Steve Silva heads up the connected home integration group at Cisco and he will be joining our cast of speakers at The 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit. The theme for this year’s conference is “Maintaining relevance for the Consumer” so it is especially relevant to hear Cisco’s vision of the connected home – the battleground between cablecos and telcos.
Steve’s background includes senior roles at major US cable companies Charter and Comcast. It is his job to pull together a cohesive CPE strategy across Cisco, coupling together the acquired capabilities of Linksys and Scientific Atlanta. He should bring an interesting perspective.
I was recently pointed to articles that speak of false starts into mobile wireless services by cablecos south of the border; Cable Digital News suggests that Rogers is an example to be followed:
If SpectrumCo is in search of a how-to guide, they would be well served by peering north at the successful broadband mobile deployment by Rogers Communications Inc.
Canada’s largest cable MSO and mobile carrier, Rogers has rolled out its High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network in 25 markets covering nearly 60 percent of the country’s population.
Rogers President and COO, Nadir Mohamed, will deliver the opening keynote address on June 16, the first day of The 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit.
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