Category: Viodi View
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Viodi View – 02/11/24
As NTCA kicks off RTIME later today, this issue features several timeless interviews from the Smart Rural Community Live conference last summer. These are great primers for the type of content that one can expect this week at RTIME. But first, a look at an interesting initiative from telecom operator BT’s innovation group and its…
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Viodi View – 01/20/24
Many years ago, CTA rebranded its annual conference and tradeshow to remove the words from the acronym. It makes sense, as CES is so much more than consumer electronics. Reflecting on the 2024 event, a more appropriate acronym might be “Connections, Experiences and Synapses.” That is, meeting up with old and new friends at CES…
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Happy Birthday, Ma.tt – Thanks for Your Continued Inspiration
Happy birthday, Matt Mullenweg. Thank you for your relentless pursuit of open source and for being a great role model.
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Viodi View – 01/01/24
As 2023 came to a close, a friend explained how mushrooms create a “woodwide web” otherwise known as the “mycorrhizal network.” This network connects young saplings and other plants to so-called hub trees (a.k.a. mother trees) to transfer water, nitrogen, carbon, and other minerals. This web also serves as a network for the trees to…
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Viodi View – 12/02/23
The CO in the Cloud – A Worldwide Demonstration Soon-to-be CEO of the Broadband Forum, Craig Thomas, provides an overview of the CloudCO demonstration and its importance to service operators, vendors, and, ultimately, consumers. The CloudCO approach disaggregates and virtualizes network functions, allowing service providers to efficiently and quickly respond to market demands. Read and…
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Funding & Universal Service Are Key; What Comes Next Also Covered at NTCA’s Telecom Executive Policy Summit
Funding & Universal Service Are Key; What Comes Next Also Covered at NTCA’s Telecom Executive Policy Summit Roughly 100 rural broadband provider executives heard from key government officials during the first day of the Telecom Executive Policy Summit (TEPS) in Washington, DC, produced by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association. Prior to meeting with their…