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The Software Farmer
Winter is supposed to be the slow time of year for people living on the farm. Not so for Neil Mylet of Loadout Technologies, who spends his winters writing code and designing specialty hardware that improves agricultural efficiency, while improving the working conditions for those on the farm. Mylet literally went back to the farm after graduating…
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Congratulations to ETI for 20 Years
In our previous issue, we mentioned how last month’s TelcoTV marked the 10th anniversary of the Viodi View. Coincidentally, ETI Software was also celebrating an anniversary at TelcoTV; 20 years in business. As part of their commemoration of their special event, it was an honor to help ETI Software put together a video that provides a brief…
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2012 Local Content Awards
Thank you Calix for the support of the Viodi Local Content Awards and for its overall support of the industry and Viodi. Without Calix’s help, the 2012 Viodi Local Content awards would not have been possible. Creating a differentiated and better service for their respective communities is the reason rural broadband service providers offer local content,…
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Days of the Fiber Future Are Past
Congratulations to Diane Kruse of NEO fiber for her appointment as the chairperson for the 2013 Broadband Communities Summit. Kruse is well qualified for this role, as she was chairperson of the FTTH Council and has formed several start-ups associated with and been involved in multiple fiber deployments. ViodiTV has covered the BBC Summit for Broadband…
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New Opportunities in a Changed World – Part 4 of 4
Kevin Larson, of CTC in rural northern Minnesota, suggests that communities may need to form their own broadband networks, much like cooperatives were formed decades ago to bring telephone service to rural areas. In the final segment of this 4-part interview, Larson suggests that this could be an opportunity for existing telecom operators to lend…
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Unintended Consequences of the Broadband Stimulus – Part 3 of 4
Construction of infrastructure due to the broadband stimulus is in full swing. In part 3 of a 4 part interview, Kevin Larson of CTC in Brainerd, MN discusses some of the unintended results of the stimulus process and wonders what will happen to construction and engineering firms once the stimulus projects are complete. Part 1…
