Tag: Wireless

  • Viodi View – 05/18/23

    Viodi View – 05/18/23

    Rural broadband operators do more than connect homes to the Internet. They inherently bring together communities. In this issue of the Viodi, we feature interviews with two geographically distinct broadband operators and how they are improving the communities they serve in ways that go beyond broadband. A Miracle League on the Home Field Baseball is…

  • The Hidden, Low-Cost Radar that Sees Near and Far

    The Hidden, Low-Cost Radar that Sees Near and Far

    The sensor as part of the bumper, much the way skin on a human both protects and feels, is the concept behind what Plastic Omnium calls 4D Imaging radar. Developed in partnership with Greenerwave, Plastic Omnium’s approach promises greater resolution, at lower cost, while avoiding styling compromises often associated with traditional automobile sensors. Its solution…

  • The Puppy Dog Rental Car – A Bridge to Autonomy

    The Puppy Dog Rental Car – A Bridge to Autonomy

    Once upon a time, an enterprising car rental business shook up the car rental industry by delivering the vehicle to the customer. It was no longer necessary for the customer to find someone to give her a ride to an often inconveniently located car rental lot across town. With this model, the car rental lot…

  • Broadband Built Block-by-Block by Blockchain – Part 2 – 5G

    Broadband Built Block-by-Block by Blockchain – Part 2 – 5G

    “What Helium has created in this blockchain is truly a unique incentive. That is, the only incentive of its kind that can start a wireless network creation model without a lot of money. It is pretty cheap and simple to do. And, that hasn’t been done before…..It is something that can apply to all wireless…

  • 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…

  • TIS20 – Infrastructure and Customer Relationships Are the Keys

    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…