Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Viodi View – 08/19/16
Fiber as a Fundamental Ingredient of the Modern World The question that entities with older fiber have to ask, is will it support the higher bit rates that are increasingly demanded? Speaking at the SmartGig Bay Area conference, the Fiber Optic Association’s president, Jim Hayes, made a strong argument for testing and characterizing fiber cable…
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Putting People First in Mobility Automation
“They don’t want to have to make false choices,” said Gabe Klein, Special Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners. Speaking at the 2016 Automated Vehicles Symposium, Klein was referring to the idea that, with the correct implementation, automation and connectivity will help cities create better places, while improving mobility for its citizens. To get to this nirvana, it will…
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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…