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Fiber to the Island
A 2007 recipient of the Urban Land Institute’s prestigious “Awards for Excellence”, Daniel Island is a national model of smart growth. In the above interview, Daniel Island Company president, Matthew Sloan, describes their vision to create a distinct community, while serving as an extension of Charleston, South Carolina. Twenty years later, with some 3,000 residences,…
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Sparc Lights a Spark
Providing a spark to the technology community of Charleston, South Carolina is exactly what Sparc is doing. This three-year old privately held company is more than technology, however, as it is introducing a whole new culture to business and other institutions. With a mix of software products and services for government and business, Sparc helps…
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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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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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Operational Savings and New Revenue – Part 1 of 4
Kevin Larson, GM & CEO of CTC in Minnesota, provides insight on ways independent rural broadband operators can stay competitive in ever more challenging times. He discusses the importance of a fiber to the home network infrastructure in reducing ongoing operational and maintenance costs, while providing a more reliable network for the end customers. He…
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New School Fiber Makes Instant POTS Possible
In this world of IP, there are still legacy devices that need to be supported. Michael Cronin of the Sanford Center in Bejidmi, MN was reminded of this recently, as a client realized at the last-minute that they would need a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Services) line. As Director of Facilities Operation for this 185,000…
