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04/26/2011
Cellphone Payment Option Backed By U.S. Heavy-Hitters
"Point and click" now has a different meaning, with Verizon Wireless and USA Technologies Inc. teaming to “accelerate the adoption of small-ticket, wireless, cashless payment services and machine-to-machine (M2M) applications” using USA Technologies’ ePort Connect Service. The United States has lagged behind parts of the rest of the world when it comes to mobile transactions.The […]
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04/26/2011
TVS First To Add CEA Device To STBs
The Consumer Electronics Association has developed a new CEA-2040 standard for MicroSD Security Devices it claims “provides the same protection, but more functionality, than the outdated CableCard encryption technology.” According to the trade group, “This newest generation of security is smaller; has storage capacity; and can be used with any device that has a MicroSD, […]
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04/26/2011
Sorrento Adds OTN Card To Product Families
New from Sorrento Networks is an Optical Transport Network (OTN) card within its GigaMux 3200 product family and its GigaMux 1600 platform. According to the company, the OTN card enables the simultaneous operation of multiple services on a single 10G wavelength. The card also allows the GigaMux 3200 to provide a multiple-service platform over a […]
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04/26/2011
Oregon CLEC Boosts Enterprise Data Carriage
Quantum Communications, a privately held competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) based in Redmond, Ore., is focused on bringing high-speed, reliable, and affordable data services to enterprises throughout the central part of that state. The carrier decided to use the MediaC-1600 fiber access solution from SOLiD Technologies to deliver Gigabit-Ethernet services. According to Scott Church, the […]
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04/26/2011
Research: The Cord Cutting/OTT Debate Continues
While some analysts predict over-the-top (OTT) video services are the beginning of the end for cable subscriptions, others say cable is alive, well and continues to grow. For example, IMS Research is forecasting that U.S. digital cable-TV subscribership will increase by 7.8 million from the end of 2010 to the end of 2015, even as […]
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