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10/18/2011
Getting Up to Speed on WOW
After spending the better part of 2011 transitioning from analog to digital video in all of its markets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, Denver-based WideOpenWest (WOW), which provides high-speed Internet, cable TV and voice, finally has completed that project and has updated its plant to support DOCSIS 3.0. "I’m happy to report the work […]
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10/18/2011
Harmonic Video Processing Powers Mediaroom-Based IPTV Service
Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC) of Walterboro, S.C., has selected the Harmonic ProStream 1000 with ACE high-density, real-time transcoder to power HD and SD video for its 290-channel IPTV service, based on the Microsoft Mediaroom platform. The ProStream 1000 provides PRTC with Microsoft picture-in-picture (PIP) capability and support for HD and SD, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 […]
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10/18/2011
Ixia Makes Cellular Offload Testing Possible
Historically, Wi-Fi operators have optimized for network coverage, rather than capacity and service quality. In modern offload networks, however, service providers are using Wi-Fi networks as an extension of their 3G/4G networks. Cellular offload demands that the Wi-Fi network deliver a satisfactory experience to many concurrent users in high-density, high-demand locations. In this environment, the […]
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10/18/2011
Cloud-Based Billing Software Gains Traction with Smaller Operators
More than 80 operators worldwide have adopted the Great Lakes Data Systems (GLDS) WinCable in the Cloud subscriber management and billing system, according to GLDS. WinCable is ideal for operators with 300 to 300,000 subscribers. Service providers use WinCable virtually via the Internet, without the need for any hardware. It only requires a thin client […]
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10/18/2011
Verizon Consolidates Myriad Apps Into One Access App
Verizon has so many mobile applications, it needed a new application just to organize them all. The new MY FiOS mobile application is available immediately on all Android devices and will be accessible on Apple devices before year-end. It provides Verizon FiOS customers with a single point of access for services, including FiOS Mobile Remote, […]
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10/18/2011
Telefónica Builds a CDN
Telefónica has deployed Wowza Media Server software as a component in its newly announced multiscreen content delivery network (CDN). Telefónica operates in 25 countries and its customer base exceeds 295 million globally with a strong foothold in Spain, Europe and Latin America. Telefónica will rely on Wowza Media Server software to deliver a range of […]