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11/01/2011
The Changing Reality of Women in Technology Jobs
There is an abundance of research that shows women are under-represented in the technology sector. If you are a woman or if you are an employer, should this be of concern? First, why should women care and why is it important for Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) to do everything we can to encourage and […]
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10/01/2011
5 Ways To Make Money With Bundling
Cable operators and communications service providers see huge opportunities emerging from the intersection between digital television and the Internet to create an interactive “anytime, anywhere” TV experience for their customers. This opportunity calls for systems that enable carriers to offer thousands of different subscription packages over different applications (like interactive TV, time-shifted TV, catch-up TV, […]
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09/01/2011
Dan O'Connell: FTTH Not Just A Verizon Thing
With Google building a Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network in Kansas City, Kan., local municipalities building their own FTTH networks, smaller telcos deploying fiber with their stimulus awards, and cable operators pulling even more glass, there’s momentum behind the technology. But where is it going? Daniel O’Connell became president of the Fiber-to-the-Home Council in 2010 after nearly […]
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07/01/2011
How Pole Fees Impact Rural Broadband Deployment
In March 2010, the American Cable Association (ACA) applauded the arrival of the National Broadband Plan (NPB), especially the recommendation that pole-attachment rental rates should be as low and as close to uniform as possible. Thirteen months later, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the NBP’s key recommendation on pole fees, greatly improving the business […]
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06/01/2011
The Cable Show 2011: 'Everything Possible'
Whether it’s ultra-fast, next-generation broadband networks, multi-platform IP video delivery or behavior-changing interactive services, the cable industry continues to demonstrate its innovative core. The theme for The Cable Show 2011 is “Everything Possible,” and that phrase broadly captures the creative vision that is fueling the products, technologies and content driving growth and advancement across cable’s […]
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05/01/2011
icueTV Shows iTV Smarts With Targeted Trial Partnerships
Getting real-time interactive television commerce (t-commerce) deployed successfully means formulating a group of partners committed to launching trials, gathering and analyzing data and making changes. Rinse and repeat. There are valuable lessons to be learned, and it takes being nimble. icueTV, a provider of end-to-end, real-time, interactive-television (iTV) commerce applications, began working with Denver’s Comcast […]