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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 […]
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11/28/2012
People Watch 11/28/12
Steve Wadsworth, former president of Disney Interactive Media Group and a current Tapjoy director, was named Tapjoy president and CEO of the company following the resignation of Mihir Shah.
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11/28/2012
New Stuff 11/28/12
The N.J.-based Aricent Group has added OpenFlow and Software Defined Networking (SDN) software frameworks and services to its wireline communications portfolio; OpenFlow Client software and product lifecycle services help telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) deliver the next-generation of OpenFlow and SDN products. In addition, Aricent joined the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a non-profit consortium dedicated to […]
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11/28/2012
Survey Sez 11/28/12
The U.K.’s Informa Telecoms & Media says 31 percent of global households will own at least one smart TV in five years time, with household penetration much higher in North America (63 percent) and Western Europe (64 percent). On the flip side, the group notes, while smart-TV connection rates are rising, they will continue to […]