Category: Viodi View

  • Viodi View – 09/06/13

    Viodi View – 09/06/13

    The telecommunications traffic that traverses the fiber optic networks of rural telecom providers is secondary to the real value of locally-owned, telecom operators. The larger value these entities bring is the positive impact they have on their respective communities. Great bandwidth is a big part of that impact and is what is measured by Washington…

  • Viodi View – 08/23/2013

    Viodi View – 08/23/2013

    Take August back are three words that echo in my head as my fingers tap out the first sentence of this issue of the Viodi View. An article in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal sums up my thoughts. Beyond the inconvenience for families, it points out the economic impact of kids returning to school in…

  • Viodi View – 08/09/13

    Viodi View – 08/09/13

    The moments of life blur together as the years speed by faster and faster. Travel tends to accelerate the blur, as the towns and conferences seem to melt into a collage of images and seem to be part of another life. The moments that standout are when those different paths intersect, like they did last…

  • Tonight’s ViodiTV Programming on the Hilton’s Channel 59

    Tonight’s coverage includes: An independent operator talks about his program to give his customers a green option. And, appropriately enough, from Silicon Valley we will see brain-power as the next-generation user-interface. There will also be an exclusive discussion about a new revenue opportunity that could be of great benefit to relatively small operators. & much…

  • ViodiTV is on Channel 59 at the Hilton!

    ViodiTV is on Channel 59 at the Hilton!

    Tonight’s coverage includes: Rural challenges in the shadow of urban areas will be discussed by a long-time American Cable Association member and independent operator. An analyst from a leading consumer research will talk about opportunities for operators in the connected home. And there will be an exclusive interview with premium Over-the-Top, VOD provider; one that…

  • Viodi View – 07/26/13

    Viodi View – 07/26/13

    Stretching beyond one’s comfort zone was the theme of a joint presentation I gave several years ago in San Diego. The theatrics employed for that presentation took me beyond my comfort zone. And a couple of years later, I wasn’t fully anchored in Anchorage when I moderated a panel featuring eight young, but very wise,…