EAS CAP in the Home Stretch
The new rules are just about set. Operators have about five months before updated systems must be operational. Continue reading
Carl Weinschenk
Nothing but Blue Skies for Cloud/Cable Partnership
The marriage between the industry and the powerful storage and delivery platform offers benefits today — and the promise of more in the near future. Continue reading
Simplifying Home Networks: A Winner For All
A standard that lets wired and wireless home networking technologies interoperate is good news, though it means more competition for vendors. Continue reading
MPEG-DASH: ABS, but Without Reinventing the Wheel
The world of multiscreen and OTT is exploding. However, approaches to a linchpin enabling technology — adaptive bitrate streaming — still are proprietary. A new standard could add efficiency and even a bit of elegance to the streaming scramble. Continue reading
Set-Tops Finally Get Exciting
With the telecom world changing so radically, it’s no surprise that this fundamental piece of equipment is changing as well. Those changes — mostly at the high and low ends — point to an interesting future. Continue reading
The Complex New World of Ad Insertion
A report from ABI Research should serve as a yellow caution flag for cable operators. The report, Advanced Advertising Technologies for Pay-TV Platforms, says that 30% of advertising spending will shift from linear programming to some form of advanced platform. … Continue reading
Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Gets Serious in 2012
Few doubt that multiscreen is the industry’s future. How efficiently operators harness its enabler — potent ABS platforms — will determine how quickly the payoff arrives. Continue reading
3D: A Dream Deferred, but Very Much Alive
At one time, this was the next big thing. Though it’s been bypassed by multiscreen, 3D still represents a significant opportunity for operators. Continue reading
Security, Broadband and the Cable Industry
The industry is cheerfully rolling out lucrative IP-based services. Along with those opportunities, however, come many new risks. Continue reading
WiFi: No Longer an Add-On
For cable operators, 2012 will see WiFi evolve to be a central element in operators’ offerings. Continue reading
The Year-Long Countdown to the CALM Compliance Begins
It’s not the federal budget or health care, but CALM proves the government can get something done. Continue reading
What the Cable/Wireless Spectrum Deal Means
In terms of pure weirdness, the deal between Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Bright House Networks takes the cake. A good number of us structure our lives in “us vs. them” terms. Not everybody does that: Some … Continue reading
Entering 2012, Cable Well-Positioned on IPv6
Everyone agrees that Comcast is an IPv6 champ. Other operators also are working through the complex issues — and some may have to scramble. Continue reading