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  • Viodi View – 03/17/10

    Broadband is everywhere; at least the talk of broadband is everywhere with the long-anticipated release of the FCC’s broadband plan. Ahead of schedule by a day and 367 pages in length, it will take awhile to consume this telecom best seller. It is definitely comprehensive, spanning different disciplines including the smart grid to economic development…

  • Barney, a Beneficiary of the Broadband Plan?

    If my brief look at just of one section is an indicator, then politicians, pundits and consultants will be discussing the content of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan for many years. Section 15.2 (page 302), Building a Robust Digital Media Ecosystem,starts by pointing out the significant challenges and declines faced by traditional journalism outlets, such…

  • Video Opportunities With ViodiTV

    Have you gone beyond broadband to leverage your network with video content and seen the Possibilities of IP? ViodiTV at events like IP Possibilities is a great opportunity for generating video content for vendors and telco's to use in demonstrating, promoting, and reaching out to your TV and on-line audience. Roger and Ken bring these…

  • Viodi View – 03/03/10

    The sunshine, bright blue sky and relative warmth that greeted attendees of the 101st Annual Minnesota Telecom Alliance Convention is hopefully a metaphor for a fresh beginning. The weather over the previous couple of MTA Conventions mirrored the economy with gray skies and biting temperatures. This year, there are signs of rebirth everywhere, as I…

  • Viodi View – 02/17/10

    Succession planning is not something of discussion at tech conferences. With the rapid evolution of technology, it is rare for a company to last a generation, much less generations like some of my telco friends and their companies.  As such, succession planning is serious business in the telephone industry, where lack of a good succession…

  • Viodi View – 02/03/10

    In a world where telecommunications is a major driver of innovation, is it possible that the applications that make the most difference are the seemingly mundane ones that make us more efficient and help us utilize existing resources? Certainly, a recurring theme of the conferences I have attended over the past couple of weeks is…