NAB Show 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada April 13, 2010

Thank you for inviting me, and thank you all for coming. The fact that you chose to be here and woke up before 9 a.m. in Las Vegas is much appreciated.

Thank you to my fellow FCC Commissioners, Michael Copps, Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Baker, who are here and will participate in a session this afternoon. I’m more than happy to serve as their warm-up act.

The last time I was at an NAB convention I was here … as a broadcaster.

It was in the late 1990s, and I was part of the USA Broadcasting team launching stations that had carried HSN.

We focused on local sports as anchor programming — expensive — as we launched original programming including local news and children’s — all expensive — against fragmenting audience and ad dollars. Not easy.

Meanwhile, of course, we were trying to make sure we got our DTV license applications in on time — protecting our basic must-carry rights, and hoping we might get digital must carry.

I know first-hand the challenges of local broadcasting. And I certainly understand the real-world impact on broadcasters of the economic crisis we’ve been suffering through.

I have enormous respect and admiration for the many broadcasters who succeed as businesses while providing news and other programming that serves America’s local communities.

And who do so in this time of change, as cable and satellite have continued to grow, and as use of the Internet and mobile phones has exploded.

We see these changes every day. I know I see it when I look at my children and compare their experiences to mine.

I grew up watching over-the-air TV. Channel 9 was the Mets; Channel 11 the Yankees; Channel 2 was Walter Cronkite and Jim Jensen, watching with my father; Channel 5 was Dinah Shore with my mom. Cable didn’t come to my childhood home until after I left for college.

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Flash forward. My 18-year-old son has never not had cable, and isn’t particularly interested in which channels are ‘broadcast’ and which are ‘cable’. With new viewing platforms from video game consoles to laptops to smartphones – all as natural to my son as the TV — content has been liberated from context.

I can only imagine what my 3- and 5-year-olds’ viewing habits will be when they are teenagers – - but I can tell you that most of their interaction with PBS characters comes through iPhone apps.

I could tell similar stories for radio, of course. By the way, not widely known but true: I was a radio DJ while in high school, spinning disks — literally — on an old carrier-current station.

And so I have particular appreciation for the accomplishments of the radio industry. I note with pride that, notwithstanding new sources of audio programming, radio has actually grown its over-the-air audience by almost 10 percent over the last decade.

Through our Media Bureau, we recently authorized a power increase for HD radio. We also updated our rules to let AM stations use FM translators.

I appreciate the many voices of thanks on these topics when I visited the floor yesterday.

And I was impressed on the floor by what I saw of the work being done on the transition to digital of both radio and TV.

The transition to DTV didn’t change — and in fact it underscored — the original vision of the value of what broadcasting can bring to our country: Local news. Weather. Sports. Emergency information. A platform for diverse voices and creative programming. Educational programming for our kids.

Many broadcasters still supply important connective tissue holding our communities together.

And as a new generation of startups with funny names but growing audiences seek to provide content to local communities on new platforms, more and more broadcasters are seeking to extend their reach beyond the traditional platform. As I heard one broadcaster say: Wayne Gretzky goes where the puck is going; we need to go where the audience is going: online and mobile.

And so during the recent snowstorms in D.C., not only were local broadcasters a lifeline for the community, WRC-TV used its robust Web site and Twitter feed to help residents who had lost power get up-to-the-minute information through their computers and phones.

Many stations like KCRA 3 in Sacramento have entered into partnerships with cityvoter.com to engage local residents and develop user-generated “Best Of” lists for their community.

LinTV partnered with a company called News Over Wireless to develop an iPhone app for all 27 of its TV stations.

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Last month, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced a major local journalism initiative that will form teams of multimedia journalists who will report via multiple platforms — TV, radio, online and mobile.

I noted with interest that NAB has copyrighted a new word to describe your transforming industry in this multiplatform world: “broader-casting.”

We want to work with broadcasters as you seek to reach your audience both over the air and through the Internet.

A core goal of the FCC is to foster a thriving, healthy and competitive media landscape on all platforms.

I believe it’s vital that the Internet remain free and open for content creators like you to innovate and reach your audience, and vital also that you can protect your content online against unlawful copyright infringement.

Now, as the digital revolution creates challenges and opportunities for broadcasters, it does so for our nation as a whole.

We’re in the midst of a transformative digital age, and having a world-leading broadband infrastructure is a vital part of our national strategy to compete globally and have an enduring engine of job creation and economic growth in the 21st century.

