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2008 Thought Leaders Forum

In 2008, OSP^® magazine gathered seven industry executives to answer questions based on their views of the relative urgency of OSP-related concerns. Coming from a wide variety of industry perspectives, their answers provide great diversity of thought, and a varied menu of ideas upon which to act. Below are the articles from OSP Thought Leaders 2008 along with a recording of the year end webinar. OSP Thought Leaders Forum™ 2008 Articles June 2008, Thought Leaders in the OSP Why a Thought Leaders Special Section? August 2008 Thought Leaders Special Section, Whatcha Gonna Do Next? October 2008 Thought Leaders Special Section, Thought Leaders Applauded Thought Leaders Forum Webinar OSP™ Thought Leaders Year-End Review 2008 Thought Leaders Randy Tomlin, SVP, U-verse Field Operations, AT&T Tim Parker, President, Byers Engineering Manish Bhandari, Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Emerson Network Power's Energy Systems Etienne Gagnon, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, EXFO Tammy Snyder, Network Operations Center Supervisor, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) John Rose, President, OPASTCO Dennis Krutsinger, Vice President and General Manager, Communications Markets Division, 3M
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AT&T CALIFORNIA 2600 Camino Ramon San Ramon CA 94583 www.att.com	AT&T is bringing it all together for our customers, from the revolutionary iPhone to next-generation TV services. For more than a century, we have consistently provided innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services and excellent customer care. Today, our mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else. We’re fulfilling this vision by creating new solutions for consumers and businesses, and by driving innovation in the communications and entertainment industry. We’re recognized as the leading worldwide provider of IP-based communications services to businesses. We’re also the top U.S. provider of wireless, high-speed Internet access, Wi-Fi, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. And we’re making huge advances in the entertainment and communications industry. For example, we’ve expanded our video offerings to include next-generation television services such as AT&T U-verseSM TV. It’s part of our “three-screen” integration strategy to deliver services across the three screens people rely on most: the mobile device, the PC, and the TV. As we continue to break new ground and deliver new solutions, we’re focused on delivering the high-quality customer service that is our heritage.
BYERS ENGINEERING COMPANY 6285 Barfield Rd Atlanta GA 30328 404.497.1550 www.byers.com	BYERS ENGINEERING COMPANYwas founded in 1971 with the mission to be an important technical services firm supporting the telecommunications and utility industries. Our first client was New York Telephone (now a part of Verizon), and we are proud to still count them as one of our valuable clients today. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and with 12 field offices, our Engineering Division supports the evolving design, project management, and staffing needs of telecommunication, energy, and CATV companies nationwide. Our SpatialAge Solutions Division provides state-of-the-art geospatial software and data services for the same.
EMERSON NETWORK POWER 4350 Weaver Pkwy Warrenville IL 60555 800.800.1280 www.gotoemerson.com	EMERSON NETWORK POWER, a business of Emerson, is a global provider enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care, and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, monitoring, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. For more information on Emerson Network Power’s full suite of solutions specifically supporting the communications network infrastructure, including outside plant enclosures and equipment, NetSureTM DC power systems, and turnkey services, visit www.emersonnetworkpower.com/energysystems.
EXFO 400 Godin St Québec City QC G1M 2K2 Canada 418.683.0211 www.exfo.com	EXFOis the second-largest provider of portable test and measurement solutions in the global telecommunications industry, offering a full range of test solutions and monitoring systems to network service providers (NSPs), cable TV operators and network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) in approximately 70 countries. EXFO is the global market leader for portable optical test solutions and a leading supplier of protocol and access test solutions to enable Triple Play deployments and converged IP networking. EXFO delivers transport/ datacom, access, optical and monitoring test technologies required to optimize network performance and Triple Play efficiency. Whether for FTTx, IMS, QoS monitoring, IPTV, VoIP, DSL, 10 GigE, nextgeneration SONET/SDH or DWDM applications, its modular AXS-200, FTB-200, FTB-400, and IQS-600 and InterWatch test platforms host a wide range of test solutions across optical, physical, data and network layers.
GAINESVILLE REGIONAL UTILITIES 1 SE 4th Ave POB 147117 Gainesville FL 32614-7117 352.334.3434 www.gru.com	GRUis a community-owned, multi-service utility in Gainesville, Florida, providing electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, and telecommunications services to approximately 89,000 retail and wholesale customers. GRU’s combined services make it the most comprehensive utility service provider in the state. As an engaged participant in a progressive community, GRU is committed to becoming a national leader in energy efficiency. GRU is Florida’s leading utility in establishing long-term energy efficiency goals and helping their customers reduce energy consumption.
OPASTCO 21 Dupont Circle NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 202.659.5990 www.opastco.org	OPASTCO(The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies) represents nearly 600 small, independently owned, local telecommunications companies, also known as incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), which serve primarily rural areas of the United States and Canada. OPASTCO membership includes both commercial companies and cooperatives, which range in size from fewer than 100 to as many as 100,000 access lines. Collectively, these ILECs serve more than 3.5 million customers. OPASTCO represents rural telecommunications interests before federal regulatory bodies and Congress, holds a voting seat on the North American Numbering Council, provides educational programs and publications, and partners with other telecommunications groups to ensure rural telecommunications needs are considered in various technology and standards decision-making processes. Member-run committees steer association policy and participate in all aspects of the association’s leadership. The association also has an affiliate non-profit, the Foundation for Rural Education and Development.
3M 6801 River Place Blvd Austin TX 78726 800.426.8688 www.3M.com/telecom	3MWith more than 40 years in the telecommunications industry, 3M Communication Markets offers one of the widest and most comprehensive suite of scalable solutions to communications service providers around the world from underground and buried plant, to central office, premises and more. Proven systems from 3M optimize network testing, construction, locating and maintenance for faster, more reliable high-bandwidth transmissions; enable physical media-layer capabilities for FTTP and DSL deployments from central office to customer premises; and deliver fiber optics technologies to leverage existing infrastructure or install completely new networks.

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