Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 08/17/11
Alan Weissberger may have said it best when he suggested that the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility is representative of what has become a sort of patent mania these days. At approximately $734k per existing patent or $500k if pending patents are included, this is a good deal compared to the $750k per patent that…
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Viodi View – 08/03/11
There has been plenty of analysis so far of the America’s Broadband Connectivity Plan (the ABC Plan) for modifying Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation. I especially like the nice summary table that Joan Engebretson put together at Telecompetitor. Dave Burstein has several interesting posts including one suggesting that there is a “Billion Dollar Incentive…
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Viodi View – 07/20/11
Where were you 42 years ago today? Those of us old enough to remember that historic day were probably fixated on a black and white moving image of Neil Armstrong taking a giant step for all of us. Like a modern-day Columbus, Armstrong and his partner Buzz Aldrin, were exploring terrain that was a mystery.…
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Viodi View – 07/06/11
A social network of devices is how IBM’s Scott Burnett described the oncoming onslaught of machine to machine connectivity. His comments, made at the 2011 Parks Associates’ Connections conference, echoed those of Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices, Resale and Partnerships for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, who suggested that, “Everything will be connected.” He…
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Viodi View – 06/22/11
A Connected Living Boom for Boomers Declining population and an aging demographic are challenges for many rural U.S. telecom operators and their communities. These challenges may be even greater in other countries, such as China where it will only take 26 years for its population aged 65 and over to increase from 7 to 14%…
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Viodi View – 06/09/11
What inspires people to the path they walk through life. A seemingly simple event or meet up can change the course of one’s life and, sometimes, even the world. I am still thrilled about a meeting I attended a couple of weeks ago featuring a young man who is an inspiration for both the young…