Unfortunately, recent studies have ranked U.S. broadband infrastructure as low as 15th globally for adoption and 18th for speed.

A 2009 study placed the US 40th out of the 40 countries in the study in “the rate of change in innovative capacity.”

That says we’re at serious risk as a country in not moving quickly enough on our technology infrastructure in and other areas to remain the world’s leader in innovation.

Many believe there is no bigger opportunity for the United States than leading the world in mobile innovation.

Mobile Internet access can be not only a powerful platform for substantial 21st century job and business creation, but also a critical part of the solution to pressing national challenges like education, health care, energy, and public safety.

But a real problem looms.

On our current trajectory, the demand for spectrum for mobile Internet access will outstrip the supply. By a lot.

You don’t have to take my word for it.

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During our open broadband process, over one hundred companies – technology, telecom, electronics and others, representing many billions of dollars of ongoing investment and millions of American jobs – submitted a formal filing stating, “Our nation’s ability to lead the world in innovation and technology is threatened by the lack of sufficient spectrum for wireless broadband applications and services.”

This is not a theory or idle speculation. It’s math and physics.

Here are some facts that illustrate the issue, also part of our broadband record.

An advanced Internet-connected smartphone — like what most of you have in your pockets (and 20 percent have actually checked) — generates 30 times the data volume of the cellphones they replaced.

A wireless netbook generates 450 times more data.

There are over 280 million wireless subscribers in the U.S.

Three years ago the iPhone, Droid, and PalmPre didn’t exist.

Today, one-quarter of American wireless subscribers have smartphones. And Nielsen projects that smartphone penetration will more than double by the end of 2011, and keep climbing.

Data from multiple sources submitted as part of our broadband record tell us to expect a 40-fold increase in mobile Internet demand over the next 5 years.

And those projections were prepared before the iPad was introduced.

That 40-fold increase in demand compares to a three-fold increase in spectrum for mobile broadband coming online.

That’s the gap we need to narrow — if we’re going to lead the world in mobile, and seize the opportunity for job creation at home.

Other countries are not standing still. As my colleague Meredith Baker has reminded us, Germany is on the verge of auctioning 340 megahertz of additional spectrum for mobile broadband, and Japan is reportedly planning to make spectrum blocks totaling 500 megahertz available for 4G deployments.

And here at home we’re already seeing signs of the problems to come. Reports of consumer frustration with mobile are growing — and will only increase if we stand still.

No question. Our country faces a serious issue.

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And while it’s not the time to panic, it is the time to plan. If we wait for the crisis to hit, it will be too late to act without significant cost to our economy and global competitiveness.

So what should be done about this? Many things. There’s no silver bullet.

To deliver the mobile Internet future, we’ll need new spectrum-efficient technologies, and we’re asking at the FCC how can we best incentivize the development and deployment of such technologies.

We’ll also need spectrum-efficient policies, and we’re asking at the FCC how can we best accelerate market-based solutions like secondary markets and spectrum flexibility.

These strategies are necessary. But not sufficient. The record is clear: America needs more spectrum for mobile internet access.

The wireless industry formally called for recovery of 800 megahertz of spectrum. Our National Broadband Plan calls for the recovery of 500 megahertz of spectrum over the next 10 years – from multiple private and government users across the spectrum chart. Certainly not limited to, but including, broadcast spectrum.

What about broadcast spectrum?

Some have suggested that all 300 MHz now allocated to broadcasting should be reclaimed and auctioned.

Others take the view that the status quo is fine; no change needed.

The Broadband Plan recommends neither course. Instead, it lays out a well-balanced plan designed to be a win-win-win for broadcasters, mobile Internet providers, and the American people.

It proposes voluntary incentive auctions — a process for sharing with broadcasters a meaningful part of the billions of dollars of value that would be unlocked if some broadcast spectrum was converted to mobile broadband.

The plan would give broadcasters the choice to contribute their licensed spectrum to the auction and participate in the upside.

The plan would give broadcasters the option of channel sharing. For example, a broadcaster could contribute half of its capacity and share spectrum with another broadcaster in the market, continuing to broadcast their primary programming streams and more, while lowering their operating expenses and gaining infusions of capital.

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The large majority of broadcasters may well be uninterested in this choice — and that is completely fine as far as the plan is concerned.

But why should a broadcaster who sees benefit in sharing spectrum be denied the opportunity to take it?

