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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 […]
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04/13/2012
Smart-Grid Builders Consider Public Over Private Nets
For some time, electric, gas and water utilities have used wireless networks as one means of linking various field devices to their central operations systems. Until recently, however, the use of such networks in the utility sector has been limited in scope, primarily due to restrictive pricing and perceived technical limitations. However, a “confluence of […]
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04/13/2012
4EVER Plans Ultra-HDTV Production, Delivery Trials
ATEME, a Paris-based global provider of broadband/broadcast compression solutions, has kicked off a research program – dubbed 4EVER – aimed at reducing the bandwidth required for the delivery of Ultra High Definition Television by using High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). ATEME’s encoding solutions are used for broadcast contribution links, digital TV distribution networks, multi-screen live […]