The CEO of US telco Windstream explains how the massive increase in wireless traffic necessitates better backhaul capabilities, and how he is deploying Fibre to the cell for mobile operators. He also discusses how regional operators need continued access to federal Stimulus funding in order to help connect rural America, and this is going to take cooperation between government and private companies.

Featuring: Jeff Gardner, CEO and President, Windstream

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One of the goals of the Telecommunications Industry Association is to make network engineering exciting at a time when the spotlight in the industry is trained over all things 'app'. President of the TIA, Grant Seiffert, talks to Ian Scales about networking's aging employee demographic and what the industry association is doing about it. Net neutrality and US spectrum allocation are also touched upon.

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In part 14 of our preview series for the 'Connected States of America' documentary, TelecomTV visits the Indiana Department of Transport to see how the Hoosiers are using broadband infrastructure and social networks to manage traffic flow.

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Codgertations has been specially designed as part of a palliative care programme for industry veterans (old codgers) Martyn Warwick and Ian Scales to cogitate and ruminate on the week's best, worst and most amusing stories in telecoms.

This week... HP buy Palm, but what's their plan for the mobile market?; Flash Job as Apple openly explain ban on Adobe software: the mind boggles as Google go after Australia's Groggle; and, could this be the priciest broadband in the world??!

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The US Telecommunications Industry Association is working with its ICT members to promote the values of broadband for economic recovery, and assisting with market intelligence support.

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