Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Viodi View – 10/21/20
Stumbling upon this February 2014 Viodi View article reminded me of the differences between rural communities served by local broadband operators and urban communities where it is too easy to skip by our neighbors. As argued in that article, the biggest divide may be the lack of “social connectedness“. By being a physical part of their…
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TIS20 – Infrastructure and Customer Relationships Are the Keys
Infrastructure and customer relationships are the keys to maintaining the competitive advantage that NCTC and ACA members have, is one of NCTC CFO Lisa Hood’s takeaway’s from Spencer Kern’s presentation on the opening day of the 2020 Independent Show. Hood’s comments encapsulate the fast-paced presentations and commentary from operator executives, telecommunication law experts, and a…
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Viodi View – 09/28/20
Tomorrow at 1 PM ET, marks the beginning of this year’s 3-day Independent Show. With bite-size blocks of two-hour sessions, featuring speakers such as Representative Mike Doyle, economist, Marci Rossell, and FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, this year’s event is, as suggested in the show’s tagline, reimagined. Although the gathering will be virtual with sessions that…
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Innovation Around the Peachtree Corner
With autonomous vehicles of all types and a communications-to-everything infrastructure, Peachtree Corners, Georgia is a vision of the mobility and smart community future. An integral part of this relatively new Georgia community is a city-owned lab, the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners. Approximately, 8,000 people work and 1,000 people live in the 500-acre boundaries of…
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Viodi View – 09/11/20
As much as institutions are necessary to make things happen at scale, the role of the individual in creating change cannot be overlooked. Hawaiian entrepreneur Aryn Nakaoka provides a great example of the difference one person and his idea can make in solving a huge problem. His most recent start-up is one that he hopes…
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Making a Dumb Road, Smart #CES2020
Replacing passive lane reflectors with connected devices will transform highways from dumb to smart, promises Sharar Bahiri, Founder, Chairman & CTO of Valerann. Improving highway safety is the driving force behind Valerann’s quest to see their devices installed on highways around the world. An Active Device Instead of a Passive Reflector Their solar-powered units include…