Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Viodi View – 11/28/25
The word of the day is zoomorphize. It is a word that can be used to describe people’s behavior when interacting with robots. It takes just a few seconds to slip into a world where a robot seems to have lifelike features. This was a recent revelation upon encountering delivery robots on the streets of…
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Viodi View – 10/25/25
Six continents represented, eight Innovation Demonstrations displayed, and multiple BASe sessions presented are some of the numbers linked to the Broadband Forum’s contributions to the 2025 Network X conference in Paris. The numbers, though, don’t convey the impact of face-to-face events, like Network X. The links below offer a glimpse of the Broadband Forum’s Innovation…
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Solving the Airport’s Last Mile Challenge
At CES 2025, we spoke with Rajeev Ramanth of Blueberry Technology, Ltd. about their innovative solution to a perennial challenge in air travel: unreliable and unpredictable mobility assistance. Their new product, BB Go, is a fully autonomous personal vehicle designed to transform the travel experience for mobility-challenged passengers. The Problem: A Costly, Transactional, and Stressful…
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Viodi View – 09/28/25
It is a season of conferences. This means that this issue, like the August issue, is largely composed on an airplane. One benefit of conference season is connecting and making memories with friends new and old, in places near and far. Thanks to the Broadband Forum, my employer, for supporting this newsletter. The content, views, and…
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Playing for Love – The Timeless Justin Hayward
From before Days of Future Passed to Strange Times and beyond, Justin Hayward has been connecting the past to the future to the Present with his solo work, collaboration with other artists, and, of course, with the Moody Blues. His recent concert in Derry, New Hampshire, was as good as any of the 10+ Moody…
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Viodi View – 08/31/25
“So much has changed, and so little has changed. ” That well-known phrase comes to mind when comparing a recent vacation on water to one from a human generation ago. The addiction to connectivity is the same as it was then. Still, the ease and speed of connection are so much simpler now, thanks to…