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Shaping the Future of Broadband: Insights from EarthLink at the WCA Meeting

At the WCA Meeting in Palo Alto, EarthLink's Craig Newman discusses the future of broadband from an ISP's perspective. The company aims to establish a third pipe to homes that competes with cable and DSL, focusing on providing consumers with more choices through diverse technologies, including wireless, fiber, and next-gen satellites. Key criteria include customer experience, deployment capability, and scalability. Newman emphasizes the critical nature of home market solutions while considering various wireless networks tailored to different locations across the U.S.

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Shaping the Future of Broadband: Insights from EarthLink at the WCA Meeting

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  1. An ISP’s PerspectiveWCA MeetingPalo Alto, CA16 November 2004Craig NewmanNext Generation Product ManagementEarthLink EarthLink Company Confidential

  2. Business System Equipment Network ISP End User Design Manufacture Build Operate EarthLink prefers to play here EarthLink Company Confidential

  3. What EarthLink is Looking for? • 3rd pipe to the home • Compete with Cable & DSL • Provide consumers more choice • Technology agnostic • Wireless • PLC/BPL • Fiber • Other (Drone Airplanes, next gen. satellite) • Criteria • Customer experience • Cost • Ability to deploy and scale EarthLink Company Confidential

  4. What We Forsee (Predictions) • As Broadband penetration increases, a third pipe to the home is increasingly viable • Mobility is a sweetener, but the home market is the key • Different wireless networks may work better in different locations in the US. For example, • Unlicensed – rural • Licensed – cities • Mesh / Relay / Base Station • Room for multiple different systems • Proprietary (Not good for the long run) • Standards EarthLink Company Confidential

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