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Viodi View Newsletter - May 23rd, 2007
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By Ken Pyle, ken.pyle at viodi.com, Managing Editor, Viodi View
If it is May, it must be Minnesota. It is becoming an annual event to visit my independent telco friends in this most northern continental U.S. State in the month of May. On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to speak to and learn from independent telcos at the Minnesota Telecom Association’s Video Symposium in St. Cloud, MN. On Wednesday, diversiCOM, one of the leading independent telco content producers, is graciously hosting the Local Content Workshop. More on these events in the next issue. Because of the travel and preparation for these two events, this issue will be a bit shorter than normal.
The Challenge of IPTV According to Independent Telcos
| Watch and listen to Gene South of Lakedale Communications, Jim Rennard of Canby Telcom, Justyn Miller of KCTC (Kalona Tel) and Scott Sandall of D & E as they discuss the challenges they faced as they rolled out IPTV. This video from the Telecom @ NAB conference panel Telecom Broadband Video Deployments - Real World Experiences highlights the role of the business model, franchising, culture and the demands of a new generation. Click here to see the video. |
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Watching What You Are Watching – An Exclusive Video Interview
| In this evergreen video, Michael Lee Chief Strategy Officer of Rogers discusses the unique methods they are using to understand their customers. As Canada ’s largest cable provider and wireless operator, Rogers has always been at the forefront of delivering innovative products. Lee explains how they are looking at characteristics of products, “that resonate with their customers.” Click here to see the video. |
IMS Opportunities, Markets, and Potential Roadblocks
In our last article on IMS and Push to Talk over Cellular we provided several scenarios for IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) deployments and highlighted the interoperability challenges faced by IMS applications. In this article, we dig deeper and drill down into the real opportunities and potential markets for IMS. We also identify problem areas that need to be resolved rather quickly for IMS to be a commercial success, notably security. Fresh insight on this topic was obtained at the May 14-17 Communications Developer Conference where several participants offered opinions.
Viodi View reader, Nicolas Bry of French T-Online subsidiary Club-Internet, wrote this excellent article on how France has jumped ahead in terms of creating an environment where triple play competition is seemingly thriving. He has some good screenshots of his company’s service offering as well as some interesting statistics on what consumers from IPTV systems of the 21 st century. This important to watch, if for no other reason, than it sets a potential path for T-Mobile, Club-Internet’s U.S. corporate cousin. Click here to read his blog.
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These articles and content are exclusive to independent telcos that are members of Club Viodi.
- Opportunity to Find Out What is on the Minds of the Rural Youth (Telcos, contact us if you are interested in participating in this study)
- A Way for Operators to Make Money on Content?
- NAB - Some IPTV That May Have Been Overlooked
- A Novel Signage That Telcos Could Use
- Cable Does Local
In the last issue of the Viodi View, VASST was incorrectly identified as the producer of transitions and effects. NewBlueFX is the producer and VASST is the distributor of these editing add-on packages.
Many of you may remember Emmett Smith from E/O Networks, NLC and other telecom endeavors. Emmett has created a series of web sites regarding online marketing and sales. In his newsletter, he points out the importance of face-to-face communications as a complement to a web presence.
Viodi View reader John O’Donnell, former CTO of MPEG-4 chipmaker Equator, commented that people in the broadcast world had suggested to him that, “If it’s our bit, you must transmit.” He made this comment in reference to the article, Could MPEG-4 Transcoding Be Outlawed. John is now involved in a somewhat high-profile venture that is looking at delivering solar power at price competitive with fossil fired power.
The Korner - Memorial Day Tribute
One of the more unusual displays at NAB was from a group call Operation Interdependence. Their goal is to provide every service man or woman, in each platoon or fighting unit with quart size baggies that contain everyday items, as well as personal notes. This group provides a more efficient way for people at home to support our troops, by making the shipping process much more efficient as compared to individual shipments. |
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Finally, Viodi a Local Content Workshop Alumnus produced a video of a tree-dedication ceremony for fallen soldiers and one that is appropriate as we remember those who have sacrificed for us this upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
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The Video Business Case for Independent Telcos – The Report
Viodi’s report, Video Business Case provides results to a survey of independent telcos and their business case for video. Most of the telcos that responded to the survey have figured out a way to deploy video services. This survey provides insight from the independent telcos as well as several of their Engineering firms.