Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Viodi View -04/27/24

    Viodi View -04/27/24

    The adage “garbage in/garbage out” comes to mind thanks to a recent Viodi post. A popular social media site was the lucky recipient of this article (see the Korner for more details). Thanks again to the Broadband Forum, my employer, for supporting this newsletter. The content, views, and opinions expressed herein are not those of the…

  • The Pictures Tell the Story

    The Pictures Tell the Story

    “With three pictures, you have summarized the whole story – no need for text anymore,” wrote Christele Bouchat, Co-Director for the Broadband Forum’s Wireless-Wireline Convergence Work Area. This statement inspired the idea of putting those images into a sequence to promote the article to which Bouchat referred. This seemed like a perfect opportunity to create…

  • Viodi View – 03/23/24

    Viodi View – 03/23/24

    Jason Wall’s first rule of marketing, “People don’t read.” Jason’s second rule of marketing. I would tell you if I had read it. Seriously, read the Korner section of this newsletter for some brief insight from Jason and others gleaned from an intense week of Broadband Forum fun in Mainz, Germany. Thanks again to the Broadband…

  • The Real Reason for Driverless Vehicles – A Brief Book Review

    The Real Reason for Driverless Vehicles – A Brief Book Review

    The reason to implement driverless technology is to improve mobility for those with limited transportation options. In a nutshell, that is what authors, Alain Kornhauser and Michael Sena argue in their recently published book, The Real Case for Driverless Mobility.  Sena and Kornhauser make the case that providers of driverless mobility should focus on those…

  • In the Driverless Seat with Dr. Kornhauser

    In the Driverless Seat with Dr. Kornhauser

    Giving people rides who need rides is the message of the book, The Real Case for Driverless Mobility. That is, there is a large segment of the population that cannot engage in, as the book co-author, Alain Kornhauser, calls it, “A do-it-yourself approach to transportation.” Kornhauser argues that the opportunity for companies promoting driverless mobility…

  • Viodi View – 02/11/24

    Viodi View – 02/11/24

    As NTCA kicks off RTIME later today, this issue features several timeless interviews from the Smart Rural Community Live conference last summer. These are great primers for the type of content that one can expect this week at RTIME. But first, a look at an interesting initiative from telecom operator BT’s innovation group and its…