Why shouldn’t we seek to find sensible strategies, consistent with the public interest, to bring more market-based incentives to broadcast spectrum?

By the way, the incentive auction proposal would apply to all bands of spectrum. It’s a creative, 21st century idea for wise and efficient spectrum policy.

A lot has been said and written about this auction proposal, including at this conference, that just isn’t accurate.

Let me make four points about incentive auctions as applied to broadcasters, and dispel four myths.

One, these auctions are voluntary. Period. Participation is up to the licensee and no one else. Two, for the Plan to work, we don’t need all, most, or even very many licensees to participate.

If a relatively small number of broadcasters in a relatively small number of markets share spectrum, our staff believes we can free up a very significant amount of bandwidth.

And rural markets would be largely unaffected by the recommendation in the broadband plan because the spectrum crunch will be most acute in our largest population centers.

Point three, we anticipate mechanisms to reduce or even eliminate risk, and maximize upside, for broadcasters that elect to participate in the auction. For example, the plan could allow broadcasters to set a reserve auction price below which their licenses wouldn’t transfer. The mechanism could lock in a payment for broadcasters, while allowing for participation in upside above that level.

Four, auction rules and mechanisms will be developed through an open and transparent process, with ongoing dialogue about the best design mechanisms for incentive auctions, focusing on what will actually work and meet the country’s needs.

In sum, the intention of the proposal is to provide broadcasters with more choice and flexibility, not less. More business model options, not fewer. While at the same time helping address a vital national challenge.

Let me now address some myths about incentive auctions.

Myth #1: The plan is to confiscate broadcasters’ spectrum and drive broadcasters out of business.

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Not so. Again, the incentive auction plan is voluntary. No one will be forced to participate. In fact, this is the opposite of a confiscation; it would be an economic boost to broadcasters that elect to participate.

Also it’s important to note that that the broadband plan anticipates that broadcast spectrum would be less than 25 percent of the 500 MHz target in the broadband plan. No spectrum stone is being unturned.

Myth #2: The plan will diminish voices and harm the values of broadcast diversity and localism. To the contrary, giving broadcasters new options and an additional source of financing should

strengthen the industry and bolster the public interest.

The plan could bring the greatest benefits to broadcasters that provide programming to underrepresented portions of a local community.

Because the advertising base is smaller, the traditional broadcast model has always been a challenge for such broadcasters, and digital fragmentation is putting more pressure on the business model. It’s a particular challenge for these stations to invest in new streams of over- the-air digital programming where that programming isn’t subject to must carry.

The incentive auction plan would give local broadcasters serving minority or other underrepresented audiences a new choice: share spectrum, continue programming and carriage, reduce operating costs, and gain a capital infusion. For some broadcasters, it could make the difference in having a business and staying on the air.

Myth #3: The Plan will prevent broadcasters from deploying Mobile DTV.

Another misperception. I’m pleased that the DTV transition has enabled the development of standards and the launch of market trials for mobile DTV. Our job is not to predict innovation or business models, but to enable them. Under the incentive auction plan, broadcasters will be able to provide mobile DTV, both licensees that choose to retain all 6 megahertz, and those that choose to share.

Myth #4: Consumers will need to purchase new equipment

Not the case. First, of course, the plan would have no effect at all on viewers who receive their broadcast signals from cable, telephone or satellite providers. Viewers who receive their broadcast signals over-the-air would simply need to rescan their current TVs or converter boxes. And to the extent a transition would impose any new costs on broadcasters themselves, those costs could be covered by the auction proceeds.

Now, some people have asked, what happens if the incentive auction doesn’t work? I truly believe it won’t come to that. Our country can’t afford for it to come to that.

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I believe that a voluntary auction plan based on unlocking billions of dollars of value and sharing it, a plan that needs the participation and spectrum-sharing of a limited number of broadcasters, who will get to lower their operating costs, and receive a cash infusion, while continuing on the air. I believe such a plan can and will produce a multi-level win for a series of great American industries – including broadcasting, mobile broadband, consumer electronics, and technology companies – that it will empower new innovators and entrepreneurs, and that it will bring significant benefits to consumers and taxpayers.

I also believe that, whatever we might think or hope, this issue won’t go away, because the mobile web – and the opportunities it provides, and the data demand it will generate – won’t go away.

And so I call on all broadcasters to ignore the hyperbole and focus on the real challenges and the real opportunities.

