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The great American squint-off is here, pitting Mark Cuban against TechWeb's Fritz Nelson. In this interview, HDNet founder Cuban elaborates on his thought that the public Internet is not the next great distribution platform for high-def video. Cuban's also bullish on telco TV, noting that competition with cable pushes them to innovate more and to take care of their customers.
SureWest Communications' Bill DeMuth, Tandberg's Ian Tapp, and Heavy Reading's Sam Masud comment on the lack of standards in IPTV Quality of Experience (QOE), particularly within the live network
Karen Cook-Hellberg, Solution Manager for Ericsson, explains consumers' perceptions of what IPTV means to them, particularly in the area of the personalized TV experience.
Verizon’s Mark Wegleitner gives us the skinny on why he considers FiOS an IPTV service, and what advantages FiOS has compared to AT&T’s U-verse. He also weighs in on 100-Gig networks, WiMax competition, and usage based pricing for broadband services.
Telus CTO Ibrahim Gedeon says there’s more to life than just transport savings when a carrier switches to an all IP network. He offers some advice for carriers on that front, elaborates on what Google can’t do, and offers his point of view on metered broadband pricing and WiMax as a landline threat.
TechWeb’s Fritz Nelson gets an update on IPTV in North America from Light Reading editor Phil Harvey and Contentinople Publisher Scott Raynovich. The three discuss the importance of getting IPTV out to the consumer before tackling features such as interactivity.
EchoStar’s Dan Daines says IPTV is a cost center at first, but it will pay off in the long run. And, while bandwidth is a limiting factor, carriers need to perfect 'do no harm' television service before they go attempting interactive applications
Verizon’s Joe Ambault tells us how FiOS is shaping up, including new tools for interactivity and how it compares with other IPTV services in terms of quality, bandwidth,and pricing.
Heavy Reading analyst Sam Masud discusses the importance of IPTV to US network operators and talks about the strategies for success. He also tackles some of the problems associated with the technology, such as expenditure and a lack of standards for IPTV, particularly in the live network
Sprint-Nextel’s Atish Gude gives us a preview of what kinds of devices and services will be coming to Baltimore and other markets starting in September. He also elaborates on Sprint’s claim that WiMax will be a game-changer in terms of broadband pricing and availability
