Next Chapter 2 Meeting

Wednesday 10 September 2025

Daniel Merwin has invited you to a RingCentral Video meeting.

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Dan Merwin, CBNE, based in Denver, is a lifelong telecom veteran. In 2023, he started his own company, Broadcast Telecom, which is an agency that represents hundreds of telecom and IT solution providers. He also works part-time as a contract broadcast field engineer, primarily for EMF.

SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN) is making significant inroads in the broadcast industry. Dan will discuss:

• What does the term SD-WAN mean and what are the market drivers and technology advances that have driven its rapid and widespread development and adoption
• Basic components and features, as well as optional features and services
• Chief benefits
• The three types of SD-WAN architecture
• Some examples of packet flow
• Comparison of Managed, Co-Managed, and Self-Managed
• What is SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)
• How much does SD-WAN cost
• Who are the SD-WAN providers

Wednesday 5 March 2025

Our next SBE meeting will be Wednesday March 5th at 1pm Leggios in Plains PA
We will have a presentation from Mark Walker Broadcast Sales at Drakeway Enterprise and he will be talking about Tower Lighting..
drakelighting.com/obstruction-lighting-news

Quick Bio

• Mark Walker
• Broadcast Sales Manager
• Drake Lighting Inc.
• My hometown is Henderson KY, now Residing in Paducah KY
• Went to Henderson Community College
• Most of my personal goals have come and gone with the exception to retire and start traveling with my wife. My professional goal is to get the high intensity LED light system for Drake Lighting as a very viable solution for broadcast engineers looking to upgrade their current light system to a new LED high intensity Drake system plus start making a dent into the market share, I personally feel I am heading in the right direction.
• A very relevant achievement must be my 3 wonderful successful children and their spouses along with being married to my wife for 44 years.
• Professional achievement must be my three years here at Drake, I have doubled sales for three straight years and signed on for another two years, down to 22 months!
• I have to say golf, bass fishing and going to estate sales are my hobbies.
• One of my skills in this industry is the ability to relate with existing clients and potential clients. I also have 12 years’ experience working on broadcast towers, lighting systems, air-leaks, burnouts, antenna switch outs. I also managed a new self-supporting and guyed tower production facility before taking on a sales manager role selling new towers. So, the hands-on experience I have had has really helped me continue the path to where I am today.

Website: drakelighting.com

Thanks and see you next week
Al Kornak
SBE Chapter 2 Chair

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