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As the demographics of our working population changes, the services that networks provide will have to evolve. Today we are already seeing demand for social networking and all forms of on-demand digital content. LSI sees the convergence of Web 2.0 applications, mobile applications, software as a service, and unified communications, and to deliver this, the next generation of networks and platforms will need to be service aware, applying intelligence, security, and control deeper into the network. LSI is creating the silicon and software for the various network acceleration engines that will be required
Ericsson’s Peter Linder and execs from storage experts Isilon and Edgeware talk about the challenges associated with high bandwidth capture as well as which part of the network is the best place to store media
The importance and challenges associated with managing content rights in the world of IPTV is discussed by execs from Akamai, Secure Media, and the Open IPTV Forum
Heavy Reading’s senior analyst Gabriel Brown discusses the latest research findings on what kind of content service providers are getting excited about and highlights the overwhelming attractiveness of pay TV
The Open IPTV Forum is putting together industry standards to increase interoperability in order to accelerate the deployment of IPTV. We went to find out what it all means for service providers