Supercomm 2009 Keynote by Verizon's Ivan Seidenberg

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bob Schmidt <schmidt () provider com>
> Date: October 21, 2009 11:19:01 EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Supercomm 2009 Keynote by Verizon's Ivan Seidenberg

> Dave, for IP if you wish.
>
> Ivan Seidenberg's keynote address today at Supercomm 2009 Chicago.
>
> A few excerpts...
>
> ..fully fiberized home
>
> ... Broadband investment also creates jobs – 500,000 new jobs for ev 
> ery $10 B increase in digital investment.  Or to put it another way, 
>  for every one percent increase in broadband penetration in a state, 
>  employment goes up 2 to 3 percent a year.
>
> ...Through our Open Development Initiative, we've certified more  
> than 60 devices to run on our 3G network, ranging from inventory- 
> management to smart energy meters to wireless medical charts.
>
> ,,,4G app store coming soon
>
> ...joint venture with Qualcomm to develop machine-to-machine devices  
> and services
>
> ...partnering with Google to develop smart devices based on Android
>
> ...We can't move forward by pitting network providers and  
> applications developers against each other in a zero-sum game, when  
> the real promise of broadband is an expanding pie for everybody.
>
>
> http://newscenter.verizon.com/leadership/speeches/supercomm-2009.html
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob Schmidt
> Provider Marketing Group
> Orlando, FL



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