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10/22/2012
Feds Fail To Hit Self-Designated IPv6 Deadline
Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. government agencies managed to meet a Sept. 30 deadline that had been set for them to activate IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) on all of their outward-facing servers. With the availability of names on the Internet rapidly running out, IPv6 is supposed to represent the salvation of the Web. […]
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10/19/2012
The Hows And Whys Of Personalizing TV Recommendations And Navigation
Intelligent recommendations are widely recognized as a key component in strengthening the relationship with television viewers, across set-top boxes and second screens. The question is: How and when do you integrate recommendations into the consumer offering to maximize the business impact? >> It’s not an all-or-nothing proposition Recommendations should be able to evolve with the […]
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10/19/2012
Gateways Mature, Provide Seamless Home-Networking Interfaces
The long-term migration of cable networks to an all-IP infrastructure is having a profound impact on the gateway. Traditionally, an IP data-and-voice device, the gateway is maturing into a robust, integrated unit that will connect every cable service to every device in the home reliably. Vendors are at the heart of this transformation, and Communications […]
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10/19/2012
10 Things You Need To Know About QoE
As the looming deadline for complying with the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act approaches – effective Dec. 13, 2012 – now is a good time for video service providers (VSPs) to reassess their current Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring capabilities or lack thereof. One of the CALM Act’s chief compliance requirements is for VSPs […]
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10/19/2012
Wi-Fi Goes Carrier-Class
ORLANDO — Wi-Fi is growing up. Standards bodies, silicon makers and equipment vendors are working hard to improve the reliability, capacity, security and mobility of Wi-Fi networks and devices. Cable operators are well-positioned to benefit from these advances, noted the speakers at yesterday’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo workshop “Wi-Fi Lessons Learned and Where It’s Going.” Stuart […]
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10/19/2012
RFoG Meets DOCSIS 3.1
ORLANDO — Traditional thinking in cable has been that when it comes to fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) architectures, radio frequency over glass (RFoG) is a transition technology leading to the eventual migration to Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON). New DOCSIS 3.1 features combined with next-generation RFoG enhancements are challenging this assumption, according to panelists speaking at the […]