Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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From Diamonds to Ringtone, It’s All About Community
To paraphrase former House Speaker Tip O’Neill, all communications is local. On an NTCA webinar a couple of weeks ago, Kent Larson of CHR Solutions made a statement that reinforces this idea, when he said that, “Loops cannot be outsourced.” He made the argument that, to some extent, parts of a telecom operators’ business can…
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Viodi View – 02/23/12
As we have traveled the country the past 6 months telling the stories of rural America through video, a common thread to our “documonials” is the importance of locally-owned and operated businesses to the health of a community. It is the individuals in these communities, whether general manager or line technician, that makes a difference…
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Silicon Valley – Recipient of Mobility Fund Phase 1 Support?
Silicon Valley, the hot bed of technology innovation that helps drive broadband and mobile innovation, is under-served,when it comes to having high-speed wireless access to every one of its nook and crannies, according to the FCC. The FCC’s newly released interactive map shows several areas in the eastern half of Santa Clara County (home to…
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Viodi View – 02/08/12
The memories of a life time are marked by scenes of fleeting moments, some of which seem significant at the time, while others fade into a mush of images some real, some imagined. The promise of the Facebook is to put one’s lifetime in a timeline. Whether today’s string of posts fades into the background…
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Viodi View – 01/25/12
If the crowds of CES 2012 correlate to economic activity, then the economy is definitely on the upswing. At times, it felt like the record-breaking crowd of 153k+ attendees and 3.1k exhibitors filled every inch of the crowded shuttles which ferried attendees between the convention center and the various hotels where there were additional exhibits…
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Eye Catchers at CES 2012
[Note: this was originally published on 1/9/2012, updated on 1/25/2012 and 2/4/2012]. Glasses free 3D on an iPad or iPhone for only $30. Globalwave introduced sheets that turn screens from iPhone size to 23 inch that allow glasses-free 3D viewing. Their “free” app can be found at http://www.pic-3d.jp Photos from CES 2012 of products,…