Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor

  • Support and Warm Messages

    This is from a friend who is in Japan – “Please pray for Japan and efforts my fellow workers are making to restore nuclear reactors’ safety. And please tell everyone that many Japanese engineers and workers are fighting and will never give it up.  Supports and warm messages from people in America and other foreign…

  • Viodi View – 03/16/2011

    Viodi View – 03/16/2011

    “If you haven’t seen it, then it is new to you.”  Something like that was a tag line from NBC around a decade ago touting their summer line-up of reruns.  That was in the days before DVRs became ubiquitous and appointment television still ruled the day for the masses.  In those days, the PC might…

  • Status & Future Directions for Communications Industry – 3/9/11 ComSoC Meeting

    Status & Future Directions for Communications Industry – 3/9/11 ComSoC Meeting

    IEEE ComSocSCV has assembled a power panel of five telecom/photonics/networking industry experts to present and discuss the status, trends, and future directions of the “Network” in each of their subject areas. Included will be: the Mobile Broadband Operator’s Dilemma (and techniques to solve it), Photonics, Optical Components & Networks, DSL and evolution of high-speed Internet…

  • Viodi View – 03/03/2011

    Viodi View – 03/03/2011

    OTT Conference is Over the Top Over the top video is a hot topic, at least if the turnout from at the Over-the-Top TV/Video Conference in San Jose this week is an indication. The event was packed and there was literally a buzz of conversation in the hallway about trends regarding delivery of content to the…

  • OTT Conference is Over the Top

    OTT Conference is Over the Top

    Over the top video is a hot topic, at least if the turnout from at the OTT Conference in San José this week is an indication. The event was packed and there was literally a buzz of conversation in the hallway about trends regarding delivery of content to the home. One of the most impressive…

  • Viodi View – 02/17/11

    Viodi View – 02/17/11

    Sticking to one’s metaphorical knitting, while figuring out the next thing to knit is a challenge all of us face in a world of decreasing product and service lifecycles. I feel that way lately as Roger and I have been involved in a project that has taken our focus off some of the current events,…