ViodiTV Videos About Broadband, Technology, & More
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Identifying Power Usage and Taking Action
Helping utilities engage the customer to be more proactive about energy management is what Roderick Morris of Opower discusses in this interview at Parks Associates’ 2013 Smart Energy Summit. Opower works with utilities of sizes to help consumers improve the efficiency of energy usage. Morris provides insight into techniques for helping people be more efficient,…
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Cooperation Needed Across the Video Food Chain
“It comes down to the consumer, said Edward T. Holleran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Broadband. He suggested a laser-like focus on meeting the needs of the customer is more important than ever, given changes in tastes, technology and competition. He makes the point that broadband has subsidized operators’ video product for some time…
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A Canary in the Pay TV Coal Mine
“They care more about broadband capacity than choice of TV providers,” said Bryan Rader of Bandwidth Consulting. Rader was referring to apartment dwellers who are leading the way in cutting the cord. In a sense, this echoes what happened a few years back when these same customers were among the first to adopt over-the-top, VoIP…
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A Global Reach of People and Machines
The on-again rumor that Verizon Communications is attempting to purchase Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless is front page news in today’s Wall Street Journal. With the purported difference of $30B between what Verizon is offering and what Vodafone wants, it is unclear whether this time a deal will be reached. What may not be…
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Wireless Needs Fiber, Not Pixie Dust
“It’s very difficult for policy makers to keep up with what the industry is actually doing,” said Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA. The implication is that it is unclear how rules will change due to slow reaction of policy makers to fast-moving innovation. As a result, operators face uncertainty, which, to some extent, holds back…
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Full STEAM Ahead to the Next Frontier
“Take advantage of the tools that you have, the access to the world that you have at your fingertips through the Internet and through all the things that our brought to our house everyday through technology that makes it effortless to learn and to do things and make a difference in the world,” said Levi…