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ViodiTV Soundbites with Shirley Bloomfield on Rural Broadband Success
This collection of clips from ViodiTV interviews with @NTCA’s Shirley Bloomfield traces her prescient vision—from her 2012 predictions about the power of local providers to the 99.8% connectivity successes during the pandemic. Discover the strategic technical conviction (fiber, not ‘pixie dust’), the tactical problem-solving, and the personal leadership style—including her favorite four-legged coworker—that have shaped…
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Looking Back and Looking Forward with Rocco Commisso – #Summit23
It could be argued that the broadband we enjoy today rests on a foundation largely built by the original cable television pioneers. Those pioneers and their hustle that built an industry from scratch are heroes to Rocco Commisso. The first half of Commisso’s career was spent learning from those entrepreneurs, especially Alan Gerry, founder of…
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From Marine Biologist to Grassroots Spirit Award Winner – #TIS22
One would not expect a former marine biologist to win the 2022 ACA Connects Lyn Simpson Grassroots Spirit Award. But serving local communities, which is the essence of that important award, is in Marty Carollo’s blood. His grandfather brought cable television to his part of “The Equality State” in 1956 and Marty grew up in…
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Inspiring Intrepreneurship at The Cable Center
Inspiring individuals to be entrepreneurs within an organization is one of the ways The Cable Center is helping move the telecom industry forward. Speaking at the 2022 Independent Show, The Cable Center President and CEO, Diane Christman introduces Camilla Formica, who is The Cable Center’s newly appointed Chief Program Officer. In that role, Formica is…
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CES Download: Sustainability, Health Tech, Mobility & Better Tools – A Viodi View
The above video is Ken Pyle’s presentation to the 02/02/22 IEEE Consumer Technology Society regarding some of the products and companies he saw at CES2022. The presentation is split into four categories, sustainability, health tech, mobility & better tools. Highlights
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A Great American Mobility Success Story – Part 1
It could be said that one of the godfathers of the automated mobility revolution is a professor from Princeton who many know from his podcast, the SmartDrivingCar. Each week, Dr. Alain Kornhauser provides his wisdom and wit to make a serious topic engaging and fun. It is his decades of experience that differentiates Alain from…
