Tag: broadband
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Viodi View – 07/10/21
Bridging the Access and Adoption Gaps One takeaway from the recent ACA Connects’ webinar is whatever the final form of the infrastructure bill, there probably will not be enough funding to bring broadband everywhere. Adoption of broadband for those who either can’t afford it or don’t see a use for it may prove to be…
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Broadband Built Block-by-Block by Blockchain – Part 1 – Helium & LoRaWAN
If broadband adds thousands of dollars to a home’s value, then why not unlock that value to help pay for the last-mile network? A form of this question was first posed in this Viodi View article, Property Assessed Broadband – A Bottoms Up Way to Build Community & Broadband. As shown in that article, this…
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Viodi View – 04/08/21
Movement is a common thread to much of the infrastructure that enables modern society. Whether it is the movement of bits or electrons, liquids or gases, or parcels or people, infrastructure facilitates commerce and improves the quality of life by allowing people to enjoy things that physical barriers or distance would otherwise prevent. The cost…
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TIS20 – Infrastructure and Customer Relationships Are the Keys
Infrastructure and customer relationships are the keys to maintaining the competitive advantage that NCTC and ACA members have, is one of NCTC CFO Lisa Hood’s takeaway’s from Spencer Kern’s presentation on the opening day of the 2020 Independent Show. Hood’s comments encapsulate the fast-paced presentations and commentary from operator executives, telecommunication law experts, and a…
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Viodi View – 09/28/20
Tomorrow at 1 PM ET, marks the beginning of this year’s 3-day Independent Show. With bite-size blocks of two-hour sessions, featuring speakers such as Representative Mike Doyle, economist, Marci Rossell, and FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, this year’s event is, as suggested in the show’s tagline, reimagined. Although the gathering will be virtual with sessions that…
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Viodi View – 09/11/20
As much as institutions are necessary to make things happen at scale, the role of the individual in creating change cannot be overlooked. Hawaiian entrepreneur Aryn Nakaoka provides a great example of the difference one person and his idea can make in solving a huge problem. His most recent start-up is one that he hopes…