Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

Author: Alan Weissberger

  • Cloud Leadership Forum: IT Executives Share Experiences and Articulate What’s Needed for Cloud Computing Success

    Introduction   In this first of a three part series on the state of cloud computing, we summarize the key messages from the Cloud Leadership Forum, held June 14-15th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Future articles will look at the network infrastructure side of clouds and the ITU-T Cloud Focus Group activities (including a report…

  • GSA Silicon Series: 4G and the Evolution of Mobile Broadband – Keynote and Panel Discussion

     Introduction: The latest GSA Silicon Series Luncheon: Next-Generation Networks: The Evolution of Mobile Connectivity, was held on May 4th at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. The event started with a keynote address on converged connectivity, the rapid evolution to LTE, and the future of mobile networks. This was followed by a very…

  • Pyramid Research: Middle East Will Surpass Europe in LTE Early Adoption

    Introduction Despite the early LTE lead of Telia-Sonera in Sweden, Pyramid Research predicts that the Persian Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and UAE will pioneer Long Term Evolution (LTE) adoption and surpass European LTE deployments.  The LTE penetration rate for those countries is expected to reach 11.8 percent, which is more than the projected…

  • New ITU-T Focus Group May Set Framework for Cloud Computing

    Introduction- The need for Cloud Computing Standards   Cloud computing deployments are being announced on an almost daily basis.  Cloud computing speeds and streamlines application deployment without upfront capital costs for servers and storage. For this reason, many enterprises, governments and network/service providers are now considering adopting cloud computing to provide more efficient and cost…

  • TiECon 2010 Wireless Sessions: Mobile Apps and Advertising

    Abstract: In this second TiECon 2010 article, we review the two other Wireless panel sessions that covered a variety of topics very germane to the mobile consumer market. The main themes were: mobile apps, mobile advertising, metrics to measure usage, Location Based Services (LBS), and the real time web. We report on thesse and related…

  • TiECon 2010 Report: Wireless Market Status, Trends and Future Directions

    Introduction TiECon is 'The Indus Entrepreneurs' (TiE) flagship annual conference and signature event. It typically draws a mix of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, market researchers, technology executives and strategic marketing professionals from all over the world. The participants come together to network, learn and hear about latest industry and technology trends in the varied…