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04/19/2012
For Sale: VOD Patent Portfolio
VVS Virtual Video Systems (Canada) Inc. has made plans to divest its patent portfolio in the VOD space, hiring U.S. patent-brokerage firm Tangible IP LLC to coordinate the sale. According to Tangible, the VVS patent portfolio is considered “a key building block to the architecture and deployment of current and next generation VOD services.” “We […]
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04/19/2012
HBC Goes OTT With Amino
Hiawatha Broadband Communications Inc. (HBC), a Minn.-based FTTH “quadplay” services provider, is trialing Amino’s Freedom Jump over-the-top (OTT) media center as part of its quest to provide new entertainment experiences to its 20,000-strong customer base.? ? Working with platform partner aioTv, Amino says Freedom Jump can deliver a new layer of content that can be blended […]
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04/18/2012
Streamlining Your On-Demand Media Prep
At this week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, Pilat Media Global plc, a supplier of business-management software to the media industry, took the wraps off of a automated metadata management and media preparation workflow solution for the company’s flagship Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS). Now included with IBMS:OnDemand (an IBMS add-on module that provides centralized […]
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04/18/2012
Fiber Switch Is Web-Configurable
Fidra, a fiber-optic switch designed to monitor, reroute, repeat, boost and disable as many as three fiber-optic communication pairs., is the latest addition to the Conolog Corporation product stable. Industry-standard SFP modules allow Fidra to support various optical communications including single/multimode, LED/laser as well as multiple wavelengths, the N.J.-based company says. Common applications for Fidra […]
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04/18/2012
More Stim-Funding Updates
Texas-based NTS Inc. has broken ground on its high-speed Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network in southern Louisiana, which eventually will include Hammond, Ponchatoula, Natalbany, Tickfaw, Independence and Amite — approximately 11,500 FTTP passings. The new network, funded by more than $36 million in federal stimulus grants and loans, will include a WiMAX service extension overlay to bring […]
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04/18/2012
Who Benefits From The Wireless Connectivity IC Market?
Recent research says wireless connectivity ICs totaled more than $8 billion in 2011 and will produce revenues close to $40 billion for Bluetooth, near-field communications (NFC), Wi-Fi, GPS and combo ICs through 2016. According to ABI Research, Broadcom continues to dominate, owning 30 percent of the worldwide connectivity IC shipment volume due to its success […]