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11/30/2012
What Is OFDM?
An unusual collaboration of authors produced what is likely the longest NCTA paper ever at The Cable Show 2012, held in Boston back in May. The paper, comprising some 185 pages, was written and presented by industry competitors John Chapman of Cisco, Mike Emmendorfer of ARRIS and Rob Howald of Motorola plus Shaul Shulman of […]
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11/29/2012
Listen Up, Telcos: OTT, IPTV Integration On The Rise
How do you plan to spend your evening most times when you order a pizza? You’re very likely to watch a video. In the U.K., Domino’s Pizza Group saw the value of over-the-top (OTT) online video to boost customer loyalty and, last month, it launched the Domino’s Pizza Box Office video-streaming offer. Customers order a […]
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11/29/2012
New Stuff 11/29/12
Mobile backhaul, business Ethernet and cloud services provider Accedian Networks says it has a new way to accelerate Ethernet service turn-up via Vision SP (Service Performance), which it claims simplifies ITU-T Y.1564 testing and enables network operators to configure tests that encompass multiple test flows that can be run simultaneously, both reducing time required for […]
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11/29/2012
Deal Of The Day 11/29/12
In part to support the company’s Open Network Environment (ONE) strategy, Cisco announced plans to buy Cariden Technologies Inc., a privately held, Calif.-based network planning, design and traffic-management solutions provider for some $141 million in cash and retention-based incentives; it should close during the company’s 2Q fiscal year. According to Cisco, this deal will “allow […]
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11/29/2012
Global Connections 11/29/12
Earlier today, Alcatel-Lucent inked a four-year contract with BT Retail for the company’s Motive customer-experience-management solution, thus helping “millions of BT’s broadband customers in the UK stay online by providing self-service capabilities such as BT’s Desktop Help as well as managing over five million home devices and over three million Wi-Fi hot spots throughout the […]
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11/29/2012
Inside The Beltway 11/29/12
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Communications and Technology listened to testimony from Brian Markwalter, vice president at the Consumer Electronics Association; Ron Repasi, deputy chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology; and Pierre de Vries, a fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder; regarding its idea to […]