Move beyond inside-the-beltway debates and tactics. Consider carefully what the National Broadband Plan actually proposes. Accept our offer to work with us constructively on fleshing it out, improving it where appropriate, and finding a real win for the country and all stakeholders.

As a next step toward solving problems together, I’m pleased to announce that the FCC will be convening an Engineers Forum, which will enlist broadcast, mobile and other engineers to address concrete technical issues raised by the plan and help develop the best path forward. That will be followed by similar efforts involving business executives.

The FCC staff and I have real hope that these direct roll-up-your-sleeve sessions will produce progress and good outcomes.

Now, I’ve chosen to focus my remarks on the incentive auctions, but of course technology and business changes are raising additional issues at the FCC. Let me touch on some of them briefly.

Retransmission consent has been much in the news recently.

Many broadcasters tell us they are pleased to finally receive cash compensation for their programming from cable operators and other multichannel providers.

I agree that the market is the preferred method to determine broadcast-cable arrangements.

At the same time, these commercial negotiations between broadcasters and multichannel video providers affect third parties who aren’t at the table.

I’m concerned about sudden program interruptions, and about the potential for rising cable rates. Some ask: is ‘free TV’ really free when cable rates go up because of retransmission fees?

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There are legitimate questions about whether to update the 20-year-old framework for retransmission consent and must carry. As we move forward, I’ll be focused on making sure we have a framework that is fair to consumers, as well as each of the businesses involved.

On media ownership, the FCC will soon issue a Notice of Inquiry, launching the next stage of review of our ownership rules.

Two points. First, I believe Congress was right when it instructed the FCC to review its ownership rules on a regular basis to make sure the rules fit the changing facts and economic realities of the marketplace.

Second, I believe that the traditional Communications Act values of competition, localism, and diversity remain core and essential values in the 21st century.

And with broadcast ownership rules, as elsewhere, an America with universal broadband access and deployment looks different from one without.

One of the most significant effects of the changing media and economic landscape is the potential crisis in journalism. Network news, newspapers, newsmagazines have slashed the number of reporters who provide accountability journalism and credible information to communities.

This moment presents a great business challenge to local broadcasters — but also perhaps an opportunity. As other outlets cut back, and as the online news business model develops slowly, can local TV news fill the void?

As I mentioned earlier, there are already some promising examples of commercial and non- commercial broadcasters upping their commitment to local news. Will this become more widespread and substantial? Can we all look back at this period as the golden age of local TV news?

Just yesterday, the new nonprofit investigative journalism service Pro Publica won a Pulitzer Prize in collaboration with the New York Times — a partnership between a commercial news provider and a nonprofit would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Is this a sign that new approaches, new partnerships can achieve historic goals in the 21st century?

These are some of the questions being asked by the FCC’s project on the Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities. Steve Waldman, a journalist and entrepreneur, is leading a top-to-bottom study on the subject, thinking fresh about how best to implement longstanding principles in the digital era.

We’re also taking a fresh look at the ways in which new media technologies can help educate and inform our children, and the ways in which these technologies expose our kids to new risks.

We can and must work together to ensure that media improves the lives of children and empowers families.

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As we review the information needs of communities and how to update the 20-year-old Children’s Television Act for the digital age, I’m optimistic that new technologies and new markets are creating new opportunities to further the public interest, enhance our democracy, and completely honor free speech and the First Amendment.

In closing, this is no ordinary time.

Our nation faces historic challenges with energy, education, health care, our security, and most significantly, our economy. New technologies are changing the way we tackle these challenges and virtually everything else about our society.

Just as this moment is unique, the broadcasting industry is unique — with its unique history, a unique connection with viewers and the local community, unique benefits, and unique responsibilities.

Technology-driven change is never easy, but broadcasting began as a disruption-driving new technology, and it has adapted over the years to several generations of media technologies that sought to disrupt broadcasting.

The pace of change seems only to move in one direction: faster. But working together I believe we can seize the opportunities of the digital age in a way that serves our country and benefits all Americans.

Thank you.

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“The online video market has great potential for growth in China,” said Mr. Robin Li, Chief Executive Officer of Baidu, Inc. “Providence is our ideal partner in this space as it has rich experience in investing in and managing businesses that distribute licensed content online. With Baidu’s strong ability to drive traffic and offer innovative products that suit user needs, we are very excited about the future prospects of this new company.”

