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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 […]
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11/28/2012
Global Connections 11/28/12
LG U+ has deployed Envivio’s encoding solutions to power its new LG u+tv G multiscreen service, the first service offering in South Korea to support Google TV. LG u+tv G subscribers have access to live channels and on-demand TV integrated with apps like Search, YouTube, Google Play and Chrome via an Internet-connected set-top box. The […]