Aaron Schmidt

Aaron Schmidt is the Digital/Social coordinator at Broadcom. He has worked in Internet advertising at WebVisible and in journalism as a contributor for 944 Magazine. He holds an English degree from UCLA and is finishing his master’s at USC.

That’s a Wrap! Interop ’13 Brings SDN into Focus

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: May. 09, 2013

This year at Interop, top IT professionals, bloggers and industry analysts converged in Las Vegas to see the future of networking on display.

As for Broadcom, the company announced products that are driving the next wave of networking innovation: Enabling enterprise and SMB-level companies to adopt the cloud and deploy other advanced networking technologies and bringing the power of big data to every business, regardless of size.

Broadcom also released an advanced enterprise access point system-on-a-chip, (read: mega router …

Interop 2013: Broadcom Helps Enterprises Embrace Advanced Networking

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: May. 07, 2013

The Interop show in Vegas is in full swing, and IT professionals of all stripes are seeing the latest in the networking equipment that keeps businesses running.

They are also looking to spend money: according to an Infonectics report, enterprises are expected to spend an average of $12.7 million on their network infrastructure this year, a 15 percent increase over last year.

Driving these trends is “Growth, growth, growth,” notes Matthias Machowinski, directing analyst for enterprise networks and video at …

Interop Preview: Network Infrastructure in the Spotlight

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: May. 06, 2013

As you’re reading this blog post, a myriad networking processes are happening quietly in the background: data in the form of bits and bytes appears on your screen, parsed and sorted on command by switches, likely sourced and stored in massive data centers where servers comprise this nebulous thing we call “the cloud.”

Considering that all of this occurs at blink-and-you-miss-it speeds and goes virtually unnoticed by the user, the technology is pretty impressive.

At Broadcom, we live and breathe …

Broadcom’s Karen Kahn Honored Amongst Most “Influential Women of California”

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Apr. 18, 2013

Karen Kahn, Broadcom’s Vice President of Corporate Marketing & Communications, has been named one of the “Most Powerful and Influential Women of California” by the California Diversity Council.

In her role at Broadcom, Kahn leads the company’s corporate reputation programs, including the Corporate Design and Branding, Corporate and Product Communications, Employee and Corporate Events and Digital/Social Media programs. Kahn is also executive sponsor of the new Broadcom Women’s Network.

Kahn was honored on Thursday as part of the annual …

Broadcom at CCBN: Beijing Brings Cable to the Forefront

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Mar. 20, 2013

The growth of China’s middle class — which has already surpassed 300 million people — is being met with initiatives to update the country’s cable TV infrastructure. The most up-to-the-minute technologies will give consumers the opportunity to experience new digital features and services that come with stronger broadband connections.

This week, Broadcom will be showcasing its innovative technologies for the cable industry at the China Content Broadcasting Network Exhibition (CCBN) in Beijing, where companies ranging from service providers to embedded …

MWC Demos: RCR Wireless Shows Broadcom’s Mobile Tech in Action [VIDEO]

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Mar. 06, 2013

Last week, our friends at RCR Wireless stopped in the Broadcom’s booth at Mobile World Congress to see our latest tech innovations. The result was a series of compelling video interviews with Broadcom engineers that look at the top trends for mobile technology on display at the show, including GPS, 4G LTE networks and more.

First up, Broadcom Senior Technical Director of GPS Frank Van Diggelen explains what geofencing tech is all about and why Broadcom’s technology will soon be …

That’s a Wrap! Broadcom Makes Headlines at Mobile World Congress

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Feb. 28, 2013

Now that the whirlwind energy of Mobile World Congress is starting to wind down, we’re reflecting on what we’ve learned at the show.

Broadcom made a slew of big announcements and showed off a lot of buzz-generating demos, including our 4G LTE Advanced modem and the key features that make it attractive to wireless carriers and consumers alike; new advancements in geofencing technology built into our GPS chips; the growing momentum of 5G WiFi with a design win in an …

Connect with Broadcom in the Mobile World Capital: Looking at Tech from the Inside-Out

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Feb. 18, 2013

It used to be that the sleekest and prettiest gadget would get all of the attention at technology trade shows — but now, as Mom always said, it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

At last month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the “C” in “CES” might as well have been for Component, instead of Consumer. Given the attention that chip companies like Broadcom received from bloggers, tweeters and the like, it’s clear that people are looking anew at …

Roundup: Broadcom Makes an Impression at CES 2013

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Jan. 14, 2013

As we wind down from the excitement and sensory overload of last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, members of the tech press keep talking about Broadcom’s technologies that were showcased at CES. Among the miles of exhibits on the show floor and the sight of perhaps millions of gadgets to gawk at, Broadcom’s innovations rose above the din and garnered some buzz from the reporters and bloggers who covered the annual mega-event.

Included among the Broadcom standouts …

Comcast Picks Broadcom for Cloud-based IPTV Set-Tops

By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Jan. 07, 2013

Comcast is on the road to an all IP-based set-top box, and Broadcom’s helping it get there.

It’s one of the many cable innovations being delivered through powerful new set-top boxes on display across the convention center floor at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.

Cable operators like Comcast are hoping to thrill subscribers with new offerings that go beyond the typical “triple play” broadband package.

The rise of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) boxes and …

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