ViodiTV Videos About Broadband, Technology, & More
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From Smart Appliances to the Smart Grid
Wringing out efficiencies in the grid is big business, with AHAM (The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) suggesting a $900M annual savings by shifting just 5% of power consumption from peak to off-peak times. One way to realize this sort of improved efficiency is by controlling the load through communication with so-called smart appliances. In…
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Looking Forward, While Staying Customer Focused
Independent telecommunications companies are typically the technology leaders of their communities. They have to know what is coming in technology, while, at the same time, providing their customers with great service for what is needed today. By bringing broadband to the so-called last mile, they literally connect their rural communities to the World Wide Web.…
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A Bank Helping to Bring Fiber Home
Banks are normally associated with facilitating commerce by accepting deposits and making loans. This video shows how one bank made a difference beyond deposits and loans by acting on a vision that it shared with another local institution In this interview, Corey Hall of Concordia Bank of Laurie, MO, discusses what motivated his institution to…
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The Smart Phone as a Media Server
PacketVideo announced that their Twonky Mobile streaming application is now available for the iPhone platform. At last month's CES 2011, ViodiTV caught up with Rick Schwartz of PacketVideo, where he described the android release of this offering. This app allows one to use his cell phone as sort of a media director, taking content (photos, audio,…
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Can You Read Me Now – Verizon’s Role in the Smart Grid
With its recent announcements at CES and yesterday’s announcement with eMeter, Verizon is leveraging its strengths in telecom to innovate in the arena of the smart grid. Ann Shaub of Verizon provides an overview of their approach to making the grid smarter in this exclusive video interview at Parks Associates Smart Energy Summit in Austin…
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The Complete Smart Grid
Chris King, a long-time veteran of the smart meter industry, discusses what is needed to realize the full potential of the so-called smart grid; we are closer than ever, but a few key things need to be in place. Chris is with eMeter, a company that provides the back end intelligence required to make sense…