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Living in the Real & Virtual Worlds at the Same Time
The company Meta does exactly what its name implies, as its Meta 1 glasses are able to overlay metadata on to a person’s field of view. So, while looking at the real-world, the meta glasses add vital information that could potentially help a worker learn a task, enrich a travel adventure or improve a gaming experience.…
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The Service Provider Flop
Using the high-jump and the initially unorthodox Fosbury Flop from the 1968 Olympics as a metaphor, Calix’s David Seda, the keynote speaker at the 2015 IP Possibilities Conference, suggested that it is time for the Service Provider Flop. That is, service providers must go from a network-centric way of looking at things to “Subscriber In”. This…
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The Contractor’s Role in the Smart Home
The remodel market is huge with one estimate suggesting that the total annual revenue from professional-led (i.e. contractor, not Do It Yourself) remodels amounts to $176B. The contractor has a huge influence on the details of a home remodel and the product choices the homeowner makes. As consumers become more aware of the technologies that make the…
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A Ground Level View of Rural Broadband Expansion
One of the more impassioned comments heard at the 2015 ACA Summit was from cable entrepreneur Clifford Duncan of Duncan Cable TV explaining how one-size fits all regulations impact small operators and their ability to extend broadband further into rural America. Duncan is an expert on this topic, having brought cable television to his rural Vermont birthplace and home.…
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The Invisible Beacon – The Online Community Bulletin Board
“Any time you can aggregate an audience with a common place and purpose – whether it is a concert or a museum or a church service – you have the ability to deliver the most beneficial information right there and then,” said George Henny, Co-Founder of Artifact Technologies. Many will recognize Henny from his leadership roles with independent telecom…
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Partnerships Critical to Connected Home Success
“The audience as well as the panelists agreed that partnerships were critical to success in the connected home,” according to Tom Kerber Director of Research for Parks Associates. He was referring to the panel he moderated at the 2015 CONNECTIONS™ Conference and how different skill sets will be required to manage and create the best consumer experience.…
