AllVid is an Federal Communications Commission (FCC) -led removable security initiative that's viewed as a possible successor to the CableCARD. The goal is to create an open retail market for network-agnostic video gateways and adapters that can link traditional cable, telco and satellite subscription TV services to Web-fed content, including video.
The idea was born out of the FCC's National Broadband Plan, and is being pushed on the belief that an open retail market for Internet-capable smart video devices would spur consumer broadband adoption.
As of Feb. 18, 2011, AllVid remained locked in the Notice of Inquiry phase. The FCC appears poised to introduce a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on it in the first half of 2011.
As of this writing, the FCC is hearing it from both sides of the lobby as pro-AllVid parties try to get the Commission to get moving with the ruling process, while the other side, led by cable MSOs and other traditional pay-TV service providers, would rather see the FCC kill it altogether, convinced that more government intervention in this area would slow innovation to a crawl.
Light Reading is spending much of this year digging into the details of how automation technology will impact the comms market, but let's take a moment to also look at how automation is set to overturn the current world order by the middle of the century.
With the mobile ecosystem becoming increasingly vulnerable to security threats, AdaptiveMobile has laid out some of the key considerations for the wireless community.
Understanding the full experience of women in technology requires starting at the collegiate level (or sooner) and studying the technologies women are involved with, company cultures they're part of and personal experiences of individuals.
During this WiC radio show, we will talk with Nicole Engelbert, the director of Research & Analysis for Ovum Technology and a 23-year telecom industry veteran, about her experiences and perspectives on women in tech. Engelbert covers infrastructure, applications and industries for Ovum, but she is also involved in the research firm's higher education team and has helped colleges and universities globally leverage technology as a strategy for improving recruitment, retention and graduation performance.
She will share her unique insight into the collegiate level, where women pursuing engineering and STEM-related degrees is dwindling. Engelbert will also reveal new, original Ovum research on the topics of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, security and augmented reality, as well as discuss what each of those technologies might mean for women in our field. As always, we'll also leave plenty of time to answer all your questions live on the air and chat board.
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