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| 03.01.2009 |
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The Need for Speed
Cable operators' market share is threatened, but DOCSIS 3.0 is here to save the day. Have you planned ahead?...
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| 03.01.2009 |
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Capitol Report
Broadband policy and "white spaces" are two hot-button items....
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| 02.12.2009 |
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More HSD: Cox Explains Network Trial
Cox Communications’ high speed data network congestion trial began this week in Kansas and Arkansas. But the trial itself has been on trial since being announced three weeks ago. The battle lines formed quickly. In a January 28 post on DSL Reports, Karl...
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| 02.03.2009 |
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Telepresence Market Grows
Telepresence is trending upward, right alongside the global economic downturn. One way to spin that correlation is with the idea of what economists call a substitute good. Specifically, telepresence is something that can replace airline travel. All things...
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| 02.01.2009 |
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Broadband: Signal Leakage in an All-Digital Network
A recent discussion on the SCTE-List about dealing with signal leakage in cable networks that have migrated to all-digital operation sparked a lengthy and very interesting thread of messages. As you know, Part 76 of the FCC Rules is very clear about signal...
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| 02.01.2009 |
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Bullpen: So Much Content, So Little Time
Since video on demand (VOD) was first commercially deployed nearly 10 years ago, it has been extended to create a whole range of services. The very first deployments only offered movies on demand on a rental basis. Then premium channels were added to provide...
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| 02.01.2009 |
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Reality Check: Wireless HD, the Last 30 Feet
The battle for the last 30 feet, to wirelessly deliver high definition (HD) video between the set-top box and the TV set, is now underway. Consumer electronics (CE) vendors are lining up behind three HDMI wireless replacement contenders: wireless HD (WiHD) 60...
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| 02.01.2009 |
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40G to 100G
Routers and transport, MSOs and telcos (and others), demos and standards, capacity and services, costs and constraints, modulation options and more ......
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| 02.01.2009 |
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Optical Dispersion
Optical dispersion in the fiber portion of the network can be tricky. There are a number of ways to deal with it, some better than others....
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| 02.01.2009 |
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IMS Status Report
Alternately praised to the heavens and dragged through the mud, IMS - in part or as a whole - is edging closer to reality....
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| 02.01.2009 |
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The Case for EPON
EPON is technically and economically superior to SONET rings for cell backhaul operations. Although 2.5G/3G backhaul can benefit from these savings, PON efficiencies will be required for 4G networks' data rates and increased cell tower density....
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| 01.15.2009 |
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White Spaces Tech Advances
As triple-play has moved from buzzword to reality, today's hot concept seems to be the wordier notion of consumer access to content whenever and wherever. Some say the FCC's decision to allow the unlicensed use of TV white spaces will facilitate this...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Broadband: DTV Transition
Barring a last-minute delay by the government, the target date for U.S. full-power TV broadcast stations to discontinue analog transmissions and transmit only digital is Feb. 17. The so-called DTV, or digital television, transition (www.dtv.gov) means that...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Bullpen: DIBA Reconsidered
The author of the well-written video over DOCSIS article in the November issue of CT discussed the potential advantages of the DOCSIS over IPTV bypass architecture (DIBA). The architecture and technologies proposed are certainly physically realizable...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Reality Check: Five Nines: A Telecom Myth
The coveted "five nines" (99.999 percent uptime) is a telecom myth. (Isenberg, David. "The Myth of Five Nines.") No data, study, facts, or evidence even remotely suggest that any residential telecom service has ever performed to such a level. A telecom...
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| 01.01.2009 |
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HD Monitoring
The growth of HD is fostering tech advancements and business challenges in monitoring quality of service....
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Backbone Transport
In this age of skyrocketing data throughput demands and stiff competition, building your own backbone has its advantages....
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Service Management with IPDR
The Internet protocol detail record (IPDR) protocol stands ready to help operators shift from network to service management models....
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Reliability vs. Availability
While availability is important, reliability is in many ways more important in the long run....
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| 01.01.2009 |
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Reliability and Return Rates
Returning out-of-spec gear to vendors is expensive for cable ops. Here's how to figure out just how much it costs....
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