Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

  • A Great Present from Zurb for WordPress’ 8th Birthday

    A Great Present from Zurb for WordPress’ 8th Birthday

    What a great birthday present for the WordPress user; getting a chance to meet Matt Mullenweg and hear him share the story of WordPress and the vision that has made it a success. Mullenweg was everything I expected he would be based on years of reading his blog, Ma.tt; witty, affable, gracious, humble, team player,…

  • Viodi View – 05/24/11

    Viodi View – 05/24/11

    Gathering stories from the heartland has been one of the most rewarding things since we launched ViodiTV at the OPASTCO Summer Convention in 2006.  That launch featured a bit of a road trip as we traveled from Madison to VA to South Carolina over the course of a couple of weeks visiting a couple of…

  • Comcast Fiber Network Buildout gives rise to Metro Ethernet and PRI trunking services for SMBs

    Comcast Fiber Network Buildout gives rise to Metro Ethernet and PRI trunking services for SMBs

    Introduction Comcast has been quietly expanding its fiber footprint – initially to offer cable modem based broadband Internet service to residential customers – but more recently to commercial buildings and even new office parks.  Since 2002, the U.S.’s largest MSO has spent over $600M to expand and upgrade its fiber network in Northern California, according…

  • Infonetics: Carriers Making Major Push to OTN; PMC Sierra sees healthy OTN growth during next 5 years

    Infonetics: Carriers Making Major Push to OTN; PMC Sierra sees healthy OTN growth during next 5 years

    Infonetics Research says optical network providers are making a major push to the Optical Transport Network (OTN) for metro, long haul and ultra long haul transmision.  Until now, carriers have mostly used SONET/SDH for optical transport but that seems about to change in a big way. Infonetics interviewed telcos in North America, Asia Pacific, EMEA,…

  • Protected: Survey of Independent Operators Regarding Multi-Screen Video

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  • New Pole Attachment Rules Deserve a Look

    New Pole Attachment Rules Deserve a Look

    [Editor’s Note: Robert Primosch is a Partner with the Washington, D.C.-based, communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP] OK, I’ll admit it – the title doesn’t scream “beach reading.”  That being said . . . 1.         So what’s happening? The FCC recently lowered the rates providers of telecommunications services pay to utilities for pole attachments.  It…