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Volume 11 Number 09 September 2008
INDUSTRY NEWS News from the Communications Industry...focus on FTTx FTTx Subscriptions Expected to Hit 100 Million by 2012 Chunghwa Telecom Predicts One Million FTTx Subscribers France Adopts New FTTH Regulations KPN to Open FTTH Network to Other Providers FTTx is "Green" Related Industry Groups SDR Forum - promoting the success of next generation radio technologies Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) - bridges work across SDOs with current focus on optical control plane network interoperability. WiMax Forum: p romotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products Back to Top SPOT LIGHT From the President - Douglas N. Zuckerman - Strategic Planning - Shaping an Uncertain Future- describing the challenges of planning ComSoc's future in a context of uncertainty, and the opportunities this provides for best meeting member needs. IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technology (WCET) certification... Thank you to all who have applied to take the first round of the WCET Exam. Remember to schedule your exam date between 22 Sep and 10 October in order to receive your preferred date and time. The WCET Practice Exam can be taken on your computer at any time...See more details on the WCET site. WCET Webinar coming September 19. Free one hour webinar. Sign up today. Free online tutorials available ...WiMax: Mobilizing the Internet (2 hrs 7 min; 89 sldes) compliments of Rohde & Schwarz, Next Generation Cellular Networks (2 hrs 40 min, 93 slides) compliments of Anritsu joins Broadband Fiber Access compliments of Analog Devices, as free tutorials from the ComSoc Tutorials Now program. See them now; limited time access. More ... Back to Top CONFERENCES IEEE CCNC 2009... Call for Demos: due 12 September, Panels: due 17 September, and Short Papers: 19 September. For more information, click here. IEEE WCNC 2009... Deadline Approaching...Call for Papers due 22 September. For a list of potential topics and submission instructions, click here.   PIMRC 2008... Cannes, France, 15 - 18 September 2008...Includes numerous cutting-edge tutorials, workshops, panels, special sessions and more than 10 parallel technical tracks dealing with technical design as well as business aspects of today's and next generation mobile systems. There's still time to register!   IEEE DySPAN 2008... Chicago, IL, USA, 14 - 17 October 2008...Features leading industry and academic experts headlining the various sessions including 50+ Technology and 15+ Policy Tracks, 20+ Posters, 17 Demonstrations, and 4 Tutorials. Hotel Deadline: 8 September. Advance Registration Deadline: 12 September. Register Today!   IEEE GLOBECOM 2008...New Orleans, LA, USA, 30 November - 4 December 2008...The Conference & Expo Program is now available on the conference website. To request a hard copy, send an email to g.millamena@comsoc.org. The Hotel 2-Night Stay Contest Deadline is 19 September. Register Early for the Conference & Expo of 2008! 2009 OFC/NFOEC Call for Papers...Submission Deadline: 7 October 2008, 12:00 p.m. noon EDT (16.00 GMT) More information. More ... Back to Top PUBLICATIONS Free Article of the Month: Complimentary access to a select article from the current issue of IEEE Network : Enabling Rapid Wireless System Composition through Layer-2 Discovery July 2008 list of Top Ten articles available now...The monthly ComSoc Top Ten list of those papers receiving the most requests for PDF views through IEEE Xplore is now posted on the ComSoc www site. See the ComSoc ww w site headlines at www.comsoc.org An introduction to the main propagation phenomena of microwave engineering...The September 2008 ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month is Gerard Barue's Microwave Engineering: Land & Space Radiocommunications. Five succinct chapters cover electromagnetic wave propagation, digital communication systems, line-of-sight systems, transhorizon systems, and satellite communications. Check the ComSoc www site each month for new special offers. Updated including the recently completed LTE specification... the 2nd edition of Eric Dahlman's bestselling 3G Evolution includes new chapters on LTE transmission procedures, flexible bandwidth in LTE and LTE evolution into IMT-Advanced. 3G Evolution, 2nd Edition, is the September ComSoc/Elsevier Book of the Month. IEEE Communications Society members receive 30% discount. Discover "Speeds Beyond 10g".. Enjoy free access to full content from 30 selected articles from the IEEE Communications Digital Library of current and legacy content. "Speeds Beyond 10g" is the only free access site covering 25g, 40g and 100g articles and presentations. Free access courtesy of GigOptix. Free for a limited time only! More ... 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