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Global Internet capacity 77 Tbps despite slowdown

Global Internet Geography research reveal that international Internet capacity growth fell to the lowest pace in five years, decreasing from 68 per cent in 2008 to 40 per cent in 2012. While the pace of growth is slowing, international Internet bandwidth continues to grow rapidly, more than doubling between 2010 and 2012, to 77 Tbps. […]

September 6, 2012

Avail-TVN in Google Fiber TV content deal

Advanced video services provider Avail-TVN is to provide content for the Google Fiber broadband TV service. Launched in July 2012 in Kansas City, Google Fiber offers connection speeds 100 times faster than traditional broadband and delivers both Internet and TV into the home. Avail-TVN will provide a range of content including studio, broadcast and cable […]

September 6, 2012By Colin Mann

Rohde & Schwarz heads into headends

Broadcast technology specialist Rohde & Schwarz is extending the reach of its product portfolio with the introduction of the R&S AVHE100, its first product for the audio/video (A/V) headend market. The company suggests the solution differs from conventional solutions in its architecture and its use of technologies, such as R&S CrossFlowIP, that greatly improve fail-safety. All essential […]

September 6, 2012Colin Mann @ IBC

Farncombe previews “Cardless Broadcast Security”

Farncombe, a provider of Digital TV technology consultancy, has released early results of its Security and Piracy Survey conducted in August 2012. Among a wealth of industry input, the survey found that the pay-TV industry’s main piracy concern over the next five years is shifting from control word sharing, which is viewed as the largest […]

September 6, 2012

DNA pilots Conax Xtend Multiscreen

Conax has announced that Finnish Cable and Terrestrial operator, DNA, has entered a multiscreen pilot with partners Conax, Cubiware,  MPS Broadband and Envivio. The pilot will include end-user testing with various multiscreen services and devices. It will also address the operational processes and procedures required for DNA to support advanced multiscreen services, and to prepare […]

September 6, 2012

Amino selects Celeno Wi-Fi

Amino Communications, expertss in IPTV/OTT solutions, and Celeno Communications, a provider of high performance Wi-Fi chipsets and software for HD multimedia home networking applications, has announced that Amino’s A140/A540 STBs will now be complemented by a Wi-Fi USB solution using Celeno’s video-grade Wi-Fi technology. The Amino Wi-Fi USB dongle enables service providers to offer a […]

September 6, 2012

Belgacom chooses Witbe to control the quality of its multiscreen video service

Witbe, a developer of Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring solutions for service providers, has announced that Belgacom, the incumbent telecom operator in Belgium, has deployed its Multiscreen Quality Manager solution to ensure its subscribers enjoy the best quality of experience when watching TV on any device. The Witbe platform is using the Belgacom TV service […]

September 6, 2012

EC seeks wireless spectrum boost

The European Commission has unveiled plans to deal with the exponential growth in mobile and wireless data traffic by enabling wireless technologies, including broadband, to share the use of the radio spectrum. The EC notes that with new technologies it is possible to share radio spectrum amongst several users – such as Internet providers – […]

September 4, 2012By Colin Mann

IBM cloud for Philips Smart TV

IBM has unveiled a new cloud platform and announced it will power the Philips Smart TV platform delivering greater interactive services to millions of TV viewers in more than 30 countries in Europe, as well as Brazil and Argentina. The announcement at the IFA consumer electronics event in Berlin provides IBM cloud services on a […]

September 3, 2012

TalkTalk TV seeks 500 employees

TalkTalk, the ISP that is moving into television in the hope of offering customers a rival service to Virgin Media, is to create 500 new jobs. The positions, revealed by chief executive Dido Harding in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, will be for engineers visiting the homes of the thousands of people who have […]

September 3, 2012