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06/01/2011
Mobile Video and 4G: As Harmonious As PB&J?
It didn’t take long for 4G to become the most sought-after network for many users frustrated with the pains of 3G. The 4G network, before the hype around the technology created overarching anticipation, promised incredible speed and bandwidth. Especially after such a love-hate relationship between consumers and 3G networks, 4G’s introduction offered a relief to […]
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06/01/2011
The New Straight Talk On DPoE
Today, MSOs use two distinct management systems for their traditional hybrid fiber coax (HFC) networks and for their new fiber-optic EPON networks. The new CableLabs spec promises to bring these two worlds together. The DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON (DPoE) specification took a major leap forward with the release of DPoE v1.0 in March. At its […]
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06/01/2011
Cable IP Networks, VoIP and the Enterprise Challenge
MSOs have been upgrading their networks and building out to new customers for years. The result is a network footprint that today has excellent coverage and a technology that is superior to the basic two-wire loop currently deployed by the incumbent local exchange companies (ILECS). MSOs have done a great job of leveraging this buildout […]
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06/01/2011
BlackArrow Provides Mid-Roll VOD Ad Support
BlackArrow has enhanced its advanced advertising system for video-on-demand (VOD) to include dynamic mid-roll functionality, as well as application programming interfaces (APIs) that support integrated workflows with third-party advertising systems. Dynamic mid-roll ad insertion expands the market opportunity for VOD advertising by enabling inventory owners to develop flexible new advertising business models that support both […]
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06/01/2011
Japanese Cable Operator Picks Sigma Systems
Sigma Systems has been selected by iTSCOM, a cable operator headquartered in Tokyo, to manage triple-play service fulfillment and device provisioning for its 250,000 subscribers. In addition, iTSCOM has also become a managed service provider of Sigma Systems’ Service Management Platform (SMP) and Device Provisioning Manager (DPM), with the ability to offer these integrated products […]
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06/01/2011
Mobile Operator Revenues To Flatline, Says Juniper
A new report from Juniper Research has found that while global operator-billed revenues will exceed $1 trillion annually by 2016, mobile network operators (MNOs) face the prospect of a “nightmare” scenario under which operator costs will exceed revenues within four years unless remedial action is taken. The report found that MNO core revenues were flatlining […]