“We are very pleased to partner with Baidu and are confident that this new venture will become an industry leader,” saidJonathan Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Providence. “As the world’s largest Chinese language internet search company and also the dominant video search engine in China, Baidu has unmatched competitive advantages in its user base and traffic. The new venture will provide users with a first-class viewing experience, and will work with regulators to ensure the lawful distribution of professionally produced media and entertainment content on the internet.”

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best way for people to find information. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu’s ADSs, each of which represents one Class A ordinary share, are currently trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BIDU.”

About Providence Equity Partners

Providence Equity Partners is the leading global private equity firm specializing in equity investments in media, entertainment, communications and information services companies around the world. The principals of Providencemanage funds with over $22 billion in equity commitments and have invested in more than 100 companies operating in over 20 countries since the firm’s inception in 1989. Significant existing and prior investments include Bresnan Broadband Holdings, Casema, Com Hem, Digiturk, Education Management Corporation, eircom, Hulu, Idea Cellular, Kabel Deutschland, NexTag, Ono, PanAmSat, ProSiebenSat.1, Recoletos, TDC, Univision, VoiceStream Wireless, Warner Music Group, Western Wireless and Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network. Providence is headquartered in Providence, RI(USA) and has offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and New Delhi. Visit http://www.provequity.com for more information.

Google, the world’s biggest online search engine, wants to turbocharge your Internet connection.

Despite a challenging economy Akamai continues to show strong growth in all segments of its market including Media and Entertainment which skeptics had predicted severe discounting from competitors would upset the Akamai Apple cart.

CEO Paul Sagan once again has demonstrated that a balanced CDN service portfolio of data distribution, media and entertainment and web acceleration services are the key to success in this space.

With the potential growth in HD video clips and subscription based IPTV content in continued demand by consumers as well as the growth in cloud computing, Akamai is in a great position to take advantage of these macro economic trends.

“Google operates on a cloud computing and SaaS model, which is receiving enterprise attention for purported cost-effectiveness and user ease, but IT must heed the warnings revealed by the Google China incident. The dual issues of security and privacy have not been addressed thoroughly, although we applaud Google for doing something few companies have done: publicly admit a data breach. Any U.S. business that considers its intellectual property as its chief asset should be watching this situation closely and be gravely concerned. This is a wake-up call to recognize that enterprise data is subject to attack, and no data is private — unless a stringent cybersecurity protocol is deployed enterprise by enterprise, file by file, and e-mail by e-mail. As this Google confrontation illustrates, the most-pressing security concerns include hacking, illegal monitoring and network attacks. These can be conducted by anyone, including foreign governments, malicious hackers or malcontent former employees. Beyond loss of private IP, these security issues can erode customer trust, create a public relations debacle, and violate Governance, Risk and Compliance protocols. The only solution is to deploy a fully certified communication platform for secure message and file exchange.”

“We are at a critical juncture in the evolution of American media,” said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. “Rapid technological change in the media marketplace has created opportunities for tremendous innovation. It has also caused financial turmoil for traditional media, calling into question whether these media outlets will continue to play their historic role in providing local communities with essential news and civic information. With this crucial initiative, the FCC commits to fully understanding the fundamental changes underway in the media marketplace and examining what impact such changes may have for Commission policies, while vigorously protecting the First Amendment.”

The Commission issued a Public Notice posing preliminary questions that the FCC will consider as it prepares a report on the future of media in the digital age later in 2010. Initial topics under consideration include: the state of TV, radio, newspaper, and Internet news and information services; the effectiveness and nature of public interest obligations in a digital era; the role of public media and private sector foundations; and many others. The initiative will not include any effort to control the editorial content of any type of media.

The FCC also launched a preliminary Web site that will serve as an arena for public discussion on the future of media and any public policy recommendations. At launch, the Web site includes a forum for citizens and experts to weigh in on key questions, and an area for consumers to describe the health of, or problems with, media in their communities.

The public can participate in the proceeding via the traditional comment filing system, as well as the Future of Media Web site, www.FCC.gov/FutureofMedia. All comments will be deemed part of the official record. The Commission will conduct interviews, review existing studies and hearing records, and may hold public workshops or hearings to elicit feedback and participation.

