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04/23/2012
April FCC Meeting Tackles Cramming, Auctions, USF
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold an open meeting starting at 11 a.m, on April 27, discussion several issues that will have significant impact on all parts of the communications industry. >> From the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau – Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges ("Cramming") (CG Docket No. […]
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04/23/2012
WIT Award Nomination Window Opens
Nominations now are being accepted for the 2012 “Women in Technology” Award, the prestigious honor jointly presented by Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and Communications Technology magazine. The nominations deadline is May 25. Sponsored by Bright House Networks, the award was created in 1995 to acknowledge the achievements […]
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04/23/2012
Microsoft Runs With DASH, But The Race Is Long
MPEG Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (MPEG-DASH) picked up steam last week when Microsoft publicly backed the standard. Specifically, the company blogged that, later this year, Windows Azure Media Services and certain client development kits will support MPEG-DASH as part of what it calls an industry-wide effort to "establish reliable video delivery to Internet-connected devices". […]
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04/20/2012
Video Gear, STB Market Info
According to Jeff Heynen, directing analyst/Broadband Access and Video at Infonetics Research, video equipment sales are up, despite the fact that set-top boxes are getting cheaper. “Two of the most interesting trends in the video equipment and set-top box (STB) markets are: pay-TV operators continue to increase their investments in MPEG-4 encoders to reduce bandwidth […]
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04/20/2012
Spirent Fast-Tracks Mu Buyout
Spirent Communications plc just inked a definitive agreement to purchase privately held, Calif.-based Mu Dynamics Inc. for $40 million in cash. The deal could close on or about April 23. To address the fast-growing opportunity for cloud-based applications, Mu developed what it claims is the industry’s first solution that emulates real application traffic while generating […]
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04/20/2012
Specs Added To Qi Wireless Charging Standard
The latest addition to the international Qi wireless power and charging standard is a transmitter design that uses magnetic resonance technology that increases the distance devices powered to as much as 5 watts can be charged while remaining fully Qi-compatible. This transmission distance is suitable for charging through most tables and countertops. According to the […]