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10/27/2011
Bluetooth, ZigBee Push RF Remote-Control Market
After years of reliance on infrared technology to control consumer-electronics devices, RF remote controls finally are taking off, with a market set to exceed 217 million devices in 2016. The technologies required to deploy RF remote controls on a wide basis are well-developed, but under-deployed. The main technologies in play are RF4CE (now part of […]
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10/27/2011
Live From TelcoTV: Operators Ride Shotgun, Consumers Drive
NEW ORLEANS – A couple of trends have become clear at TelcoTV: the consumer increasingly is driving the car, and providers are eyeing ways to organize and package free content. "When you look at all the devices connected to the TV, the consumer is far more in control," says Matt O’Grady, executive vice president/Media Audience […]
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10/26/2011
Live from 4G World: Customers Rule
CHICAGO – It’s not spectrum. It’s not technology. It’s not even cool devices. What’s driving today’s and tomorrow’s wireless world is the customer. “2010 was the year of change,” said Susan McNeice, vice president at the Yankee Group, sponsor of this week’s 4G World confab in Chicago. “The customer is in the driver’s seat.” “Customer […]
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10/26/2011
Optimum Voice Customers Can 'Click to Call'
Cablevision Systems introduced a new service that turns phone numbers on Web pages into clickable links for one-stop dialing. Optimum Voice Click-to-Call allows Optimum Voice customers to make phone calls directly from their Web browsers. The free service is available to any Optimum Voice customer household and can be accessed with any Optimum ID associated […]
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10/26/2011
Vendors Team for Multiscreen Streaming of Live Video
Three cable vendors – itaas, RGB Networks and Verimatrix – are bringing their respective strengths together for a multiscreen TV service that includes streaming live video. “Building an adaptive bitrate IP video infrastructure can be a daunting task for even the largest, most technically proficient service provider,” said, Jim Elayan, vice president/Business Development and Marketing […]
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10/26/2011
Tektronix Monitors Adaptive Streaming Quality
Tektronix’s Sentry digital content monitor now enables cable TV operators to ensure the quality of their live and on-demand services delivered using adaptive streaming through the quick identification and diagnosis of video and audio quality issues that can impact viewers’ quality of experience (QoE). The key to Sentry’s new adaptive streaming monitoring capabilities is its […]