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02/01/2011
KPN Selects Edgeware to Expand VOD
KPN, a telecommunications provider in The Netherlands, has chosen Edgeware to deploy its distributed video delivery architecture and products as part of a solution provided by Nokia Siemens Network (NSN). NSN has selected and implemented Edgeware as a key element of its overall advanced on-demand TV and video offering and specifically its Ubiquity Multiscreen TV […]
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02/01/2011
Rovi Launches Entertainment Guide For iPad
Rovi Corporation has introduced a new iPad app "What’s On TV." The free, mobile TV listings application sports a graphic-rich, magazine-style layout, allowing users to browse and search local TV listings for a 24-hour period. What’s On TV uses TV metadata, available through APIs in the Rovi Media Cloud, to enable users to find detailed […]
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02/01/2011
IPv4 Addresses Dwindle, But Cable Prepares
Today the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) announced it has distributed two IPv4 address blocks to the Asian-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), and is poised to release its remaining IPv4 address supply to Regional Internet Registries. It is anticipated by some experts that the last IPv4 addresses that these registries can allocate to any ISP […]
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02/01/2011
Benefits of Wi-Fi Beat Femtocells, Says Wireless Analyst
A couple of weeks ago, ABI Research issued a release touting the potential value of femtozones, describing them as applications that use femtocell technology. (For more, click here). One example of a femtozone is a family alert system. A young person arrives at the family home, and the femtocell there registers the presence of his […]
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02/01/2011
Verizon Business: The Cloud As Rainmaker
Broadband providers have spent billions upgrading the capacity, reach, reliability and security of their communications networks but, in these tight economic times, how can they generate additional revenues from this massive investment? Verizon Communications has been cultivating this market for years through its Verizon Business unit, and it’s paying off. In the third quarter of […]
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02/01/2011
A New Year's Resolution For The FCC: Stick To The ‘Plan’
The FCC’s National Broadband Plan – while containing some factual errors and a few concessions to political convenience – is by and large a well-considered and visionary document. It sets ambitious goals but it’s never a bad idea to aspire to greatness. Among the plan’s most emphatic and sensible recommendations is that the government aid […]