Tag: broadband
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Viodi View – 12/03/13
It is nice when someone is listening. That’s the feeling I had last Friday while reading Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s (D-Ca) letter. Her letter was in response to my suggestion that Senator Rockefeller’s bill, S1680, provides an opportunity to reconsider the best way to serve the public interest with spectrum now used for broadcast television. She…
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Viodi View – 11/01/13
One of the best things about conferences is catching up with people and hearing the progress they are making in helping their communities stay up-to-date with the latest in technology. Sometimes, there are just too many conferences. Fortunately, Kshitij Kumar helps out this issue with his reporting on what he saw at TelcoVision. Kumar not…
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Small Cells: A Bright Spot in Dismal Wireless Infrastructure Market
Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2nd quarter 2013 (2Q13) Residential and Enterprise Femtocell Equipment report, which tracks femtocells by market segment, technology, and form factor. 2Q13 FEMTOCELL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS The global 2G/3G/4G residential and enterprise femtocell equipment market grew 4% sequentially in 1Q13, to $115 million, driven by LTE Integrated femtocells are expected to…
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Viodi View – 10/04/13
Unique Communities Bonded by Broadband You have seen one rural community and you haven’t seen them all. I have found that to be the case in my travels through rural America. Each locale has a unique story. So often one find things that are unexpected (like a town that is home to a company that…
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TC3 Part 2: Likely Strategic Goals for Next FCC Chairman; Obstacles Ahead
Introduction This is the second article covering the Telecom Council’s annual TC3 summit. The first article covered start-up company value propositions and the SPIFFY Award Winners. This piece is entirely devoted to likely FCC policies and obstacles faced in achieving their goals and objectives. Steve Augustino of Kelley Drye & Warren law firm presented an…
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2013 Telecom Council TC3 Part 1: Start-up Pitches and SPIFFY Award Winners
Introduction: Telecom Council Carrier Connections (TC3) – the Telecom Council’s annual summit- was held Sept 18-19, 2013 at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale, CA. The event provides an opportunity for start-ups, network equipment vendors, and application developers to interact with telecom carriers (telcos) and global network operators. In addition, several carrier-vendor success stories were were told…