Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 07/22/16
The Virtual Transportation Network This week’s conference epiphany was the parallel between software defined telecom networks and software defined transportation networks. In both industries, the hardware is becoming secondary, as software allows for dynamic reconfiguration to meet demand. Telecommunications will be increasingly important as one of the inputs to connect sensors and make the transportation network…
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Viodi View – 07/08/16
The point of the broadband networks and the associated technology innovations, chronicled in the Viodi View, is to improve quality of life and make things better for people. A brief glance at the news is all one needs to see that there is a lot more than “room to improve.” Technology in the 21st century is…
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Viodi View – 06/21/16
Despite the proliferation of over the top video services, consumers still want the convenience of traditional TV. This was a recurring theme of last week’s broadbandTV event in Nashville. Another implication of this increasingly on demand world, will be a continued growth in bandwidth and will mean the role of regional fiber networks and caching represented…
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Viodi View – 06/03/16
Smart Glass Technology – Bring People Together, Don’t Drive them Apart It was ironic that while Dan Eisenhardt of Intel was speaking of a world where information will be provided hands-free via smart glasses, my smart phone was rendered inoperable because of a low-storage condition (this apparently happens to others as well). The ensuing 15 minutes of figuring out…
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Viodi View – 05/19/16
The Google Home product may be the most exciting thing coming out of the Google I/O conference. said CNET’s Brian Tong in the preview of the Google I/O Developers conference that is happening this week on the former landfill known as Shoreline Amphitheater. And listening to Google’s announcement for this product due out later this year, his…
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Viodi View – 04/30/16
With the divisiveness of a political year in full force, it is refreshing to find topics where almost everyone can find common ground. A few weeks back at the IP Vision Conference and Expo, David Howe, CEO of SubscriberWise and MCTV credit manager, described a problem and solution that would seemingly be able to engender a bipartisan…