Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

  • 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,…

  • VZW Challenges AT&T’s Claim to Fastest & Most Reliable 4G-LTE Network in the U.S.

    VZW Challenges AT&T’s Claim to Fastest & Most Reliable 4G-LTE Network in the U.S.

    AT&T’s Bold Claim: Ad in Sunday, July 21, 2013 NY Times (and other U.S. newspapers): “AT&T has the nation’s fastest and now most reliable 4G-LTE network.” And that follows the telco giant’s July 18th press release with almost the same title: AT&T’s Fastest 4G LTE Network Now Also Nation’s Most Reliable That press release states:…

  • Analysis and Implications of Google’s Proposed Web TV Service

    Analysis and Implications of Google’s Proposed Web TV Service

    Introduction: The WSJ and NY Times reported that Google wants to offer live TV channels as well as pre-recorded TV shows (On Demand) using the public Internet.  The two newspapers indicated that the service would share a closer resemblance to cable TV than to streaming services like Hulu or Netfix, allowing customers to select channels online in…

  • Viodi View – 07/12/13

    Viodi View – 07/12/13

    Summer is sunshine, vacations and relaxation. It is a great time to take a moment or two and reflect on the non-stop busyness (the seemingly endless stream of tradeshows, conferences and video shoots) of the first half of year and think about the bigger picture. In this issue, we look back at some of the ViodiTV…

  • Infonetics Survey: Network Operators reveal where they plan to first deploy SDN and NFV

    Infonetics Survey: Network Operators reveal where they plan to first deploy SDN and NFV

    Introduction: There’s been a lot of hype and even more uncertainty related to “Carrier SDN” and in particular the use of Open Flow protocol in carrier networks – between a centralized control plane entity and data plane entities residing  in “packet forwarding” engines built from commodity silicon with minimal software intelligence.  Many carriers are interested…