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Non-Board OCP Equipment Purchases Top $1.2B in 2017; 5 year CAGR forecast of 59%
Executive Summary: The OCP (Open Compute Project) commissioned IHS Markit to do a market study of who, besides OCP Board members, were using OCP specified hardware and to estimate/forecast the resulting revenue. Also, to identify concerns and barriers to successful deployments. Cliff Grossner, Ph.D. Sr. Research Director & Advisor Cloud & Data Center Research Practice…
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FCC Commissioners Talk USF, Infrastructure at ACA Summit
Federal Communications Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly participated in a panel discussion at the American Cable Association’s 25th Annual Summit. Broadband infrastructure and the Universal Service Fund (USF) were major topics of conversation. Held in Washington, D.C. on March 21, the session was moderated by Tina Pidgeon, the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs…
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Pai: Closing Digital Divide is FCC’s “Top Policy Priority”
CAF II Auctions, Reduced Regulations Are Highlights of FCC Chairman’s Address to ACA Summit Closing the digital divide and reducing regulations were hallmarks of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s March 21st keynote address to the American Cable Association’s 25th Annual Summit. His began his remarks by commenting on how small cable companies have evolved…
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Connected Signals without DSRC or Other Traffic Signal Retrofits
A signaling system about the signaling system is the essence of the problem that technologies like DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) are trying to solve. That is, what sort of fuel efficiencies and safety improvements could be made if drivers simply knew when a traffic light would change from red to green or were told how…
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Viodi View – 03/14/18
It is easy to write that one has the choice in how they react in the face of a tragedy, but it is humbling and inspirational to see people consciously choosing love when the easy path would be negative or destructive emotions. It took several social media posts from IPTV pioneer Ryan Petty before it…
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Rural Broadband PPP Infrastructure Opportunities
The following is the transcript of an interview with Ross Lieberman, SVP of Government Affairs for the American Cable Association, at NCTC’s WEC18 conference in San Antonio. Lieberman talks about barriers to rural broadband and opportunities for various public-private partnerships to speed broadband deployment in hard-to-serve areas. Viodi: Tell us about ACA’s broadband infrastructure plan…
Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley