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Fiber to an Unusual Place
Technology is seeping its way into all the nooks and crannies of everyday life, going well beyond the consumer-driven applications that often are in the spotlight. Machine to Machine (M2M) communications, facilitated by broadband, is a big driver for disrupting and changing the way the physical world works. In the above interview, Will Helmly, president…
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Putting the “P” in CES
[Editor’s Note: Some of the footage shown in the above video is from Pepcom’s Digital Experience!, a pre-CES event open exclusively to the press.] International CES used to be known as the Consumer Electronics Show, but in many ways it is appropriate that the CEA removed the term “Consumer” from the name. Sure, there are the latest…
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Will Speedier Rivals Impact Cable Operators?
Are cable operators doomed by the limitations of the very same infrastructure that has given them the competitive edge in many urban markets? This question was posed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article, Speedier Internet Rivals Push Past Cable. This article highlighted operators that have fiber networks that can deliver more bandwidth than traditional cable architectures.…
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Community at the Broadband Communities 2012
Community is the recurring theme from the many interviews filmed at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. It is clear from those who are leading the way, that broadband is more than a high-speed connection. The above video provides highlights from a sample of the dozens of speakers at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. These speakers…
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Jim Baller on Economic Development at 2012 Broadband Communities Summit
Jim Baller of the Baller Herbst law firm discusses economic development and the track that focuses on that topic at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. As he explains, there isn’t a cookie cutter approach to economic development. He suggests broadband is still in the early stages and is in in a similar place to what…
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Getting to More Screens
“Getting to more screens; you would think it is going to simpler with time, and it’s not. It turns out be harder and more complicated than ever,” said Marty Roberts in the above interview filmed at TelcoTV 2012. He calls this an exciting time because of the growth in the number and types of devices…
