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  • TC3 Part 2: Likely Strategic Goals for Next FCC Chairman; Obstacles Ahead

    Introduction This is the second article covering the Telecom Council’s annual TC3 summit. The first article covered start-up company value propositions and the SPIFFY Award Winners.  This piece is entirely devoted to likely FCC policies and obstacles faced in achieving their goals and objectives. Steve Augustino of Kelley Drye & Warren law firm presented an…

  • 2013 Telecom Council TC3 Part 1: Start-up Pitches and SPIFFY Award Winners

    2013 Telecom Council TC3 Part 1: Start-up Pitches and SPIFFY Award Winners

    Introduction: Telecom Council Carrier Connections (TC3) – the Telecom Council’s annual summit- was held Sept 18-19, 2013 at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale, CA. The event provides an opportunity for start-ups, network equipment vendors, and application developers to interact with telecom carriers (telcos) and global network operators.  In addition, several carrier-vendor success stories were were told…

  • Viodi View – 09/20/13

    Viodi View – 09/20/13

    Traveling half way round the world is always a great way to get a different viewpoint. One can read about things or watch a video, but these activities are never the same as being there and interacting with people face-to-face. Thousands of attendees from broadcasters to cable operators and all the vendors necessary to capture,…

  • 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…

  • Outstanding Sessions at 2013 Hot Interconnects Conference

    Outstanding Sessions at 2013 Hot Interconnects Conference

    Introduction: In its 21st year in Silicon Valley, the Hot Interconnects Conference addresses the state of the art and futre technologies used in Data-Center Networking. The high performance communications aspects are also of interest to the Supercomputing community. The 2013 Hot Interconnects Conference Program can be found here. We regret that we missed the first…

  • 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…