Great news! Former FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn will be our policy keynote at the 14th Annual TFI Technology Conference, Jan 24-25, 2019. With the changes in Congress, January is a great time to talk about what’s in the air in Washington, especially as it involves communications infrastructure.

Mignon will address topics such as:

• Infrastructure development
• Broadband deployment
• Network neutrality
• Spectrum allocation
• Telephony service obligations.

Having served as an FCC commissioner from August 2009 to June 2018, Mignon will provide us perspective on what to expect in these interesting times.

We are also finalizing the wireless and broadband parts of the program. Look for more announcements next week!

We hope you’ll join your colleagues in exciting downtown Austin for what promises to be another interesting and important event!

Don’t miss out!

Take advantage of our Early-Bird Rate of $895 for General Admission.
We are also pleased to offer a new Assessor/Academic/Government
Early Bird rate of $80 for a limited block of seats!

Register Now!

We are excited to announce that Dr. Robert Heath, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, is on-board for our 14th Annual TFI Technology Conference, Jan 24-25, 2019! He will lead the panel “Coloring in the 5G Triangle: Super High Bandwidth, Massive IoT, and Ultra High Reliability” with featured technology specialists in 5G delivery.

We are also lining up speakers on Fiber Deep, the broadband/video industry, public policy, and the tax/valuation implications of technology change. We plan to make more announcements soon!

The moderator of the 5G Triangle panel will be Iain Gillott of iGR, wireless expert extraordinaire, who will also introduce our 2019 main theme: 5G and its Business and Valuation Implications, where we take a deeper look into 5G technology and its impacts on broadband, cable, video, and other asset-intensive industries.

Professor Heath spoke to us in 2016 about millimeter wave technology and cars communicating. This year he will give a special presentation on his current research interests: “Connected Aerial Vehicles and Machine Learning for Communications”.

We hope you’ll join your colleagues in exciting downtown Austin for what promises to be another interesting and important event!

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in our
13th Annual TFI Communications Technology Conference,  on January 25-26, 2018, in Austin, Texas. It was a fun and fabulous few days!

Special thanks to our keynotes Jeffrey Andrews and Mohammed Ali, special guest Iain Gillott, and all the other fabulous speakers. We also greatly appreciate the support of our conference sponsors AUS, Costquest, and Deloitte.

Please visit our 2018 TFI Conference page to view presenter bios, presentation slides and videos! And be sure to see the 2018 Conference photos on Facebook.

Thanks again for your interest in TFI and our conference.

In case you haven’t heard, Austin is a hotbed for Virtual and Augmented Reality. We are excited to announce that one of its leaders, Austin AR Lab, is collaborating with us on our TFI Communications Technology Conference, Austin, Jan 25-26, 2018. Yes it’s for “Real!” Live Demos and a Keynote. We are in for a treat, so be prepared for fun and enlightenment.

● Keynote: Mohammed Ali, Chief Architect, Austin VR Lab
“Augmented Reality: Status, Applications, and Prospects”

● Live VR Demos using Top-of-the-Line Vive Headsets

● Live AR Demos using Custom Smart Phone Headsets

● Special Bonus: Everyone takes Home an Austin VR Lab
Custom Smart Phone Headset!

VR and AR are sure to have immense impacts on the communications industry even if we don’t yet know the exact path. It’s our job to understand these technologies and where they are headed. Nice work, if you can get it!

We hope you will join us in Austin as industry leaders share the latest trends and developments impacting communications technology.

Great News! Registration is now open for the 13th Annual TFI Communications Technology Conference, Jan. 25-26, 2018. Join us in exciting downtown Austin as industry leaders and professionals gather once again to share the latest trends and developments impacting communications and asset valuation.

Industry Experts Covering Communication
Technology’s Most Vital Interest Areas

• Wireless Communications
• Broadband & Video Communications
• Cutting-edge Technologies like IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Vehicular Automation
• Impacts on Valuation

Leave this event understanding—and being
able to explain—how technology is changing 
the communications industry in 2018 and beyond.

• The latest overview and updates of changing communications technology
• A summary and annual review of top communications trends by legendary forecaster Dr. Lawrence Vanston
• Illuminating discussions of current and emerging issues in the communications industry
• Insights on the impact of these changes on asset valuation
• Opportunities to connect and reconnect with fellow professionals and thought-leaders during special events

Don’t miss out! Take advantage of our Early-Bird Rate for General Admission and Assessors/Government/Academia!

Start 2018 with the latest knowledge and insights on the
key forces impacting your organization!

January 2017 Conference Highlights: We are working on a great speaker lineup for 2018! To give you an idea of the quality of our keynotes, speakers, and panelists, check out Videos, Slides, Keynote & Speaker Bios & Photos from the January 2017 TFI Conference.

If you haven’t already had a chance to view the videos and slides from the 2017 TFI Communications Technology Forecasting & Asset Valuation Conference, be sure to check them out! Thank you Jon Williams and video team for a great job filming and editing the videos.

You can select the videos and slides by speaker on the schedule. We also have posted lots of fun photos on the TFI Conference Facebook page.

Thank you once again to all the great keynotes, speakers, sponsors, and conference attendees. We really appreciate all of your support and enthusiasm!

We hope you will be able to join us at our 13th Annual TFI Communications Technology Conference, January 25-26, 2018. We’ll be meeting once again at the beautiful Courtyard Marriott Downtown in Austin Texas. We are working on a great speaker lineup and schedule for 2018 so be sure to revisit the site for updates!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 12th Annual TFI Communications Technology & Asset Valuation Conference! We hope you left with lots of new ideas and inspiration from the content and connecting with the other attendees. Whether this was your first time or you’ve been coming for while, each of you brings something special that adds to the magic of the conference. We greatly appreciate you. We are particularly delighted that six of you were at the inaugural conference 12 years ago!

A special thanks to our fabulous Keynotes, Guest Speakers, and Panelists. We couldn’t have done it without our wonderful Sponsors, AusConsultants, CostQuest, and Deloitte! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The Conference Slides are all up!

Thank you to everyone who filled out our Critique Sheets. We particularly appreciated those who left kind comments that we can quote to attract attendees to next year’s conference.

If you didn’t fill out a Critique Sheet, please click here to fill one out, or reply to this email with comments. We greatly appeciate endorsements!

We will post pictures soon, followed by conference videos of the sessions. In the meantime, please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or if we can be of service.

Warm regards,
Larry Vanston and the TFI Team