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Tag: C-Band

  • Viodi View – 11/19/22

    Viodi View – 11/19/22

    If a human generation is 20 years, then, with this issue, the Viodi View now spans a generation. Of course, a technology generation is more like two or three years as evidenced by the technological advancements since the November 2002 Viodi View debut. It is difficult to remember the world of limited hard-drive storage, 400…

  • Viodi View – 01/24/22

    If only the FCC & FAA had read and acted on the November 30th, 2020 Viodi View article, perhaps the 5G C-Band kerfuffle would not be headline news today. That article provided an overview of the RTCA’s study of the potential for interference between 5G radios and radio altimeters. Most of the current discussion seems…

  • Viodi View – 11/30/21

    Viodi View – 11/30/21

    This is not a new insight, but it seems like there are many opportunities for efficiency gains in the healthcare sector. It is more than efficiency and quality improvements as the overall experience, particularly the in-hospital experience, is lacking. Granted, the healthcare system is a labyrinth of regulations, processes, and vested interests that make change…

  • Viodi View – 12/13/20

    Viodi View – 12/13/20

    Telecommunications is fundamentally about connecting people. Despite the amazing things that broadband and the associated video conferencing ecosystem have done to keep us connected in 2020, it isn’t the same as face-to-face for capturing non-verbal communications. An anecdote from Brent Christensen’s eulogy about his late father, Everett, and the non-verbal communication he would use to…

  • C-Band 5G’s Threat to Aviation

    C-Band 5G’s Threat to Aviation

    Note: The above explainer video from Alex Scerri was added on 12/2/20 Is the impeccable safety record of aviation threatened by the use of C-Band frequencies (specifically 3.7-3.98 GHz in the U.S.) for 5G? Yes, would be the conclusion one could draw from RTCA’s November 30th, 2020 webinar, Interference Risk to Radar Altimeters from Planned…

  • Viodi View – 02/25/20

    Viodi View – 02/25/20

    Articles, videos, and webinars are great for imparting knowledge, but, a good conference creates connections and conversations that spark ideas and actions. Last week’s NCTC Winter Educational Conference, WEC20, was on target and may have even illuminated a missing link that ties together a communications and mobility network. More on that, in a future post.…