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The Video Generation
Revision3 has demonstrated what the next generation TV network looks like for several years now and its success led to its recent acquisition by Discovery Communications. Revision3 is a complement to Discovery programming and there is even some cross-pollination between the programming of the two networks (think Shark Week meets tech, gaming and entertainment). In this…
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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…
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Digital Logistics Suppliers for the World
“Incredible change…more in the last 10 years than the earlier 100 years”, is how Geoff Hollingworth of Ericsson characterizes the impact of technology on society. As an interesting proof-point, Hollingworth’s son makes an appearance talking about the high expectations that the customers of tomorrow have. Companies will need to transform their businesses in order to meet…
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Discovery and Learning in Silicon Valley
“Learning is the process of discovering and exploring,” says former student and ClassConnect founder, Eric Simons. Simons talks about the importance of putting rich (e.g. video, audio, interactivity) content into the hands of students to engage them in the learning process. His company, ClassConnect, has content curation and creation tools that fit into a teacher’s…
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Band Together Now
Band Together to Defeat Autism is an effort put together by Bandwidth Consulting and Broadband Communities to help stamp out autism. Bryan Rader explains almost 75 companies are sponsoring this project. Rader explains that fund raised through this effort are going to Autism Society of America. The Autism Society of America focuses on solutions for families that are…
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Day One With Zach – The Mayor of Wisconsin Rapids
Roger Bindl and Ken Pyle meet Zach Vrumink – the 2012 mayor of Wisconsin Rapids – on his inauguration day and first day in office. This was a highlight of our week of broadband documonials in rural America. Say what you may, but small companies do what large companies say (or claim)… small telcos are…
