Sponsor List

Organizations

BICSI services the needs of professionals involved with communications and all associated infrastructure including voice, data, electronic safety & security, and audio & video technologies. BICSI serves ITS professionals through courses, conferences, publications and credentialing. Visit www.bicsi.org for more information.
The Dark Fiber Community is an online resource for those seeking to build new or extend existing fiber and wireless transport networks. The Dark Fiber Community serves as a portal for access to the entire industry. Categories include companies that are Equipment vendors, Infrastructure Builders, Financing Companies, Carrier Services and Industry Associations. Considered an online directory for network operators, the Dark Fiber Community provides information and contact details for industry-leading vendors as well as the opportunity to plan one-on-one meetings with those suppliers anywhere in the world. For more information, visit http://dark-fiber.tmcnet.com.
Connected Nation is a leading technology organization committed to bringing affordable high-speed Internet and broadband-enabled resources to all Americans. Connected Nation effectively raises the awareness of the value of broadband and related technologies by developing coalitions of influencers and enablers for improving technology access, adoption, and use. Connected Nation works with consumers, community leaders, states, technology providers and foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop and implement technology expansion programs with core competencies centered on a mission to improve digital inclusion for people and places previously underserved or overlooked.

Connected Texas, the Texas division of Connected Nation, is a nonprofit, technology-neutral, public-private partnership, funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Texas Department of Agriculture, that works with telecommunications providers, business and community leaders, information technology companies, researchers, public agencies, libraries and universities to enable economic growth and abetter way of life through improved broadband access, adoption and use.

The DAS Forum is a broad-based organization dedicated to the development of the Distributed Antenna Solutions component of the nation’s wireless network. A membership section of PCIA—The Wireless Infrastructure Association, The DAS Forum is the only national network of leaders focused exclusively on shaping the future of DAS as a viable complement to traditional macro cell sites and a solution to the deployment of wireless services in challenging environments. The DAS Forum educates decision-makers about the benefits of DAS and advocates DAS solutions as an effective component of a ubiquitous national mobile broadband network.
2012 FTTH Conference & Expo – September 23-27, 2012, Dallas, TX
 
The Future is Now!
 
The future of unlimited innovation in commerce, education, entertainment and health care –made possible by virtually unlimited bandwidth – is finally here and now.  Come be a part of it at the 2012 FTTH Conference & Expo. Hear from FTTH industry leaders, see and experience the latest fiber access technologies and learn from the companies and service providers that are building the ultra-fast networks of tomorrow. More than 2000 decision makers will gather in Dallas for the latest developments in FTTH products, solutions, technology and best practices in the industry  - 35 track sessions,  panels, keynotes and 130 exhibitors in the most comprehensive EXPO in the industry.
 
GreenTouch is a global consortium of leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, academic and non-governmental research experts dedicated to fundamentally transforming communications and data networks, including the Internet, and significantly reducing the carbon footprint of ICT devices, platforms and networks.   By 2015, the goal is to deliver the architecture, specifications and roadmap --and demonstrate key components -- needed to increase network energy efficiency by a factor of 1000 from current levels. GreenTouch will accomplish this by designing fundamentally new network architectures and creating the enabling technologies on which they are based.
The IPSO Alliance is the primary advocate of IP for Smart Objects for use in energy, consumer, healthcare and industrial applications. The Alliance, a non-profit organization whose members include leading technology, communications and energy companies, promotes the use of the Internet Protocol to serve as the foundation for a network of sensor-enabled physical objects to communicate with each other as seamlessly as individuals do over the Internet.
IPSO Alliance membership is open to any organization supporting an IP-based approach to connecting smart objects. For more information, visit www.ipso-alliance.org or contact Kate Easton – kate@ipso-alliance.org.

The Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) is the largest technology trade association in the southwest, representing a quarter million employees through its 280 companies. The MTBC strengthens the North Texas’ technology community by acting as the innovation hub for entrepreneurs, universities and corporations. The MTBC continues to prove that 'Technology lives here' by growing future tech leaders with its talent initiative, inspiring innovation of the next big thing, and advocating technology's advancement in political arenas.
Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions. The company's expertise includes digital media and platforms, entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services, digital health, mobile applications and services, support services, consumer apps, advanced advertising, consumer electronics, energy management, and home control systems and security. Each year, Parks Associates hosts industry webcasts, the CONNECTIONS™ Conference Series, and Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer.
QuEST Forum is a unique collaboration of information and communication technologies (ICT) service providers and suppliers across the world who are dedicated to improving operational and supply chain quality and performance in order to benefit the consumer.  QuEST Forum unifies the global ICT community through the implementation of TL 9000, an industry specific quality management system that is built on ISO 9001 and the eight quality principles.  The strength of QuEST Forum comes from its member companies’ Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who operate in a collaborative environment allowing organizations, who are often competitors, to come together to develop innovative solutions to practical business problems.  By employing the TL 9000 quality management system companies have been able to improve efficiency, implement process improvements, and reduce defects; adding millions to their bottom lines over the past decade.
The Small Cell Forum, formerly Femto Forum, supports the adoption of small cells; low-power wireless access points that provide improved cellular coverage, capacity and applications for homes, enterprises, metropolitan areas and rural spaces. The Forum has in excess of 130 members including 63 operators representing more than 1.71 billion mobile subscribers.

