Viodi View – The Bridge Between the Heartland and Silicon Valley

  • Viodi View – 11/28/16

    Viodi View – 11/28/16

    It could be argued that the Internet and its vast store of knowledge has largely eliminated one of the key benefits of traditional conferences and trade shows. What the Internet still doesn’t provide is the one-on-one contact and the serendipitous discovery found on a crowded exhibit floor. And although it can provide distraction, the Internet doesn’t necessarily…

  • Collaboratively Enabling Mobility

    Collaboratively Enabling Mobility

    “How do you create a society that enables mobility and not just car ownership…and that facilitates the flow of people and goods,” asks Matt Peak, Managing Partner, Peak Strategy Partners, LLC. Peak suggests that a collaborative process involving the community is essential to improving mobility; both physical and economic. Speaking at the Driverless Cities’ Conference, Peak references…

  • Viodi View – 11/05/16

    Viodi View – 11/05/16

    It was easy to be skeptical several years ago when Calix’s Carl Russo announced a strategic shift from being a hardware to a software-centric company. This was at a time when Software Defined Networking was nascent, at best, and it wasn’t obvious how big a role software could play with purpose-built, access equipment. The complementary…

  • Viodi View – 10/15/16

    Viodi View – 10/15/16

    A few years ago we spoke to a couple of engineers who had a concept for using wireless mesh techniques for allowing communications between people, without requiring a communications grid. At that time, we questioned why FirstNet wasn’t looking at this approach for its nationwide safety network, as simple modeling suggested a social mesh method would be…

  • Follow the Money to Autonomous Mobility

    Follow the Money to Autonomous Mobility

    To paraphrase the advice given in the Wizard of Oz, it is time to follow the money to see where the path to autonomy leads. Summarizing his thoughts on the Automated Vehicles Symposium 16 conference, Paul Godsmark, CTO of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence, suggests that now is the time to start looking closely at how the…

  • Highlights of Telecom Council TC3 Panel on 5G Telecom Regulation

    Highlights of Telecom Council TC3 Panel on 5G Telecom Regulation

    Introduction: A spirited discussion of telecom regulation issues took place September 28, 2016 at the Telecom Council’s TC3 summit in Mt. View, CA.  Most of it was related to making 5G a reality. We present key messages from the panelists and critical open issues in this article. Moderator: John Feland, Founder & CEO of Argus…