AT&T Lays Out IPv6 Migration Plan
Faced with an end-to-end computing and systems migration akin to Y2K, AT&T is ramping up its IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) conversion initiative and recommends that other organizations lay out detailed plans to do the same if they haven't done so already. IPv4 is fast running out of its capacity for additional Internet addresses. The Internet Assigned Numbers ... Read more

Finley Sponsors Telecompetitor Webinar on Smart Networks
We're sponsoring an upcoming Telecompetitor webinar, Building the Smart Network: Any Service, Anytime, Anywhere, on September 1, 2011. The goal of the webinar is to discuss how service providers can build smarter networks to meet the growing demands from customers and the overall marketplace. The Finley team will be represented by our CTO, Steve ... Read more

New Home Networking/Smart Energy Consortium Created
Several organizations involved with home networking and the smart grid announced August 2 that they have created a consortium focused on interoperability issues involving Smart Energy Profile 2 (SEP 2). SEP 2, which can operate on a variety of IP-based technologies, was selected in 2009 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a ... Read more

Kansas City Board Chooses Tropos for Smart Grid, Wireless Broadband Network
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities has chosen Tropos GridCom to provide the communications infrastructure aggregating smart grid applications across its 127-square mile territory. The publicly-owned utility is building out a smart grid for both water and electricity, according to a press release. Tropos GridCom will span KCBPU's service territory and provide wireless ... Read more

Auburn, Indiana Leverages FTTH for SmartGrid Project
Back in 1985, the northeastern Indiana city of Auburn installed a fiber optic communications network backbone. Today, the municipality announced that it was leveraging its telecoms infrastructure further, selecting a smart grid communications backbone from Tantalus as it moves forwards with plans to install an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that ... Read more

See Finley @
Finley Engineering representatives will be attending the following upcoming events. We hope to see you there!

• NTCA Region 9 Meeting - August 21-23, 2011
• South Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives Annual Meeting - August 21-23, 2011
• TTA Annual Convention - August 22-24, 2011
• KTA PSC Telecom Symposium - August 24-25, 2011

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