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04/16/2012
Server Speeds Transcoding, Multiscreen Packaging
The Vantage Transcode HE Server unveiled today at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, accelerates transcoding and packaging for multiscreen delivery, including OTT, Web, mobile and IPTV, according to manufacturer Telestream. The server incorporates Telestream LightSpeed technology that speeds video processing and H.264 encoding on parallel GPUs, including AMD and NVidia, and on multicore CPUs, […]
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04/16/2012
ATIS Needs Rural Call-Completion Info
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) needs help from the industry regarding additional information about long-distance call-completion/call-termination issues, with a due date of April 30. In particular, ATIS needs data from telecommunications companies regarding the origination and routing of long-distance calls “in an effort to identify the root cause of these issues,” it says. […]
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04/16/2012
Managed Routing Service Bolsters e-Identity Suite
“Enhanced Routing,” a new offering within Transaction Network Services’ e-Identity solution suite, is a managed service that delivers “the functionality of a first class, least-cost-routing (LCR) solution with the benefits of a hosted service,” the company says. Enhanced Routing reportedly can reduce long distance costs while allowing calls to be handled based on other criteria […]
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04/16/2012
Survey Sez: TV Viewers Still Willing To Learn (And Pay For) New Tricks
A multi-nation study released today says more than two-thirds of respondents use international online providers (like Netflix or YouTube) for viewing video content over the Internet on their televisions, PCs, smartphones and other mobile devices. However, a healthy percentage (36 percent) indicate they still use traditional local broadcasters and video Website providers. Accenture’s online survey […]
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04/13/2012
Compression Connectors Save 4G Upgrade Time
PPC is targeting 4G/LTE upgrades with its recently launched UXP universal compression connectors, “providing the wireless industry with a robust, reliable solution that eliminates connector-related passive intermodulation (PIM) distortion in today’s demanding RF networks,” it says. The New York-based manufacturer says the UXP’s design is based on 360-degree inner and outer conductor seizure and tri-metal […]
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04/13/2012
Entropic Wraps Trident STB SoC Purchase
Connected-home provider Entropic Communications Inc. inked the final papers regarding its acquisition of Trident Microsystems’ set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) business. According to the buyer, Entropic says it “gains greater scale, an expanded product line, deeper technical expertise and a broader global customer base.” The acquired assets include Trident’s complete STB product portfolio that includes […]