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09/01/2011
Shaw Opts for Wi-Fi Instead of 3.5G
After exploring its wireless options, Shaw has chosen to build a Wi-Fi network. The Canadian operator completed a strategic review of the wireless business opportunity including the potential value of wireless in the traditional cable bundle, the evolution of wireless technologies, the capital needed to build a competitive wireless network (including additional spectrum requirements), recent […]
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09/01/2011
dBmV: Voltage or Power? (Part 2)
Consider a sine wave viewed in the time domain – that is, amplitude vs. time – as might be seen on an oscilloscope. This alternating current waveform’s amplitude or level can be characterized in a variety of ways. One can measure the sine wave’s peak-to-peak, peak, root mean square or average values of current and […]
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09/01/2011
Spectrum Wars: Who Will Decide?
Most of us were taught from an early age that stealing is wrong, and most of us adhere to that premise most of the time. There is a right way and a not-so-right way to go about getting what we want and need. I started pondering this after hearing a news blurb regarding the impact […]
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09/01/2011
Simplifying Metro Service Delivery ‘Dynamic’ally
As service providers increase metro network capacity to support more video, over-the-top content and Metro Ethernet, they are challenged by design complexity. BTI Systems’ new approach to optical service delivery for metro networks includes a Dynamic Optical Layer engineered to help simplify the process of adding wavelengths in metropolitan and aggregation networks. "How do you […]
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08/31/2011
NDS Launches Pay-TV DRM
NDS’ next generation digital rights management (DRM) solution for multi-platform pay-TV, VideoGuard Connect, provides end-to-end protection of an operator’s service, using the unique security capabilities of each individual platform. VideoGuard Connect enables the secure ingestion, delivery and consumption of premium content over both managed and OTT networks while maintaining subscription privileges across devices. VideoGuard Connect […]
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08/31/2011
QVC Extends Home Shopping in Europe to Multiscreens
QVC Italy and QVC in the UK are using Elemental Live from Elemental Technologies to expedite video delivery of live broadcasts to online platforms. The Elemental Live video processing system provides content producers and distributors with video and audio encoding for adaptive streaming to new media platforms. Elemental Live empowers QVC broadcast operators to instantly […]