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Using Broadband & Distributed Computing to Turn Wasted Energy into Virtual Gold
Is broadband the missing link in capturing small-scale power that otherwise is wasted? Small-scale power sources are mostly in rural locations. The long distances make it impossible to justify the construction of capital-intensive, high-maintenance, and, potentially, hazardous, high-voltage power lines to these remote locations. One solution is to use the power at its source. An…
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What is a Smart Rural Community?
Nancy J. White is the right person to answer the question, “What is a Smart Rural Community?”. As the General Manager of one of the first recipients of this award some ten years ago, White understands what it takes to receive this highly coveted designation. Fundamentally, it is about helping the community take advantage of…
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AL/ML to Help Developers Stay Within the Boundaries of Regulations and Standards – #ces2024
A German company, Certivity, is utilizing machine learning (ML) to address a challenge faced by many industries: adhering to a vast and ever-changing web of regulations. Their approach focuses on digitizing rules and regulations, allowing AI to analyze them and create automated workflows. This guides engineers during the design phase, ensuring their creations comply with…
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The Earphone Brainwave Sensor & Trainer
Imagine slipping on a pair of ordinary-looking earphones, but instead of just pumping out tunes, they’re reading your brainwaves and using them to enhance your experience. This is the reality that Vie Style is bringing to life with its innovative earphone brainwave sensor and trainer. A Trip Through Your Own Mind: In the above interview,…
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Energy as a Broadband Provider Strategy
Energy as a strategy for broadband service providers to be more sustainable and more efficient is what George Goncalves recommended at FiberConnect 2023. In the above interview, Goncalves, Director of Product Line Management of ATX Networks, explains how hybrid supercapacitors (HSC) fit into such a strategy. Performance, Sustainability, and Safety Advantages In the realm of…
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The CO in the Cloud – A Worldwide Demonstration
The above video interview with the current Vice President of Business Development and Marketing and soon-to-be CEO of the Broadband Forum, Craig Thomas, provides an overview of the 2023 CloudCO (Central Office) demonstration and its importance to service operators, vendors, and, ultimately, consumers. The CloudCO approach disaggregates and virtualizes network functions, allowing service providers to…
