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The MPEGIF Master Class at NAB focuses on 3DTV, quality measurement and the role of standards in Quality of Experience, and promises insights from leading operators and content owners around the world.…
Latens and Coship have announced that they will work together to create solutions based on Latens software conditional access and ECO Middleware and Coship’s range of set-top boxes.…
Cable operators can harness their own mobile broadband networks to guarantee QoS for mobile VoIP and video services. Reduced customer churn will help pay for the investment, according to BelAir Networks.…
The retention of interlaced scanning will put the UK at a disadvantage in the emerging era of HD and converged broadcasting, suggests SMPTE governor Roderick Snell. It will impact both the quality and cost of HD.…
Hybrid broadcast broadband is an opportunity for broadcasters but consumer uptake will lag connected device penetration, according to the DTG’s Director General. The organisation is also focused on a UK 3DTV standard.…
The German cable operator will use the launch of VOD to introduce new set-top boxes that support the DVB-C2 standard, helping to avoid further network segmentation thanks to a 30% boost in spectrum efficiency.…
The buzz from Brussels, host of the recent 2010 Cable Congress, would appear to be that “all things considered, we’re doing just fine, thank you very much.”…
Liberty Global’s CEO has told Cable Congress delegates that EuroDOCSIS 3.0 was the easiest decision his company has made in a long time. The technology helps win new customers.…
European cable operators can achieve a major broadband advantage with EuroDOCSIS 3.0 but they must be careful not to lose ground to advanced video offers from telcos.…
Duco Sickinghe, CEO of Telenet, presents the Cable Congress Keynote address tomorrow, having the satisfaction of a 49% jump in digital subscribers last year and now a 100Mbps+ network-wide broadband offer.…
There are now 3.5 million FTTH or FTTB subscribers in Europe, with nearly a quarter of them served by a handful of alternative broadband operators. Russia is demonstrating ‘huge’ fibre potential.…
Having successfully targeted business customers using their cable HFC networks, US cable operators are also using Wi-Fi to offer mobile broadband. BelAir Networks believes European operators could, too.…
Flash Player 10.1 is said to improve mobile video playback while reducing the burden on phones and batteries. Brightcove claims its Flash 10.1 solution opens the door to high quality long form content.…
Mobile operators are looking to femtocells and CDNs to avert a video streaming bandwidth crunch. With femtocells, a key question is who pays for carrying traffic from the customer premise into the mobile network.…
Side-by-side 3DTV means there is a limited additional pressure on transmission networks – maybe up to 30% more bandwidth - but Pay TV operators may want full HD 3D content to showcase in pubs and retail stores…
The European cable industry gathers in Brussels in March to address the threats and opportunities it faces, including those presented by online content distribution and the growth of mobile broadband.…
With some print publishers turning their backs on free content, the television industry is still working out how important paid video is to multi-platform ambitions. Content security vendors are ensuring all options are available.…
The first ever MPEGIF Master Class at CES looks at how to make money from TV Everywhere, addressable advertising models and new possibilities from mobile to 3DTV…
JPEG2000 is building momentum in HD, 3D and digital cinema but will it really challenge MPEG in the last mile?…
Netflix, the online postal and streaming video rental business in the US, are predicting that DVDs will not be the number one rental service in two years time. Will streaming or Blu-ray replace DVD?…
It’s possible that net neutrality is an oxymoron. Certainly no one is neutral about the subject and certainly both sides of the issue have very good points that they’re making in support of their positions.…
The Danish broadband market is unique in the EU because in much of the country both the DSL and cable networks are controlled by TDC. Danish regulars are introducing measures to correct this imbalance that could hit TDC's…
Australia's pay-tv, telecoms and new media market explained and thorougly analysed.…
UK Broadband Should Follow US Example: Tiered Offers and Minimum Speeds…
Ofcom’s Broadband Research Confirms: “Up To” Equals “Very Little Chance Of”…
Arab Media Corporation are rolling out next generation hybrid TV service across 26 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.…
Cable companies are putting up a stiff fight to Ftth but the debate is beginning to lose focus…
The deployment of FttH around the world is beginning to lead to exciting developments for the next generation of telecommunications.…
A critical issue for the Australian telecommunications industry is whether Telstra should be structurally separated into several separate firms in order to promote competition. BuddeComm provides comment and analysis on the debate…
Have femtocells been overhyped – or have we just been promised too much too soon?…
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