Lead Story:

Scaled back, but on the pulse

First day of SUPERCOMM hits key points

Broadband access, net neutrality, and a struggling economy were all on the list of talking points at Wednesday's keynote and sessions.

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Welcome to OnSite: SUPERCOMM 2009

SUPERCOMM provides a foundation for the communications industry to explore the technological transformation created by Broadband innovation.

Telecom Engine is OnSite providing the latest news and updates from the show floor.

OnSite Editor:
Beth Nicholson
, Senior Content Manager

Show Coverage:

Key U.S. lawmaker backs FCC on eve of Web rule
Hopes that an agreement on net neutrality is in the near future

Canada allows Internet "throttling" as last resort
Change in online traffic management needed

Skype working on business sector expansion
Beta testing SIP integration

Realizing service provider business value with cloud computing
Maximizing value of IT infrastructure is a chief concern

Brazil's telecoms infrastructure to get kick from World Cup, Olympics
Hefty investment required in fiber

3G struggles to gain popularity in China
iPhone announcement fizzles as Chinese fail to adopt as anticipated

Bangladesh's Grameenphone raises US$71million in local stock exchange
IPO stirs market interest with almost equivalent amount sold to local institutions

FMC and femtocell equipment forecast to hit $7.4 billion in 2013
New analysis on femtocells, FMC network elements and dual mode cellular and WiFi phones

U.S. broadband study says "open access" fosters competition
FCC searches for a way to reach rural areas with broadband



SUPERCOMM News:

Altera Demonstrates Its 40G and 100G Solutions at SUPERCOMM 2009
Drive development of next-gen applications

ADTRAN Boosts Industry-Leading Mobile Backhaul Portfolio
Expansion of Total Access 5000 Ethernet and Pseudowire Capabilities Enables Operators to Overcome Major Barriers to Unleashing Backhaul Capacity

MRV Carrier Ethernet Expert to Discuss Last Mile and Mobile Backhaul at SUPERCOMM
Company Will Also Launch New Demarcation and Metro Ethernet Provisioning Products at Conference

AT&T to showcase "Green Fleet" at SUPERCOMM 2009
Supports SUPERCOMM's Broadband 4 Environment initiatives

Broadband stimulus fund administrators to keynote national broadband strategy conference
Keynote panel examines stimulus panel implementation

Survey: Broadband availability should be similar to other utilities
Americans want broadband access to be as readily available as electricity or water


Pre-Show Coverage:

Broadband breach?
Access inequities exist between developed and undeveloped countries

Fresh approach crucial for successful adoption of LTE
What works with 2G and 3G may not apply to 4G technology

Telefónica bids for Brazil's GVT
Spanish giant offers $3.7 billion for GVT

New Asia-USA subsea 'Unity' cable gets OK to terminate at Southern California
Sydney also improves connections with new high-speed link to Guam

Four U.S. states win first broadband mapping grants
Commerce Dept. will use data to determine current broadband availability

Much potential for handsets to extend into mobile payments, banking
'Killer app' awaited but many hurdles remain

Monitoring LTE networks
A closer look at the challenges of implementing LTE and high-bandwidth applications

Asian social networking sites profit from virtual money
Virtual products equal literal profits