It’s impossible not to get excited about the rapid innovation taking place in Web video – from Joost’s upcoming P2P service with “real” TV channels, to Sling Media’s SlingCatcher, to Apple TV. Not everything new will succeed, but even when it doesn’t, the innovation puts pressure on video industry Goliaths to deliver better products and [...]
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Looking for something to do on April 12th at 10:00 AM EDT? Check out CED’s webcast on “Launching ultraband services with DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding”. There’s a great group of panelists including Leslie Ellis, Motorola’s Mike Cookish, Gartner’s Patti Reali and StarHub’s Thomas Ee. More on this later.
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If there’s anything that was clear at the CEA Washington Forum yesterday, it was the level of crossover that’s now taking place between the consumer electronics industry and the realm of cable, telco and wireless networks. This was particularly highlighted in the “Transition to Digital Television (DTV)” session. Moderated by Brian Cooley from CNET, DTV [...]
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More Motorola news today, of the good kind. With Danish telco TeliaSonera, Motorola is deploying a voice gateway for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services. In plain-speak, here’s what the gateway does: If you’re on a dual-mode phone (cellular and Wi-Fi) outside the home and you then walk into range of your home Wi-Fi connection, the gateway [...]
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What do the CEOs of the Consumer Electronics Association and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association have in common? They were both on stage today in a panel at the CEA Washington Forum. The Digital TV panel was definitely the highlight for me in today’s round of sessions. I’ll have a full write-up tomorrow, but [...]
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