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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
Fritz Nelson gets all loved-up in Amsterdam for IBC 2008. It’s not all clogs, cheese, and canals though. IBC is the biggest broadcast show in the world and now has real relevance to the IPTV market. Ericsson’s Eugene Sarmiento and Peter Linder, Akamai’s Suzanne Johnson, Accedo’s Fredrik Andersson, and Open IPTV Forum’s Monika Gadhammar take us by the hand to guide us through the maze
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
Ericsson’s head of IPTV sales development talks about the company’s new middleware offering and how it can help operators converge telephony, PC, and television services
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
A collection of industry heavyweights from opposite sides of the ring give us their own opinions on what the future of IPTV will be over the coming year. Topics include convergence, 21st-Century networking, targeted advertising, 4G, net neutrality, and the 100G network.
