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Fiber to the Wireless Drop
Building a robust last mile is a challenge for broadband operators. In this interview, filmed at the 2011 IP Possibilities, Rob Riordan, EVP and director of corporate development for Nsight, an award-winning pioneer in the deployment of femtocell technology, advances an idea for using hardened femtocells at the pedestal to solve the drop part of the…
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Being the Local Technology Leader
Ron Laudner of OmniTel and Chairman of OPASTCO discusses the challenges and opportunities of serving the networked home. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the questions and the needs of the customers. It starts with the simple things, like ease-of-use. He emphasizes that the operator has to be recognized as the technology leader. Education and…
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Dave Lowe with an IP Possibilities’ Summary
Dave Lowe, Innovations and Technology Manager with NTCA, provides an overview of some of the highlights of IP Possibilities 2011,
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Putting a Face to the Data
Mark Gailey of Totah Communications discusses his community and the roots of his company, which date to the 1950s. Gailey is a 3rd generation provider who came home after working at Contel of Arkansas. He points out the importance of putting a face to the data, when talking to the FCC. He also discusses…
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Rural Broadband in 2020
Viodi’s Ken Pyle interviews Bernie Arnason after an April 2011 panel at IP Possibilities on what Broadband will look like in 2020. Telcos are transitioning to Broadband companies and looking at the market in many different ways with customer needs, applications, and delivery platforms.
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Looking Down Under to Stay on Top of Broadband
Australia is moving to a complete fiber to the premise architecture, according to Steve Klein of Allied Telesis. In this video interview, Klein explains how broadband and IP are central to their plans. He suggests that with the new administration, the U.S will soon see a national broadband policy that will most likely be centered on broadband…
