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  • Viodi View – 04/28/10

    Attending three shows in two weeks – IP Possibilities, TANE and the 2010 Broadband Properties Summit – may have caused me to go into conference overload. All are great shows and I have some great take-aways from these events that are still stuck as digital scribbles across my virtual notepad. My epiphany is how much…

  • Barney, a Beneficiary of the Broadband Plan?

    If my brief look at just of one section is an indicator, then politicians, pundits and consultants will be discussing the content of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan for many years. Section 15.2 (page 302), Building a Robust Digital Media Ecosystem,starts by pointing out the significant challenges and declines faced by traditional journalism outlets, such…

  • Viodi View – 05/08/09

             “Déjà vu’ all over again”, as Yogi Berra reportedly once said, is the term that describes today’s popular news events. The stagnant economy and, more importantly, consumer confidence seem reminiscence of the 70s. There is a definite tension in the air as we are waiting for the affects of the government spending…

  • WCA Panel Session: Femtocells and their consequences for Mobile Broadband Technologies

    Background: Femtocells are low power 3G/4G cellular base stations which can be thought of as wireless Access Points (AP’s). Instead of a WiFi Access Point we’re all familiar with, a femtocell could be a UMTS, CDMA/EVDO, LTE, or Mobile WiMAX Access Point, depending on the underlying mobile network technology. The bi-directional voice and data traffic is…

  • Telecom Council panel session: Update on U.S. Broadband Policy

    Abstract: In a lively Telecom Council panel session sponsored by AT&T, seven industry executives discussed the ramifications for the U.S. government’s stimulus package and federal budget proposal as related to broadband policy. The sober and candid assessments offered a realistic view at what is involved in building out broadband, particularly using wireless technology, to underserved…

  • A Broadband Stimulus – A Chance for Something to Pass in Short Order?

    Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had a good article on the prospects for a near-term broadband stimulus plan. The article referenced a Free Press proposal for a 3 year, $44 Billion broadband stimulus plan. This plan just might have a chance, as it has elements that equipment vendors could embrace and incumbent carriers would like. For…