The truth is: The United States blew this broadband thing decades ago, probably back in the late 1980s. That’s when some bright people, who didn’t know what the Internet was going to become, said it would be smart to break up the local phone companies into component parts ...
In this edition, IPTV Update concludes its conversation with Frank Bulk, technology and product development manager at Premier Communications in Sioux Center, IA, about the real-world IPTV deployment experiences of Tier 2 and Tier 3 telcos in the United States...
Service providers used to build quality networks for voice services. Then they began offering data and needed to guarantee a quality of service for that data. Now, as they offer video, they need to guarantee a quality of experience for the video consumer...
As an industry, we see signs that the convergence of the Web, wireline and wireless networks is well underway. The next logical step is the delivery of content to all three screens – TV, PC and mobile device. What will this mean for the people who will use the services?...
The pressures on bandwidth — stemming from the shift of services from SD to HD and the demand for new channels — means that a migration from MPEG-2 to the more efficient MPEG-4 is inevitable...
Cable TV operators in the United States are beginning to face a challenge from alternatives like Verizon’s FiOS TV, AT&T’s U-verse, IPTV offerings for tier two and three telcos and direct-to-home satellite. In-Stat researcher Gerry Kaufhold and an associate recently surveyed 50 U.S. cable TV system operators to learn how they’re responding to these new competitive pressures...
