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Mobile Panel @ TiECon2012- Emerging Trends, Applications & Opportunities to be Explored
Introduction: For communications professionals, the main event at TiECon2012 -May 18th & 19th in Santa Clara, CA- will likely be Friday morning’s Mobile panel session. The status and dynamics of the mobile industry will be assessed along with the key technologies and applications that will impact the entire mobile ecosystem. Emerging trends, outlook and opportunities…
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Viodi View – 05/04/12
Donut Holes in the Land of Lincoln After the dust settles on the transition from a POTS-centric, USF/Intercarrier Compensation to a broadband-centric/Connect America Fund approach for rural telecom, will the traditional definition of an incumbent still be valid? That is, if an entity other than the incumbent telco is already supplying broadband to a given…
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The Best of Broadband 2012
The 2012 Broadband Communities Summit featured a great line-up of operators, policy-makers, regulators and visionaries who discussed the state of broadband in rural, MDU and other applications. The above playlist provides 30 interviews with many of these industry experts.
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Microsoft, HP and SalesForce Assess Key Cloud Computing Issues
Introduction: At the April 12, 2012 TiE Cloud meeting in Santa Clara, CA, three leading Cloud Service Providers presented their views as to where the cloud industry is now and where it’s going. Microsoft, HP and Salesforce are each addressing a different segment of the cloud market with what they believe are compelling value propositions…
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Viodi View – 04/20/12
FUD – the old Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt phrase that normally describes the unsavory and morally questionable tactics used by a companies whose offering is inferior to the competition. Using these tactics sometimes buys time for the inferior competitor to introduce a better product or buy their way out of their weak position. There is…
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Xfinity on the Xbox – Sounds Xciting, but….
The new Xfinity Xbox application sounds exciting, but may be more valuable as a marketing channel Xcitement abounded the other night as I downloaded the new Xfinity for Xbox application. Having recently authored a report on multiscreen video, I have waited for this app. Other than forgetting my user name, operation was simple enough and I…
Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley