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08/27/2012
New Stuff 08/27/12
Version 3.50 of Envivio’s on-demand transcoding software, Envivio Muse On-Demand, offers “significant improvements” in file-to-file transcoding speed, the company says, as much as 35 percent in internal testing against platforms that require hardware acceleration…Next month, wireless-tower provider O2 Secure Wireless Inc. will begin a 60-day test of new wireless broadband equipment on its recently completed […]
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08/26/2012
How the FCC 'Rigs the Game' for Broadband Regulation Under Section 706
Over the last several years, we have seen the Federal Communications Commission put forth a rather clever argument to expand its regulatory authority over broadband services. The argument goes basically like this: Under Section 706(a) of the Communications Act, the Commission “shall encourage the deployment on a reasonable and timely basis of advanced telecommunications capability to […]
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08/24/2012
Survey Sez 08/24/12
Verizon Wireless leads the way in network quality, ranking highest in five of the six U.S. regions, and covering 43 states and the District of Columbia, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates Wireless Network Quality Performance Study, Volume 2. The group measured network quality in terms of voice, text and data usage, including […]
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08/24/2012
At The Olympics 08/24/12
A study conducted by Broadbandmart.com found that, of more than 740 U.K. participants, more than 41 percent watched one hour of coverage on a daily basis, another 42 percent watched between two and four hours, and the remainder watched more than five hours of the 2012 London Summer Olympic content each day. Surprisingly, only 12 […]
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08/24/2012
Deals Of The Day 08/24/12
Qualcomm is the new owner of Israel’s DesignArt Networks, which offers system-on-chip (SoC) and software products for indoor and outdoor small-cell base stations and remote radio heads. No financial details were disclosed. This acquisition fits in with Qualcomm’s existing portfolio of small-cell base station technologies and complementary Wi-Fi, Ethernet and passive-optical-networking connectivity solutions.
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08/24/2012
Global Connections 08/24/12
Sainsbury’s in the U.K. is working with Rovi Corporation to use its Rovi Entertainment Store to power a new digital video service for Sainsbury’s Entertainment. Expected to launch later this year, the new service will offer video on demand and digital copies of major studio film and TV titles, often on the same day they […]