Tag: smart grid
Viodi View – 03/13/20
A silver lining from Coronavirus may be a resurgence in civic duty; doing things for the greater good not because one is forced to do so, but because it is the right thing to do. The famous words of President Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can…
Viodi View – 10/25/18
As with most hyped technologies, color me skeptical, but does it really matter if the U.S. is first in 5G, particularly with reports indicating that 56% of households (maybe more) can already get a gigabit via wired/fiber networks? It is terrific that the White House sees spectrum as a priority and that the FCC is proposing (see…
Viodi View – 06/21/16
Despite the proliferation of over the top video services, consumers still want the convenience of traditional TV. This was a recurring theme of last week’s broadbandTV event in Nashville. Another implication of this increasingly on demand world, will be a continued growth in bandwidth and will mean the role of regional fiber networks and caching represented…
Viodi View – 05/28/13
A New Use for an Old iPhone What to do with the some 50 million iPhones that were replaced last year; put them in a drawer, junk them, resell them? People Power provides an interesting approach to reusing these functionally good devices through its recently released People Power Presence. The above video overview with People Power’s CTO and co-founder,…
Think Like a Start-Up
“Think like a start-up,” was a recurring theme of the Digital Home Summit and a key message of the opening keynote by Robert Kenney, EVP of Sales and Marketing for OnProcess. Other speakers reiterated this line throughout the daylong event, as they stressed that the digital home is still early in its development. The opportunity and the…
Viodi View – 07/13/12
The FCC’s 901 Auction (Mobility Fund Phase 1 reverse auction) is less than three months away and yesterday was the filing deadline for applications. There many unserved places in the U.S that need mobile and fixed broadband, as shown in this interactive FCC map. Bringing mobile to these areas will hopefully have the side benefit of…
