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05/01/2012
FCC Schedules Channel-Sharing Workshop
Following on last Friday’s adoption of its Report & Order regarding channel sharing and incentive auctions (for more information, click here), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has scheduled a May 22 channel-sharing workshop at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. “The focus of the workshop will be how broadcasters are approaching the financial and strategic opportunities […]
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05/01/2012
IPTV: Subs Up, But Value-Adds Are Where It’s At
According to broadband analyst firm Point Topic, global IPTV subscriptions closed in on 60 million at the end of 2011, with 4Q11 showing the biggest three-month increase to date.?? “The year-end is often the strong quarter but in combination with the global recovery in consumer spending, and the will and technical ability to deliver a […]
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05/01/2012
Synacor/Carbyn Combo Touts HTML5 Power
Carbyn, a cloud-based Canadian start-up that’s developed a HTML5 platform it says delivers a unified experience for apps across Internet-connected devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and connected TVs, now is part of authentication provider Synacor Inc. ? ? Through this acquisition, Synacor says it will be able to offer its customers “a branded platform where their […]
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05/01/2012
Partners Team For Wi-Fi Interworking Solution
Accuris Networks is working with Acme Packet on developing what they say will be the first Wi-Fi mobile interworking solution that will allow wireless carriers to extend network coverage and network capacity to Wi-Fi. The solution also could provide carrier-grade security while offering value-added services, even when users offload to Wi-Fi networks. The solution currently […]
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04/30/2012
VoLTE: There’s A Test App For That
Shenick Network Systems, a provider of per-flow IP and 4G test systems, will showcase at next week’s CTIA show in New Orleans its “diversifEye” system that tests 4G networks for next-gen voice over LTE (VoLTE), IP video and other data services over such regular and secure mobile VPNs as SSL and IPsec. “As voice […]
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04/30/2012
FCC Order Allows Broadcasters To Share Channels
After our deadline last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report & Order (R&O) it believes may spur broadcasters to hand over channels for an auction benefiting the wireless carriers. The R&O allows multiple broadcast stations to stream individual programming while sharing a single channel – if they want to. “Specifically, the R&O […]