Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Viodi View – 08/06/16
The discussion of “big data” at The Independent Show 2016 was a peanut butter and chocolate moment for at least one operator, as he realized that it serves as the bridge between the technical and marketing functions to provide a better customer experience. Jeffrey De Sarno, CTO of Westman Communications Group of Brendon, Manitoba, explains…
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Connected Cars & Connected Cities – Making Them Smarter
The intersection of telecom, sensors and transportation to create “smart cities” is the concept that Adrian Pearmine discusses in the above video. Pearmine, National Director for Smart Cities and Connected Vehicles for DKS Associates, delves into the recent U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge and how it could be the catalyst for change in mobility, the…
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Viodi View – 07/22/16
The Virtual Transportation Network This week’s conference epiphany was the parallel between software defined telecom networks and software defined transportation networks. In both industries, the hardware is becoming secondary, as software allows for dynamic reconfiguration to meet demand. Telecommunications will be increasingly important as one of the inputs to connect sensors and make the transportation network…
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The Virtual Transportation Network – Some Snippets from the AVS 16 Symposium
The challenges of tomorrow are evident by walking a few heartbreaking blocks of the streets of San Francisco. On the same boulevard where famous tech companies reside, there are often people living on sidewalks who are suffering; suffering from drug addiction, mental health issues and/or the high cost of housing. The resulting externalities mar one of the…
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The Book on Autonomous Cars & Land-Use #ConnectedandCharged
Will autonomous vehicles create a utopian or dystopian world? This is a question that Lauren Isaac, Manager of Sustainable Transportation – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff has been thinking about for a couple of years. Her thoughts on the topic can be found on her blog and, as she explains in the above video, a guide…
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Viodi View – 07/08/16
The point of the broadband networks and the associated technology innovations, chronicled in the Viodi View, is to improve quality of life and make things better for people. A brief glance at the news is all one needs to see that there is a lot more than “room to improve.” Technology in the 21st century is…