Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 03/14/18
It is easy to write that one has the choice in how they react in the face of a tragedy, but it is humbling and inspirational to see people consciously choosing love when the easy path would be negative or destructive emotions. It took several social media posts from IPTV pioneer Ryan Petty before it…
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Viodi View – 02/3/18
A recent newspaper column suggested decentralizing governance and shifting it away from single point hubs, such as Washington D.C., to locations closer to the affected people or industries, For instance, in this scenario, Kansas might be home to the Department of Agriculture. This echos industry stalwart Cliff Albertson’s similar suggestion, made almost five years ago in this ViodiTV…
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Viodi View – 01/05/18
As a preview of the types of things that can be expected at next week’s International CES, this issue is devoted to Viodi interviews from International CES2017 published in the last two weeks. The topics covered in the videos referenced below range from Mobility to IoT/Smart Home to Content Production Tools to Fashion Technology. Go…
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Viodi View – 12/22/17
In the previous issue of the Viodi View, we took a look in the wayback mirror to 15 years ago and some of the things at the TelcoTV conference. Vantage Point’s Kevin Kloehn and Larry Thompson reminded me how far demands on the network have advanced since that time, as then 1 Mb/s was state-of-the-art.…
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Viodi View – 11/18/17
Inspired by the inaugural TelcoTV, the Viodi View was launched 15 years ago this month. Much has changed since then, although, in many ways, rudimentary services, such as MovieLink, were a precursor to the ongoing shift to the Internet for almost everything. The focus on meeting and being responsive to the needs of the customer…
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Viodi View- 10/17/17
Who should be the ultimate arbiter of rights-of-ways in a municipality? This wonky question is one that average people wouldn’t want to spend precious moments pondering, but, the answer to this question could have a very visible impact, whether through aesthetics, the availability of competitive broadband and even public safety. If a Cable Falls in…