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Green Cell Tower – Efficient and Effective
In this video interview filmed at OPASTCO’s 2008 Summer Convention, Pat Riordan, President and CEO of Nsight, discusses the implementation of an off-the-grid cell phone tower by its wireless subsidiary, Cellcom. Prior to Cellcom’s construction of this unique repeater site, cell service was not available in this rather remote area of the Eagle River of…
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2008 – A Year in Video
Roger Bindl captures some of the ViodiTV highlights of 2008 in this brief montage of video clips from many of the events we attended this past year. Thanks to Roger for capturing and editing these clips. And thanks to all of the sponsors, who helped make this possible; Badger Communications Entone Genesis Technical Systems…
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Light Networking – Plastic Optical Fiber Networking at TelcoTV
In this brief video, filmed at TelcoTV, Ken Eben of Mitsubishi International discusses the use of Plastic Optical Fiber as a low-cost way of extending Ethernet to the TV. Eben demonstrates how easy it is to terminate and place this extremely flexibile fiber under carpet. The testing methodology reminds me of how I once…
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Power to the Veeple
In the previous issue of the Viodi View, we wrote about the launch of the video management service, called Veeple. In this issue, we provide a quick review of this service that combines video hosting, content management, interactive players and advanced analytics allowing anyone to add video to their web site. What makes this site…
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Streaming Media West – Live, No LiveU
Throw out the $100,000+ video production truck, it is now possible to use 3G/WiFi or, in the future, WiMAX as a low-cost video uplink. At Streaming Media West, we caught up with LiveU, which has a pay as you go ($1,500 to $2,500 per month) solution to allow anyone with a video camera to transmit video in a…
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Hybrid Satellite – Internet Distribution Video
This brief video captures the essence of the Todocast internet video distribution system. For around $750 per event and 50 cents per user, one can quickly create a live pay per view event that is transmitted via the Internet to user’s desktops. In this video, Todocast used their satellite uplink to transmit a live signal…
