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Preventing a broadband meltdown
April 30, 2012 9:27 pm | by Cam Cullen, vice president of global marketing at Procera Networks | CommentsThe broadband market is experiencing major upheaval, and MSOs are at the center of the storm.
Home automation: The new frontier for service providers
April 30, 2012 7:38 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsHome automation services have a long way to go before they reach the level of comfort portrayed in “The Jetsons,” but service providers are ramping up their efforts to provide their subscribers with home automation creature comforts that go beyond simple security cams.
In Perspective - Troll’s bane
April 30, 2012 6:53 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsTwitter just announced an astonishing patent policy that provides a fascinating correction to the way the patent system has been going astray.
Open Mic - Advertising to the TV and IP-connected devices
April 30, 2012 6:35 pm | by Jeff Brooks, vice president of business development at Arris | CommentsCable operators are by now very aware of the shifting landscape in content consumption and delivery technologies, as well as the potential changes this will drive in advertising on linear TV and IP-connected devices.
Memory Lane - Getting game
April 30, 2012 6:14 pm | by Stewart Schley, media and technology writer | CommentsSega Channel broke new ground in several ways: Not only did it suggest a networked future for the delivery of entertainment content, it forced cable companies to recognize the need to fine-tune their networks to accommodate new types of digital content.
Engineering-Wise - An energy call to arms
April 30, 2012 12:31 am | by Mark Dzuban, president and CEO of the SCTE | CommentsIn the same way that you and I struggle to counter rising fuel and power costs with more efficient usage in our daily lives, so too do operators, programmers and vendors.
CED’s 2012 CTO Roundtable
April 29, 2012 11:26 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsIn this year’s Roundtable, our participants talk about how the ongoing evolution of the HFC network is nowhere near complete, with years of technological innovations yet to come that will support any number of new services and features.
Ciciora's Corner - Fast history: Part I
April 29, 2012 9:55 pm | by Walt S. Ciciora, expert on cable and consumer electronics issues | CommentsI have just finished reading “High Definition Television: The Creation, Development and Implementation of HDTV Technology” by Philip J. Cianci.
CCAP: More than just box replacement
April 29, 2012 9:22 pm | by Jorge Salinger, vice president of access architecture, and Ty Pearman, director of access engineering, of Comcast | CommentsMany people have by now heard of the CCAP, so here is a quick summary of what CCAP is and does.
Capital Currents - High-risk spectrum plays
April 29, 2012 8:41 pm | by Jeffrey Krauss, president of Telecommunications and Technology Policy | CommentsIn light of recent legislation allowing the FCC to auction off TV broadcast spectrum, it might be instructive to review some ill-fated radio spectrum plays.
Social TV is in your future
April 27, 2012 11:19 pm | by Alper Turgut, CEO of Anvato | CommentsTV is already in the process of transforming from one-way broadcast to a community platform where viewers can interact not only with each other, but also with the content owners and the brands that advertise on TV.
In Perspective - HBO’s Tywin Lannister maneuvers
April 27, 2012 10:53 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsHow much is “Game of Thrones” worth? Worth paying for? Or only worth pirating?
Open Mic - Realizing the potential of the enterprise market
April 27, 2012 10:18 pm | by Uri Gurevitz, manager of cross-portfolio marketing at Amdocs | CommentsWith consumer revenues flattening, service providers are looking to the enterprise segment more than ever before to satisfy their growth and revenue goals.
Orchestrating the gateway of the future
April 27, 2012 8:43 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsMany of the most important features of any electronics product are implemented directly in the silicon processors that orchestrate everything those products do. So what’s next?
The fragmented world of DRM
March 2, 2012 7:49 pm | by By Mike Robuck, Senior Editor | CommentsAs evidenced by this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, TV Everywhere has gone primetime with the masses, but getting that video content onto any device, anywhere, anytime is creating operational headaches for cable operators.
