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  • Viodi View – 10/01/16

    Viodi View – 10/01/16

    As mentioned many times in this online newsletter, the people who work for rural telecom companies continually inspire me with their dedication to community, continual improvement and resourcefulness that America needs so badly these days. Arvig’s Jeanne Wilber embodied the best of rural America and her sudden and unexpected passing has evoked memories of someone with a generous…

  • Importing Transparent Videos into Vegas 13

    Importing Transparent Videos into Vegas 13

    [This article is dedicated to Jeanne Wilber, who was generous with her sharing of knowledge] Recently, Roger Bindl and I had a fairly simple sounding challenge; import an Adobe Effects project into Vegas 13 (formerly owned by Sony and now owned by the German company, MAGIX).. Despite What the Menu Says, It’s Not Possible to Import…

  • Fusing Sensors to Make a Smarter Driving Experience

    Fusing Sensors to Make a Smarter Driving Experience

    Last April, a RAND report suggested that it would be nearly impossible to drive enough miles to prove the safety benefits of autonomous vehicles..It suggested that alternatives, such as simulations, would be needed to supplement the real-world conditions. The answer to part of this challenge may lie with video games. It may not be the actual…

  • Viodi View – 09/17/16

    Viodi View – 09/17/16

    What should the role of telecom providers be in the so-called Internet of Things? @GoFarley inspired that question with his Tweet about Verizon’s aggressive push into the “Things” part of the Internet. Is being the central nervous system of IoT enough or should a provider extend beyond the telecom network to be the brains (e.g.…

  • Autonomous Vehicles Staying the Course with a Fiber Gyro #AVS16

    Autonomous Vehicles Staying the Course with a Fiber Gyro #AVS16

    Redundancy of inputs might be the secret sauce that will lead to the expected safety improvements of autonomous transportation. In the above interview, Sean McCormack, Director, FOG/OEM Sales for KVH Industries, talks about KVH’s inertial sensor as a way for an autonomous vehicle to understand where it is at all times, even, in those cases…

  • HOTi Summary Part II. SDN & NFV Impact on Interconnects & Cloud Orchestration Lacking

    HOTi Summary Part II. SDN & NFV Impact on Interconnects & Cloud Orchestration Lacking

    Introduction: This article summarizes the HOTi August 26th keynote presentation from SDx Central’s Roy Chua. The impact of SDN, NFV and other Software Defined WAN/ open networking schemes on Interconnects (for intra-Data Center (DC) communications) are described along with Roy’s conclusions. Mr. Chua described the emerging trends, hot topics and the impact SDe will have on interconnect…