Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

  • Viodi View – 09/11/2009

    It is hard to believe that it was eight years ago that the brave souls on flight 93 sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of countless others. There are many web sites dedicated to the tragedy of 9/11, but this particular site, www.honorflight93.org, touched me. Maybe it is because my friends involved with…

  • Android Clicks

    Friends at Motorola had hinted to me that an Android-powered Motorola phone was planned for this fall and they were right. Exclusive to T-Mobile, and just one day after no new iPhone announcement from Apple, the newest Motorola phone, the CLIQ, made its debut yesterday at the GigaOM’s Mobilize 09 conference. Like the first Android-powered…

  • Video Innovation in Iowa

    Iowa Independent Telcos have always been at the forefront of adding video and other services to their broadband offerings. It is appropriate then, that the Iowa Telecom Association would produce one of the best one-day programs on the topic of video. Topics ranged from over the top video, to local content to Emergency Alert Services…

  • Rural FTTH Clarity through RFOG

    The year was 1995 and, after poring over real world maps and comparing architectures, I discovered that fiber to the home (FTTH) was less expensive than hybrid fiber coax for delivering video to extremely rural areas. The problem was that, although it was cheaper, it was still too expensive to justify; and, it did not…

  • Online Strengthens the Real World

    Thanks to a post from the Western Telecom Alliance, I noticed a little heralded report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the value of broadband Internet for rural America. At this point, I have only scanned through the report, but the one section I did read pointed to how broadband can strengthen community ties,…

  • Viodi View – 08/28/09

    Is it serendipity, good luck, or something else when the stars seem to align? That is how I felt a few weeks ago when I received a phone call from a telco friend with a simple request. Thanks to the timing of her call, I was able to exceed her expectations and, in return, get…