Tag: augmented reality

  • Viodi View – 08/19/16

    Viodi View – 08/19/16

    Fiber as a Fundamental Ingredient of the Modern World The question that entities with older fiber have to ask, is will it support the higher bit rates that are increasingly demanded? Speaking at the SmartGig Bay Area conference, the Fiber Optic Association’s president, Jim Hayes, made a strong argument for testing and characterizing fiber cable…

  • Viodi View – 07/22/16

    Viodi View – 07/22/16

    The Virtual Transportation Network This week’s conference epiphany was the parallel between software defined telecom networks and software defined transportation networks. In both industries, the hardware is becoming secondary, as software allows for dynamic reconfiguration to meet demand. Telecommunications will be increasingly important as one of the inputs to connect sensors and make the transportation network…

  • Viodi View – 09/26/15

    Viodi View – 09/26/15

    Until I begin using robotic telepresence, like the women who used it outside the Apple store this week, it won’t be possible to be in two places at once. A robotic telepresence would have been useful this week, as that would have allowed me to attend NTCA’s Fall Conference. Fortunately, we caught up with an industry…

  • Looking Ahead to the Wireless Future- Paul Jacobs at the CHM- Part II

    Looking Ahead to the Wireless Future- Paul Jacobs at the CHM- Part II

    Recap: Part I of this two-part article on Paul Jacobs’ talk at the Computer History Museum reviewed the history leading up to the CDMA standard and assessed where we are now in mobile communications. This second piece examines our wireless future and some of the research projects underway at Qualcomm. It also addresses the potential impact…