The Order concludes the Commission has authority under Section 628(b) of the Communications Act to take action if a cable operator engages in unfair acts with respect to terrestrially delivered, cable- affiliated programming that significantly hinder a multichannel video programming distributor from providing satellite cable programming to consumers. The Commission adopts a rebuttable presumption that an unfair act involving a terrestrially delivered, cable-affiliated regional sports network has the purpose or effect set forth in Section 628(b). The Order adopts rules permitting complainants to pursue program access claims similar to the claims they may pursue involving satellite-delivered, cable-affiliated programming. Because the claims involving terrestrial programming require an additional factual inquiry regarding whether the unfair act significantly hinders the complainant from providing satellite cable programming to consumers, additional time will be given to present rebuttal information.

The Commission has before it a number of specific complaints alleging that cable operators have significantly hindered competition by withholding from their rivals terrestrially delivered regional sports networks. The Order does not decide those complaints but describes how they can be handled going forward. It provides that complainants may continue to pursue their complaints as filed. If, instead, a complainant wants a currently pending complaint to be considered under the new rules, it may submit a supplemental filing alleging that the defendant has engaged in an unfair act after the effective date of the rules. The Order also establishes procedures for the Commission’s consideration of requests for a temporary standstill of the price, terms, and other conditions of an existing programming contract by a program access complainant seeking renewal of such a contract.

Action by the Commission January 20, 2010, by Report and Order (FCC 10-17). Chairman Genachowski; Commissioners Copps, Clyburn, and Baker issuing separate statements. Commissioner McDowell dissenting and issuing a statement. MB Docket No. 07-198.

The software/service initially ran into some problems with demand, with Google needing to take steps to stop the downloading of the project after exceeding their maximum capacity. Several weeks later it ran into a stream of privacy issues and some serious security flaws, which were subsequently fixed.

The company announced at the time, that ”Google Web Accelerator was a great experiment which provided us with a lot of material for developing future products to serve our users. We’ll continue to look for new ways to improve the search experience and to connect people to the information they want.”

Rolling the clock forward to Nov 2009 when Google announces the new SPDY protocol which is at its core an application-layer protocol for transporting content over the web. SPDY  is designed specifically for minimizing latency through features such as multiplexed streams, request prioritization and HTTP header compression. Something that will be essential for cloud and network based computing environments.

The new software is potentially going to be rolled into the new Chrome OS,  whilst this project, on the surface,  judging from external facing blogs, doesn’t seem to have gotten much traction as a standalone piece of software, it does bring up the potential for Google to use their proprietary SPDY technology and Chrome to secure its technological advantage over Microsoft and other vendors for years to come.

However is SPDY just the second leg to a three legged stool ? and could Web Accelerator be revived in the new Chrome OS operating system, this would be a potentially major change in the Internet landscape putting extreme pressure not only on Microsoft but the CDN players like Akamai and Limelight as well.

Only time will tell the answer …. check back here in a years time

News Facts

• RSA^® Conference (www.rsaconference.com), the world’s leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced that Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will deliver a keynote address at RSA Conference 2010.
• Mueller’s presentation will take place on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
• Mueller’s keynote will detail cyber threats through the years – from criminal threats like computer intrusions and identity theft to the use of the Internet by extremists and hostile foreign powers.
• The Director will also highlight the changing role of the FBI in addressing cybercrime, both in terms of our economic security and our national security, while focusing on the importance of public and private sector partnerships in identifying, preventing and investigating these threats.
• This year’s RSA Conference takes place from March 1-5, 2010, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
• Information on registering for RSA Conference 2010 can be found at: http://www.rsaconference.com. Press can register to attend by going to:http://www.rsaconference.com/2010/usa/for-press.htm.

About Robert S. Mueller, III

After graduating with a law degree in 1973 from the University of Virginia, Robert Mueller worked as a litigator in San Francisco until 1976, then served for 12 years in United States Attorney’s Offices – first in San Francisco and then in Boston where he was an Assistant United States Attorney.

After serving as Partner at the Boston law firm of Hill and Barlow, Mueller worked as an assistant to Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh and was later elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1991.

In 1993, Mueller became Partner at Boston’s Hale and Dorr before returning to public service in 1995 as Senior Litigator in the Homicide Section of the District of Columbia United States Attorney’s Office. In 1998, Mueller was named United States Attorney in San Francisco. In 2001, he was nominated by President George W. Bush and became the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on September 4 of that year – just one week prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001.