The Telecom Crash Course is the premier online program that explores the full spectrum of the ICT industry. From the innovations, trends, and technology to the history and people that have built this multitrillion dollar industry.

The Telecom Crash Course consists of over 125 learning modules, podcasts, and three quizzes. Registrants who successfully complete the Telecom Crash Course receive a Certificate of Completion issued by TIA. The Telecom Crash Course is perfect for seasoned ICT managers who want a refresher, and new hires just coming out of college. Use Promotional Code TIA_Benefit. TIA members receive a $100 discount on the Telecom Crash Course.
Wi-Fi Alliance

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association of hundreds of leading companies devoted to seamless connectivity. With technology development, market building, and regulatory programs, the Wi-Fi Alliance has enabled widespread adoption of Wi-Fi worldwide.

The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ program was launched in March 2000. It provides a widely-recognized designation of interoperability and quality and it helps to ensure that Wi-Fi enabled products deliver the best user experience. The Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 11,000 product certifications to date, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services in new and established markets. 
   

Billing & OSS World – www.billingworld.com

Billing & OSS World (B/OSS) is a leading provider of news and information distribution as well as editorial analysis for communications service providers’ software sector. As CSPs strive to streamline their businesses and make them more competitive through the application of business and operations support systems and processes, B/OSS offers a comprehensive source of intelligence that identifies industry trends, drivers and innovations in this sector.

CED is the premiere magazine of the content delivery industry, focusing on technology and the business ramifications of those technological developments. CED covers multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), internet service providers (ISPs), and wireless carriers, as well as the vendors who supply those companies. Coverage has recently expanded to cover the consumer electronics that are driving many of the trends in the content delivery business.
Channel Visions is a bi-monthly magazine with 21,500 circulation read by channel partners selling all manner of voice, data, access, managed and business services both on premises and “in the cloud”.
Primarily in the small/medium business space.
Communications Daily is the nation's preeminent daily telecom news source.  Considered a must-read by the nation's telecom leaders, Warren's flagship newsletter provides its readers with immediate, accurate and insightful coverage of telecom regulation, legislation, policy and business... every business day.  Comm Daily has won first-place journalism awards from the prestigious Specialized Information Publishers Association and the National Press Club, and it's the only subscription publication that the Federal Communications Commission provides to all its employees. Comm Daily is the daily record of telecommunications.
Consumer Electronics Daily is the nation's only daily report on the complex and rapidly changing CE business sector.  It’s put together by a team of veteran journalists who collectively have logged more than 85 years of experience covering the great stories of the modern CE era.  That team remains dedicated to compiling the industry’s most compelling, independent chronicle of the biggest CE news stories, which only veteran journalists can provide.  Its diversified readers are the beneficiaries, whether they be manufacturers, retailers, distributors, policymakers, analysts or lobbyists.

Current Analysis (www.currentanalysis.com) helps leading telecommunications, information technology, and business software companies differentiate themselves in the market to win more business. As the only provider of real-time, tactical competitive intelligence, analysis, and advice, product managers, sales, and marketing executives rely on us to anticipate and quickly respond to market opportunities and competitive threats.

Datanami is a news portal dedicated to providing insight, analysis and up-to-the-minute information about emerging trends and solutions in big data. The portal sheds light on all cutting edge technologies including networking, storage and applications, and their effect upon business, industry, government, and research. The publication examines the avalanche of unprecedented amounts of data and the impact the high-end data explosion is having across the IT, enterprise, and commercial markets. Subscribe now at: www.datanami.com
Every business day, FierceTelecom provides telecom insiders a single news source on ILECs/CLECs, WiMAX, next generation networks, backhaul, and other network and service innovations. Beyond the news of the day, our editors produce in-depth features on market leaders and conduct exclusive interviews with industry trailblazers. Deep dive into the latest technology solutions for your business with a front-row pass to FierceTelecom webinars and virtual events. As a subscriber, you have the opportunity to gain competitive intelligence through our whitepaper/eBook library and to explore the marketplace through our job board and networking parties. Join the FierceTelecom community today!
GlobalVision is a Quarterly publication delivered to a controlled list of more than 12,300 communications executives in more than 100 countries in the world. No other telecommunications publication provides its advertising partners as large a reach as such an affordable CPM.
Green Electronics Daily is the only daily news service dedicated to providing essential news and analysis about environmental issues for consumer electronics and communications industry professionals. Emphasizing policy and standards-formation, Green Electronics Daily is the unique resource for green electronics news.  Green Electronics Daily provides thorough intelligence and analysis on the environmentally oriented issues that are reshaping the CE and telecom industries. Green Electronics Daily allows readers to stay competitive, stay informed and stay compliant in a business realm increasingly shaped by emerging environmental concerns.

