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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 […]
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02/01/2011
Docitive Networks – The Next Femto Evolution
The increased capital and operation expenses (capex and opex) placed on a carrier for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) 4G wireless technology can be staggering. However, smart choices when it comes to 4G technologies implemented can defray a good percentage of this burden and pay off in huge returns in the long run. One of the most […]