More information about Director Mueller can be found here: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm

Quote attributable to Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation:

“Responsible for 85 percent of the nation’s critical infrastructure, the private sector is essential in protecting our nation from and responding to cyber attacks. The sharing of information between government, private industry and the public increases our effectiveness in preventing cybercrime. Whenever companies or institutions inform us of a potential breach, the FBI has the chance to gather, analyze and share critical intelligence. Working together as a unified front, we can accelerate our ability to thwart the activities of cyber criminals.”

Quote attributable to Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager of RSA Conference:

“As information security moves beyond the confines of research labs and IT departments and into the lives of all Americans, it becomes even more essential to arm our attendees with guidance from influential government officials. The addition of Director Mueller to our keynote lineup gives us first-hand insight into how the threats of the past can shape our understanding of the cyber attacks of the future.”

About RSA Conference

RSA Conference helps drive the global information security agenda with annual events in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Throughout its 19-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the best in the field, creating opportunities to learn about information security’s most important issues through face-to-face and online interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. More information on events, online programming and the most up-to-date news pertaining to the information security industry can be found at www.rsaconference.com.

RSA and the RSA Conference logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are trademarks of their respective companies.

“Reliance Globalcom’s network enabled us to deploy a better disaster recovery network to support our clients”

Reliance Globalcom’s Ethernet assets improve disaster recovery for data transfer among Clearview’s Texas markets. This is especially important to clients along the Texas Gulf Coast where hurricanes are a seasonal reality, as well as clients in States surrounding Texas whose operations are in “Tornado Alley.”

Clearview’s Information Technology Gateways don’t compromise when it comes to network speeds, reliability and state-of-the-art infrastructure. “Reliance Globalcom’s network enabled us to deploy a better disaster recovery network to support our clients,” said Jay Looney, Clearview Managing Director. “A significant number of our clients are among the Fortune 500 and do a significant amount of their business online. To us and to them, this is mission-critical.”

Reliance Globalcom and Clearview are a critical component of many customers’ disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. Clearview data centers offer optimal conditions for power, space, connectivity, temperature controls and security. Key to Clearview’s new Waco data center is its central locality, which has it strategically positioned on a power grid separate from Texas’ major cities and protected from brownouts and blackouts. As the only data center with a direct fiber connection between Dallas and Waco, the Waco facility offers an excellent location for enterprises seeking a structurally sound site to store valuable information.

“The decision to join Clearview’s Texas data centers has been an effective way of bringing our global connectivity and service assurance to the oil and gas industry as well as some of the largest corporations in America,” said Ted Raffetto, President, Americas region, Reliance Globalcom. “Clearview’s philosophy of managed services mirrors ours. Like Reliance Globalcom, Clearview is founded on the guiding principles of exemplary client care, consultative expertise and failsafe connectivity.”

Clearview is a privately held company offering business risk management, consulting, managed services and enterprise hosting. The company provides a full range of co-location, managed services, back-up and disaster recovery services from its Information Technology Gateways.

About Reliance Globalcom

Reliance Globalcom, a division of Reliance Communications, spearheads the Global Telecom operations of India’s largest Integrated Telecom Service Provider. Reliance Globalcom brings together the synergies of Reliance Communications’ Global Business encompassing Enterprise Services, Capacity Sales, Managed Services and a highly successful bouquet of Retail products and services comprising of Global Voice, Internet Solutions and Value Added Services. The company serves over 2,100 enterprises, 200 carriers and 2.2 million retail customers in 163 countries across 6 continents.

Reliance Globalcom owns the world’s largest private undersea cable system spanning 65,000 Kilometers seamlessly integrated with Reliance Communications’ domestic optic fiber running over 190,000 Kilometers, providing a robust Global Service Delivery Platform connecting 40 key business markets in India, USA, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. With its recent acquisition of eWave World (now Reliance WiMAX World), a pioneer in the global WiMAX space, Reliance Globalcom has the capability to launch 4G services in over 50 countries. It has also acquired the Vanco Group (now Reliance Vanco Group), enabling the company to provide managed services to over 230 countries and territories across the globe. For further information, please visit www.relianceglobalcom.com.

About Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 64,000 crore (US$ 13.6 billion), cash flows of Rs. 13,000 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 8,400 crore (US$ 1.8 billion).

Reliance Communications is India’s foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company, with a customer base of over 90 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 5 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 2,100 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 800 global, regional and domestic carriers.

Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wire line), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 24,000 towns and 600,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world’s largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 190,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.