Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 09/16/17
Inspiration and influence are symbiotic in that those who inspire also influence individuals and, occasionally, society. Apple is the master for creating inspiring products and this week’s announcement of the iPhone X and its brethren products appear to live up to their predecessors’ reputation for making complex technologies human-friendly and useful. Still, as exciting as the…
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Viodi View – 08/14/17
Much of the value of a conference lies beyond the sessions and this was clear at last month’s Independent Show in Indianapolis. Sure, the sessions provided great information on topics ranging from technology to new services to the regulatory environment, but, just as importantly, they sparked conversations between the attendees about how they could better…
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Viodi View – 07/15/17
Who knew in 1993, that VOD would become an app provided by a 3rd-party. The vision was that network provider would have the relationship with the content owners for the delivery of on-demand content. At that time, it was a struggle to get a handle on the technology, much less engage the content part of…
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Viodi View – 06/16/17
Today’s Wall Street Journal provides an excellent overview of the challenges that many parts of rural America faces because of the lack of broadband connectivity. Co-Mo, highlighted in that article, is an excellent example of out-of-the box thinking that will be necessary to make broadband ubiquitous. This ViodiTV interview with the banker that helped Co-Mo…
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Viodi View – 05/15/17
It has often been said that there are three kinds of people, “those who do the action, those who watch the action and those who wonder what just happened. I have often found my self in the latter group. Still, watching Jensen Huang’s keynote at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference I have to wonder if Huang’s…
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Viodi View – 04/21/17
It is the meta or the back story that is sometimes as interesting as the story. In my recent interview with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the back story is how approachable he continues to be, even in his new high-pressure and high-profile role. Devoid of handlers, we had an engaging and impromptu conversation that ranged from…