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  • A Multi-Dimensional Broadband Network or Is This Just Pie in the-Sky?

    A Multi-Dimensional Broadband Network or Is This Just Pie in the-Sky?

    [Added 5/17/20: The above video was modified from the original to include an additional animation of satellite-to-satellite communications via lasers, as described below.] Could Starlink’s launch later this year signal the creation of a new Internet?¹ But, before we get there, the limiting factor for Starlink and its competitors might be the cost of the…

  • OpenVault: Broadband usage +47% in Q1 2020; Power users are the new normal

    Introduction: Broadband analytics and solutions firm OpenVault reports that total broadband usage increased 47% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, to roughly 402.5 gigabytes per user, versus the year-ago period.  As expected this increased use of broadband was largely due to the millions of people subject to “shelter in place” and the resultant data…

  • Viodi View – 05/04/20

    Viodi View – 05/04/20

    A sort of continuing education for the host is one way to describe the ViodiTV Real-Time conversations. This ongoing weekly experiment brings together experts in technology, rural broadband, telecommunications, and mobility to uncover gems of knowledge about these topics and more. It is also having the side effect of documenting the shutdown from the perspectives…

  • A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

    A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

    In the midst of economic gloom, a phoenix rising from the ashes is the metaphor that comes to mind when reflecting upon this week’s ongoing Agility Prime Launch Event. Agility Prime is a non-traditional Air Force program with the intent to “accelerate the commercial market for advanced air mobility vehicles.” Leveraging government testing and revenue-generating…

  • The Supercharged Race Car Driver

    The Supercharged Race Car Driver

    Scott Falci is testing the bounds of the human-machine interface through the nonprofit he founded, Falci Adaptive Motorsports. The name describes what they do, as they are adapting race cars so they can be driven without using traditional controls. In one sense, what Falci and his team have done is like the hands-free control of…

  • Autonomy for All Ages

    Autonomy for All Ages

    Ensuring accessibility to mobility, regardless of ability or age, was a major theme of the 2019 SmartDrivingCars Summit. Reinforcing this idea, Aditya Belwadi, an attendee at the conference, spoke about the importance of designing autonomous vehicles for children. As a Chair for the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM, Belwaldi brings credibility to…