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  • Viodi View – 07/08/16

    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…

  • Viodi View – 06/21/16

    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…

  • Viodi View – 06/03/16

    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…

  • Viodi View – 05/19/16

    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…

  • Viodi View – 04/30/16

    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…

  • Viodi View – 04/18/16

    Viodi View – 04/18/16

    Thanks to the combination of sensors and deep learning (i.e. artificial intelligence) we have entered the era of the super-human. That was a key takeaway from Nvidia’s GPU-Tech Conference. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang termed 2015 as “a defining year for AI, the computer industry and likely for all of humanity.” Hopefully, 2015 won’t be viewed as a milestone along a path…