8:00 am-9:00 am
03/04/2009
| Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am-5:00 pm
03/04/2009
| Registration
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9:00 am-9:30 am
03/04/2009
| Welcome & Opening Remarks: Driving Partnerships Between Utilities and Commercial Wireless Carrier
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9:30 am-10:30 am
03/04/2009
| Wireless Business Overview
Wireless carriers are continuously building out the networks to provide better coverage, minimize the number of dropped calls and increase their service territories. This session will define the market; explain the demand for collocation opportunities and what wireless carriers look for in a collocation partner.
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10:30 am-10:45 am
03/04/2009
| Networking Break
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10:45 am-12:15 pm
03/04/2009
| Utility Collocation Business Opportunities
Utilities offer unique possibilities for wireless carriers to collocate on their existing transmission & distribution tower and monopole sites. Opportunities that create non-rate base revenue for utilities. This session will discuss the how and why more critical infrastructure companies are entering the market to leverage their assets.
Lynn Parker, Senior Project Manager- Wireless & Project Scheduling, Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1
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12:15 pm-1:15 pm
03/04/2009
| Networking Lunch
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1:15 pm-3:00 pm
03/04/2009
| Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Emission Overview
Working on sites located near operating radiofrequency transmitting antennas can be hazardous to the workers health. OSHA has specific regulations regarding the operations of these sites and the workers who service the locations. This session will provide you with the knowledge need to protect your company and its employees.
Klaus Bender, Director- RF Engineering, Utilities Telecom Council
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3:00 pm-3:15 pm
03/04/2009
| Networking Break
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3:15 pm-5:00 pm
03/04/2009
| Legal/Regulatory Update
The ability to deploy new towers; manage collocation arrangements; and set the rates, terms and conditions for access to utility-owned poles, conduits and rights-of-way are all influenced by government regulation. This session will highlight the impact of current FCC tower siting regulation as well as discuss major new regulatory initiatives concerning towers including: requiring back-up power at each site; possible migratory bird regulation; and a comprehensive reassessment of pole attachment regulation.
Shirley Fujimoto, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
Bill Sill, Attorney, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
Moderated by Brett Kilbourne, Director- Regulatory Services &Associate Counsel, Utilities Telecom Council
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5:30 pm-7:00 pm
03/04/2009
| Networking Reception
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8:00 am-9:00 am
03/05/2009
| Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am-5:00 pm
03/05/2009
| Registration
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9:00 am-9:05 am
03/05/2009
| Opening Remarks & Welcome
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9:05 am-10:15 am
03/05/2009
| Utility Telecom Collocation Best Practices (UtiliSite Survey Results and Analysis)
The UtiliSite Council’s first order of business was to try and gain insight into the utility collocation market. The group composed a survey to quantify and qualify the utility collocation market practices. This session delves into the results of the survey and provides interpretations of the results.
Ron Bilodeau, Staff Contracting Agent, NV Energy
Carl Nichols, Project Manager, Duke Energy Corporation
Randy Hauk, Director-Wireless Collocation Infrastructure Development, First Telecom Services, LLC
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10:15 am-10:30 am
03/05/2009
| Networking Break
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10:30 am-12:00 pm
03/05/2009
| Backhaul: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Utilities employ several methodologies to provide backhaul capabilities for their companies. These methodologies range from fiber to microwave to Ethernet. There is now a demand for IP capabilities to help migrate from legacy strategies to newer more up-to-date solutions that can integrate old with new. This session will address benefits of migrating your backhaul network.
Ron Mudry President & CEO, Tower Cloud, Inc.
Taylor Salman, Director of Solutions Marketing, Ciena
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12:00 pm-1:00 pm
03/05/2009
| Networking Lunch
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1:00 pm-2:30 pm
03/05/2009
| The Carrier Business Case
Wireless carriers are facing increasing demand to deliver on business expectations set only a few years ago. With mounting pressure deliver the latest wireless services, gain greater market share and reduce debt. The Carrier’s business case is evolving to reflect the current business landscape. This session will take you through the evolving Carrier business model.
David Shpigler, President, The Shpigler Group
Mike Kampen, Principal, KGI
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2:30 pm-2:45 pm
03/05/2009
| Networking Break
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2:45 pm-4:00 pm
03/05/2009
| Next Generation Wireless Technologies
NextG is the market buzz - Wireless technologies that will drive the market into the next decade. A push to ubiquitous wireless communication systems that will incorporate WiMax, DAS, LTE and 4G migration is the desire of the wireless consumers. This session will highlight the Next Generation Technologies and how these technologies will impact the utility collocation market.
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4:00 pm-5:00 pm
03/05/2009
| Making the Business Case: Getting Your Head into the Game
Utilities require that the business case be presented with an accurate operational department analysis at the start of any investments. A good business case should address planning and deployment, prioritization issues and possible pitfalls to investment. Hear how Georgia Power and DQE Energies are making their decisions to jump into the collocation foray.
Ben Easterling, Business Development Manager, Southern Telecom Inc.
Dave Weber, Manager Communications Business, DQE Communications
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5:30 pm-7:00 pm
03/05/2009
| Networking Reception
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8:00 am-9:00 am
03/06/2009
| Continental Breakfast
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8:00 am-12:00 pm
03/06/2009
| Registration
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9:00 am-9:05 am
03/06/2009
| Opening Remarks
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9:05 am-10:05 am
03/06/2009
| Utilty Collocation Contract, SLA and Other Tools
Utilities are perceived as reliable and dependable partners that are knowledgeable efficient associates within the collocation market. Except when it comes to contract negotiations. This session will discuss utility collocation contract, SLAs and other binding agreements used by utilities.
Bill Tierney, Operations Manager, Portland General Electric Company
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10:05 am-10:30 am
03/06/2009
| Networking Break
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10:30 am-11:45 am
03/06/2009
| Open Forum – Collocation Roundtable Discussion
The UtiliSite Council’s Wireless Collocation Summit has provided in-depth insight, riveting case studies and awesome opportunities to network with utilities, technology partners, site acquisition professionals and carrier customers. This session affords the delegates an opportunity to ask questions, state observations and engage the conference faculty, industry peer and others in an open forum.
Moderated by Martha J. Bailey, Specialist, Telecom Products, Tennessee Valley Authority
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11:45 am-12:00 pm
03/06/2009
| Wrap-Up
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12:15 pm-3:00 pm
03/06/2009
| Board Lunch/Meeting
By invitation only.
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