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  • Will the new mobile DTV standard enable Mobile Video to succeed in 2010?

    With the recent ratification of the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard, US broadcasters are able to deliver live video content to a broad variety of mobile devices. The standard is the culmination of a development process that took about two and a half years. The Mobile Video Coalition said that at least 70 stations would begin broadcasting…

  • BT will miss 2010 target for IPTV service but will increase FTTP

    Britain’s BT Vision said the IPTV service would fall short of meeting its goal of 2 million to 3 million customers by the end of next year. That target, set by BT CEO Ian Livingstone, won’t be reached over that time. "We have not yet found the best way of explaining what the benefits are…

  • Viodi View – 10/10/09

    I have been fortunate to participate in a number of customer appreciation days lately. Although these events have the common theme of a true appreciation of the customer, each independent telco puts their unique stamp on their particular event. Whether in a high school gymnasium or a parking lot, these events bring together their respective…

  • Intel to battle Qualcomm for mobile computing leadership

    Update from Intel Development Forum in S.F. and Qualcomm open house in Santa Clara, CA last week. Introduction For those interested in mobile computing and mobile WiMAX, there were several important take-aways from last week’s Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco. CA. Most importantly, Intel made it clear that they intend to dominate the…

  • Viodi View – 9/25/09

    Summer is now a memory and the fall 2009, trade show season is in full swing. From net neutrality to the stimulus, Washington is providing pretty of fodder for the conference agendas. Alan Weissberger provides a very timely article on a topic that is at the center of many of these conversations. Weissberger caught up…

  • Making Broadband Access Available and Affordable for all in the U.S.

    Abstract Professor Allen Hammond, Director of the Broadband Institute of California, offers a perspective on the importance of broadband access and a prescription for making it available and affordable for all U.S. residents.  Recommendations for Digital Inclusion, U.S. Broadband Policy, a national wireless network, funding and measurement tools are also included in this interview.  Introduction…