HPC in the Cloud is the only portal dedicated to covering data-intensive cloud computing in science, industry and the data center. The publication provides technology decision-makers and stakeholders in the high performance computing industry (spanning government, industry, and academia) with the most accurate and current information on developments happening in the point where high performance and cloud computing intersect. Subscribe now at: http://www.hpcinthecloud.com

Inside Networks, a leading information resource for the network infrastructure sector for data centre managers, ICT directors, consultants and integrators, provides latest industry developments, standards, white papers, green issues and technology, as well as in-depth articles from renowned industry experts. From small to medium sized enterprise LANs to colocation data centres, Inside Networks covers every aspect of the modern network infrastructure and is available via a free subscription. CLICK HERE to subscribe. 

IT Connection (www.currentanalysis.com/ITC) is the premier source of unbiased analysis and assessments of IT equipment and telecom services.  IT Connection provides cost-effective, non-vendor-sponsored research to IT professionals.  The assessments on IT Connection allow you to easily and efficiently assess suppliers and determine the best technology solution to fit your needs.
  Light Reading is a research-led media company serving the global communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technology and financial analysis for more than 320,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content and reputation. As part of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lrcn.com), Light Reading combines its award-winning online communities and a rich events portfolio with the industry’s most trusted telecom research brands, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, to contribute to the only integrated business information platform serving the $4 trillion global communications industry.
Lightwave Magazine: Bringing 25 years of trusted technical insights to today’s optical communications professionals in a new digital format—easy to read, easy to save and easy to share. Start your subscription today at www.lightwaveonline.com/subscribe.
 
LightwaveOnline.com: Makes it easier than ever to conduct technical research, evaluate products and vendors, download webcasts and white papers and keep a pulse on the optical communications industry. Visit www.lightwaveonline.com today.
 
Lightwave Direct e-Newsletter: Helping optical communications professionals worldwide stay connected with the latest news, hottest products, and insightful market analysis delivered to you each week. Start your subscription today!
Focused on machine to machine communications, M2M Now is a blog-led website supported by a quarterly print magazine, regular webinars and industry videos.  The website provides a forum for industry experts to debate key issues, a resource centre for learning and up to the minute news. The inaugural issue of the magazine launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – and will be available at all key M2M events worldwide through the first quarter of 2012.

To subscribe to M2M Now go to www.m2mnow.biz.

M2M Now – Profit from a World of Connected Devices
Communications Service Providers rely on the OSP brand for concise education about evolving network architecture solutions and technology best practices. The most trusted HOW-TO educational resource for communications and entertainment providers, OSP features the latest updated and learning about how to design, engineer, troubleshoot, upgrade, provision and monitor mixed network architectures. What’s more, OSP connects advertisers with key buyers and decision makers for maximum exposure and enhanced brand awareness through print, online, and custom event offerings.
     Telecom Review North America (NA) targets telecom , ICT and technology industry executives, as well as those who have an interest in this field in order to reach industry decision makers. Readers include executives, carriers, vendors and suppliers, in addition to business people who are directly and indirectly involved in the industry.
 

V2M – www.vision2mobile.com

V2M provides global analysis and commentary for service providers looking to take advantage of the dynamism at work in the video, IPTV and mobile broadband market segments, and related next-generation applications and content. V2M’s premium editorial content offers competitive insight into changing end-user consumption trends and how operators can profit from new opportunities, market roles and business models. vision2mobile: Delivering new vision for the evolving digital world!
VanillaPlus is EMEA’S only magazine dedicated to Systems for Profitable Communications in Media and Entertainment available on free subscription to qualifying readers. An independent magazine, offering expert advice on Billing, OSS, Fraud Control, Service and Revenue Management.

The VanillaPlus portfolio includes a monthly e – newsletter, online and hard copy directory, comprehensive online portal, webinars, videos, media training and events. VanillaPlus is also supported by a 12-strong Editorial Advisory Board.

The magazine is circulated six times per year to over 8,500 named communications directors and senior managers throughout EMEA.

Contact:  Cherisse Draper – + 44 (0) 1732 897646
cherisse@vanillaplus.com
 
Washington Internet Daily will give you the earliest possible opportunity to shape the rule-setting process on Capitol Hill, at the FCC and elsewhere as it affects the Internet -- and your business. The Internet has grown up in a hurry, and like most mature industries its many constituencies now look toward Washington, fearful of restrictive regulation or seeking a legislative lift. Washington Internet Daily covers everyone -- at any level of government, in industry groups, in the courts or elsewhere -- who is setting rules for the Internet.