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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 […]
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04/13/2012
LiveCast Trims Bandwidth, Adds LTE Capability
Canada’s LiveCast Media has integrated InterDigital’s video optimization technology into its live streaming platform, "yielding bandwidth reduction averaging 52 percent with virtually no reduction in subjective video quality in most use cases," the company says. LiveCast offers a video solution for breaking news, emergencies in the field, law enforcement and for any other event where […]
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04/12/2012
CDNs Key To Mobile Ops’ Futures
Mobile operators finally may have a weapon in the battle for over-the-top (OTT) service revenues. According to a report from Strategy Analytics, content delivery networks (CDNs) will become a “significant revenue opportunity” for mobile broadband providers. The group outlines three ways mobile providers can enhance their bottom lines: >> Multi-screen delivery of video to […]
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04/12/2012
New SCTE Resources Include Measurement Pub, Standards Group
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is touting two new developments it says are intended to help cablecos optimize network performance: the release of the SCTE Measurement Recommended Practices, Fourth Edition and the creation of a standards subcommittee focused on network operations. The group says the new resources "are part of an ongoing SCTE […]
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04/12/2012
CodecSys Media Server Enables 'TV Anywhere' Solution
The software-based CodecSys Media Server from Broadcast International streams media content from one unified source to multiple clients and devices for a complete "TV Anywhere" solution. The server, being demonstrated for the first time at NAB next week, “was developed to extend and enhance a broadcaster’s content delivery options, opening new over-the-top (OTT) television opportunities […]