Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 06/09/14
Wayne Gretzky’s quote of, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been,” has become an oft-used metaphor in presentations in the telecom world. An important point, not mentioned in his quote, is to be aware of the external factors that could the alter the path of that puck (e.g.…
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Google’s Potential End Game – Transport and Organize the World’s People, Not Just Information
The Year 2040 – Somewhere in Silicon Valley It’s 8:07 am and my next-door neighbor, cheapskate Charlie, has been waiting outside his door for a few minutes for his ride, which is guaranteed to be at his house within a 10 minute window. He looks at his garage and is reminded that he will soon…
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Viodi View – 05/27/14
Beware of the Unseen Competitor was a title of an article written many years ago that warned broadband operators of the rise of competitors from completely different market sectors. Of course, it is the Internet and the intelligence of the things that helps turn products into mere features and brings in competition from seemingly disparate industries. In the Korner below,…
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Viodi View – 05/12/14
Operational and incremental improvements using cable television infrastructure as a wireless network and as an enabler of the Internet of Things were big themes of the recent four-day Cable Show confab in Los Angeles. Although 4K was prominent in multiple booths and displays at the conference, much to my surprise, there were no blockbuster announcements…
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04/28/14 – Viodi View
Residential and business wireless routers that also serve as public WiFi hotspots was one of the significant developments shown at the 2013 Cable Show and will be part of the discussion at this week’s show. Unlike so many hype announcements associated with trade shows, this has quietly and rapidly turned into reality for large portions of Comcast’s Xfinity footprint…
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Viodi View – 04/14/14
NAB 2014 Notes and Pictures The “B” (broadcasters) in NAB was somewhat smaller in scope compared to the innovation surrounding the capture, post-production and digital distribution of video that years ago used to be sent exclusively over-the-air. NAV would be a more appropriate acronym for the multi-day conference that NAB hosts in Las Vegas each spring. Video (and…