video services. The company has posted some interesting data on their policy blog for the third quarter of 2007. Here's a summary: Fiber Implementation: Source: http://www.verizon.com/fiberoptics FiOS is currently available in parts of 16 states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Washington. At the end of September 2007, Verizon had passed about 8.5 million homes and businesses – installing more than 457 million feet of fiber in parts of 16 states. Verizon expects to continue passing some 3 million premises annually through 2010, when the company expects to have passed about 18 million homes, or over half the homes it serves. Verizon will begin boosting speeds and capabilities on its all-fiber network when it begins deploying advanced G-PON electronics in 2007. This technology can increase downstream broadband speeds by up to four times, and upstream speeds by eight times. Verizon is investing nearly $23 billion in the FiOS project, between 2004 and 2010. Mike: How about broadband products? Broadband Products: Source: http://www22.verizon.com/Content/ConsumerFiOS/ Mike: What about video? Video: Source: http://www.verizonfios.com/tv Mike: What's happening with bandwidth over fiber?On November 19, Verizon announced they have completed a 100 Gbps optical communications test between Tampa and Miami, FL. The two cities are 312 miles apart. Here's a couple of quotes from the press release: Verizon has successfully concluded the industry's first field test of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) optical transmission, on a live, in-service 312-mile (504 kilometer) network route between Tampa, Fla., and Miami. The test, which utilized a live video feed from Verizon's national FiOS TV network as the "payload," was successfully completed Friday (Nov. 16). The 100 Gbps transmission was conducted on a Verizon Business ultra long-haul optical system carrying other live traffic at 10 Gbps. The test demonstrated that by deploying advanced electronics, an existing network system can easily and quickly be upgraded to 100Gbps. The test was done using existing fiber that had been installed for 10 Gbps service. Here's a couple more quotes from the press release: Unlike other trials that used 10 separate 10 Gbps wavelengths to carry 100 Gbps, the Verizon test utilized a 100 Gbps signal on a single wavelength, demonstrating Verizon's drive to promote "true" 100 Gbps in a serial fashion on just one transmission wavelength.Like the equipment in the company's 40 Gbps trial in June 2004, the 100 Gbps equipment used in the field trial was implemented with a "plug and play" approach. This is a key objective for future commercial implementation, and means the technology was used without any changes to the fiber, amplifiers and other embedded equipment. Amazing bandwidth obtained using existing fiber - the trial only swapped electronics using, according to the press release, Alcatel-Lucent's 1625 LambdaXtreme Transport system.Mike: Will companies continue to deliver assymetrical services?On October 22, Verizon announced 20 Mbps symmetrical FIOs service in parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for as low as $64.99 a month. There are two things that I find exciting about this offering. First - it's great to see the bandwidths continue to go up. I feel this is just the start and we'll see bandwidths of over 100 Mbps within the next two years in selected areas as the telcos, like Verizon, go head-to-head with the cable companies like Comcast. If you are lucky enough to live in an area where FIOS is available you re in for a real treat regarding bandwidth.The second exciting thing I see here is a shift to symmetrical services. Mike: Could you explain what a symmetrical service is and how it differ from what we're used to?Broadband products to date, including FIOS, ADSL and cable modem, have always been asymmetrical - the "A" in ADSL is even short for asymmetrical! Asymmetrical services provide more downstream bandwidth than upstream bandwidth. It's been a way for the providers to "cheat" a bit based on traditional Internet usage. Consider the way you traditionally surf the web - you enter a small amount of information in the address bar and hit enter. The address you type ends up going to a DNS (Domain Name Service) server and is looked up. The DNS server sends back the IP address of the site you want and your browser is directed to that site location. The site server then sends your browser the site contents you want to see.Think about it - in the traditional model - a little information gets sent upstream and lots of information comes back downstream. Recognizing these patterns the providers have designed their networks to provide a little upstream bandwidth and lots of downstream bandwidth. Well...... all this has changed with this new FIOS offering from Verizon. Here's a quote from a Verizon press release: "Verizon's new symmetric service is a smart response to the changing usage patterns of high-speed Internet subscribers," said Vince Vittore, senior analyst with Yankee Group. "We believe that as user-generated content continues to expand and telecommuting increases in popularity, upstream speed will become just as important as downstream for all users."Mike: Thanks Gordon. We'll take a look at Fiber To The Node (FTTN) technologies next week.