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An Opening Conversation about a New Kind of Open Access Network
Jackson, Wyoming will soon be home to an open-access, fiber-to-the-home network (OAN) with a twist. What makes this network, SilverLight, unique is that is privately owned and operated, allowing the citizens of Jackson to receive the benefits of the OAN approach, without the risks of a publicly-built network. As background, the open-access last-mile broadband network…
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SaaS to Bridge Public Service Organizations
Communication between government agencies has been a challenge since before the advent of the modern telecommunications era. Telecommunications has sometime made intra-agency communications even more difficult as agencies often use proprietary radios. SilverStar Communications is one of the first to provide a bridge between proprietary radio solutions through a “Software as a Service” application that…
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Company Culture & Its Impact on New Technology Rollout
An overlooked challenge in deploying IPTV or any other new service is company culture. New services and technologies can be challenging for an independent telco’s workforce. In this interview, Allen Hoopes, President of Silverstar Communications in Wyoming, discusses how company culture can impact the deployment of IPTV.
