Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

  • Global Telcos come to Silicon Valley In Search of Innovation and Partnerships

    Introduction: Global mobile app downloads will reach nearly 18 billion this year with sales of $15.1 billion, nearly triple last year’s revenues, according to Gartner Research.  How much of that $15.1B went into the pocket of carriers (versus Apple and Google)?  We would expect that number to be close to zero! Having missed the first…

  • Critical Challenges for Wireless Telcos to be Explored at Sept 22 IEEE ComSoc/ SIPA Panel Session

    Thurs Sept 22 IEEE/SIP event at HP Cupertino (see description below) will hit AT&T and Sprint with request for comments on the greatest challenges they face as wireless telcos.  Here’s the short list I’ve prepared: Preventing network saturation from the explosive growth in mobile data traffic.  Potential solutions include data offload to WiFi hot zones/ Femtocells,…

  • Viodi View – 09/14/11

    Viodi View – 09/14/11

    Across the nation, back to school nights are in full swing. This is a great opportunity for teachers, parents and administrators to meet and set the tone for what will, hopefully, a productive school year.   Technology will play a big part in improving productivity, at least if the use of Google Docs by my 7th…

  • Looking to the New Generation for Answers

    Looking to the New Generation for Answers

    Broadband and community were two recurring threads of a panel conversation at the 2011 Independent Show regarding ways that family run cable businesses can set themselves apart and remain relevant in the 21st century. Three of the four panelists were 2nd or 3rd generation leaders and brought a younger generation’s perspective to the challenges that…

  • FCC Reinstates Video Description Rules, But More To Come

    FCC Reinstates Video Description Rules, But More To Come

    [Editor’s Note: Robert Primosch is a Partner with the Washington, D.C.-based, communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP] Providers of video, voice and/or data services (and their vendors) should be tracking the FCC’s implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“Accessibility Act”).   Congress passed this legislation to provide the disabled community…

  • Viodi View – 08/31/11

    Viodi View – 08/31/11

    With August coming to a close and the Labor day weekend upon us, summer vacations will soon be distant memories.  September will usher in the hectic pace of trade shows and conferences.   Time is not only running down on summer, but the FCC’s clock regarding the deadline for approving the AT&T-T-Mobile merger is ticking…