Tag: fcc
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Viodi View – 03/21/13
Who is your mentor? This question was posed the other day to a cable luminary and got me thinking of my many influences; Don, Aloha, Sue, Terri, Bruce, Mr. Bremmer, Tom, John, Daryl, Jerry, Gilles, Norman, Dutch, Roger, Mark; way too many to mention. But the one who is top of mind and the inspiration for this…
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Viodi View – 11/02/12
ViodiTV video interviews attempt to add value to the conferences we attend by having industry leaders elaborate on points that may have been mentioned during a speech or from a demonstration on the trade show floor. It has been amazing and humbling how many people have shared their time and views with ViodiTV over the years. Their…
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FCC Plans for Incentive Auctions to Shake Up Broadcast TV & Mobile Broadband industries
On Friday, September 28, 2012, the FCC officially announced its long talked about “incentive auction process,” which will reclaim airwaves (AKA spectrum) now owned by TV broadcasters and auction them off for use in wireless broadband networks. This concept was first introduced in the National Broadband Plan over two years ago, but no specific plan had been…
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Communications Needed on the Road Less Traveled
The road less traveled is Highway 6, starting in eastern California and traversing the mid-section of Nevada. Although its neighbor highway to the North, Highway 50, was deemed the “Loneliest Road in America,” the two-lane ribbon of seemingly endless asphalt that is Highway 6 really deserves that moniker. The condition of the road is great,…
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Silicon Valley – Recipient of Mobility Fund Phase 1 Support?
Silicon Valley, the hot bed of technology innovation that helps drive broadband and mobile innovation, is under-served,when it comes to having high-speed wireless access to every one of its nook and crannies, according to the FCC. The FCC’s newly released interactive map shows several areas in the eastern half of Santa Clara County (home to…
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The First White Space Device
People in Wilmington, NC are lucky, as the FCC announces that their area will be the first to be able to use the newly, FCC-approved device from Koos Technical Services. This device will use the Spectrum Bridge white spaces database for frequency coordination. The FCC writes that they, “Will expand nationwide pending completion and activation…