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Unique Municipal Relationship Brings Business Gig to Idaho
Gigabit network announcements are fast becoming non-announcements in that they are occurring so regularly and gigabit will soon (2015?) become a must-have for most North American service providers. What makes Silver Star Communications’ recent announcement about expansion of Gigabit service into Idaho Falls unique is how they brought service to this Eastern Idaho Berg of…
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History of Wired LAN Competition – Complete Playlist (1 hour, 26 minutes)
Ethernet guru Geoff Thompson moderates a panel on the history of the wired LAN competition with experts – Dan Pitt, Joe Skorupa and Tom Slykhouse – who were in the trenches as the various companies and associated technologies battled for LAN supremacy. Prior to the start of the panel, Art Astrin talks about his proposal for the Future…
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From Prune Shed to Silicon Valley Success – The Story of ROLM
[Note, to skip directly to the question and answer portion of the presentation, go to this link, http://www.viodi.tv/category/history-2/ieee-2/rolm/] Part of Silicon Valley’s mystique is the way companies treat their staff. From free to subsidized lunches to on-site daycare to gymnasiums, the Silicon Valley egalitarian and work-play culture is definitely part of the draw that attracts people from…
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Looking Back to Get a Sneak Peek at Next Year #Summit21
An always memorable event for yours truly is the ACA Summit. It provides a concentrated look at the topics of interest to independent MVPDs, while providing a variety of viewpoints from the beltway and beyond. It also provides great opportunities for networking. It was a privilege to work with the outstanding staff at ACA to…
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Keyboard in a Purse or Keypad on the Wall
The hand-computer interface is one of the most challenging, as often times keyboards are cramped (e.g. typing on a smart phone) or difficult to keep clean (my lap-top keyboard). CTX Technologies demonstrated several products at CES 2014 that solves this problem by allowing any flat surface to act as a keyboard. The underlying magic to their…
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Impact of a Gigabit Network
What is the impact on the mid-mile when an operator turn s up a gigabit network in the last mile? That’s a question that Vince Tyson, COO of Plateau in New Mexico, and his colleagues pondered and answered with an experiment. The result of that experiment was the rollout of a gigabit offering in the…
