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09/20/2012
Global Connections 09/20/12
21Vianet Group Inc., reportedly the largest carrier-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, is buying another Chinese company, Internet content delivery network (CDN) services operator Fastweb International Holdings. As part of the deal, Fastweb CEO Edward Liu will join 21Vianet as chief software officer…Globecomm Systems Inc. snagged a$2.7 million contract for a new broadband […]
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09/20/2012
Deals Of The Day 09/20/12
Alaska-based GCI tapped Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for advanced messaging, over-the-air handset management and connectivity gateways, to provide multiple wireless solutions, including the Interop Short Message Service Center (SMSC), Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Gateway, Messaging Personalization and Control (MPAC) solution, and CDMA Interactive Voice Response (IVR) […]
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09/20/2012
Inside The Beltway 09/20/12
Tomorrow, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold an open meeting at 9:30 a.m. at its Washington, D.C., HQ to discuss a new program to measure mobile broadband service performance in the United States. The proposed program would develop information on U.S. mobile broadband service performance using the same collaborative model as did its Measuring […]
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09/20/2012
New Stuff 09/20/12
A new working group created by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) aims to advance the association’s focus on recycling efforts within the cable industry. The Recycling Working Group, part of the SCTE Standards Program’s Sustainability Management Subcommittee (SMS), will be responsible for identifying and codifying recommended practices that are designed to ensure proper […]
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09/20/2012
People Watch 09/20/12
Author, philanthropist and former pro football player/coach Tony Dungy now can add “national spokesman for Internet Essentials” to his resume, according to Comcast, which says the year-old, low-cost broadband connectivity program helped more than 100,000 families (400,000 Americans). “It’s critical that low-income families take advantage of opportunities like the Internet Essentials program (click here for […]
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09/20/2012
Survey Sez 09/20/12
The global pay-TV market continues to grow despite a decline in the North America pay-TV market in 2012, notes ABI Research, adding that market will reach 858.1 million at the end of 2012, a 5-percent year-on-year increment from 2011. Key growth will be driven by the Asian-Pacific market, which is expected to add more than […]