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Migrating video services to the IP domain was the dominant theme at this year's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Denver. Cox Communications Inc.'s director of network architecture explains why the idea has risen on operator agendas and offers an idea of how many channels might have to be set aside to bridge cable's video lineup to the IP world
Geoff Hollingworth, Director of Innovation for Ericsson, talks about the TV consumer experience for 2010 and beyond, as watching TV evolves from a passive to a participatory experience. He explains how Ericsson is developing the end-to-end infrastructure that will allow these services to be deployed across North America
Ericsson's Director of Marketing and Sales Support, Michael Gronovius, explains how service providers need to re-invent themselves as multimedia companies in order to stay abreast of the changing nature of the industry, where almost every new consumer offering will involve investing in higher bandwidth
Ibrahim Gedeon, CTO of Telus, shares his nearly stream-of-consciousness view on network neutrality and makes a distinction between when a carrier should support a service end-to-end and when it should hand off that responsibility to another party
Cox Business is making its mark by moving small and mid-sized enterprises off traditional phone networks. And, as its VP of product development explains, the company is also seeing a change in the way businesses use video, a core cable service
Verizon Business's VP of global managed solutions stops by for a discussion about how his company's services go far beyond basic enterprise connectivity
Cyan Optics CEO explains what problem in the 'middle mile' of the carrier network led to a new class of equipment to deal with the increased capacity in the access network
In Part II of our interview, Verizon's SVP of Technology discusses how Verizon is integrating its core network and the challenges of software complexity when you're managing a big network
In Part I of our interview, Verizon's SVP of Technology, Mark Wegleitner, discusses the changes in the transport network and how the wireless backhaul network will deal with the demands of 4G technology
Trapster CEO Pete Tenereillo describes his company's extremely popular mobile app and offers some commentary on developing technology that runs on many platforms and devices
AT&T's Eric Krauss discusses machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies as a slowly emerging catalyst for the carrier's wireless business. Regulatory changes, tech pricing, and high-speed networks have all converged to make M2M healthier than it has been in several years
Verizon's VP of Open Development, Anthony A. Lewis, says his company has changed the way it allows devices and applications to use its network. And they really are open now. No, really. In fact, he says he hasn't turned down a single device yet
A robust product needs a robust network, and that's just the thing FLO TV, the Qualcomm company, has built, with mobile television in mind. In this interview we get a closeup look at the first FLO TV device and find out what's so special about the network supporting it
Ericsson's Staffan Pehrson talks about the solutions that Ericsson and TANDBERG Television are delivering to service providers and how new services can help to differentiate TV offerings as well as generating new revenue
Rene Summer, Director of Government & Industry Relations for Ericsson, talks to Georgina Burnett about how the regulations that currently affect terrestrial TV may also have an impact on IPTV
Edward Allfrey, Business Development Director at TANDBERG Television, explains why people are watching more on-demand content from Pay TV operators and what service providers need to do in order to benefit from these opportunities.
Mario J Pino, Director of Business Development and Strategy for Middle Eastern broadcaster Etisalat, talks about the new types of TV services being demanded by younger viewers and the opportunities that IPTV service providers have to differentiate their products.
TANDBERG TV's VP of Product Management Carl Furgusson talks to Georgina Burnett about the improvements in MPEG-4 HD encoding and how the broadcast industry can use efficient compression to provide higher image quality over lower bandwidth
Eugene Sarmiento, head of IPTV Sales Development at Ericsson, talks to Georgina Burnett about what types of new TV services younger consumers are demanding, whether the TV industry can deliver them, and how IPTV providers can differentiate their services
Peter Linder, director of Network Solutions for Ericsson, talks about the convergence of Network and Screens, the roles of IMS and Open Standards, and the the current reach of deep fiber access
