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Ethernet & Data Center Services from an Independent Operator
Shaun Carlson of Arvig provides an overview of the type of Ethernet and data center services his company provides and how they have expanded their footprint well beyond their traditional LEC and CATV franchise area. MTA Coverage brought to you by the MTA and ViodiTV.
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Organization Changing to Keep Up With the Industry
“The reasons to start it today are the same as they were 20 years ago,” said Jim Gleason of NewWave Communications. Gleason was referring to the motivations for starting the American Cable Association. Although things have changed from a technology standpoint, the challenges of content access and costs of that content remain the same. He…
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We Can Do More When We Work Together
Jean Pauk of TDS and chairperson of the MTA discusses some unusual partnerships MTA has initiated with state regulatory entities and other associations, leveraging its small staff, while helping its membership stay competitive. MTA Coverage brought to you by the MTA and ViodiTV.
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A Steady Mobile Payments Wave
The NFC (Near Field Communications, not National Football Conference) wave for payments is on the horizon. As Parks Associates’ Jennifer Kent suggests in the above video interview, progress on mobile payments is steady. An initiative to convert payment terminals to include NFC capability (EMV) by 2015 will be a big driver for mobile payments at…
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A Hybrid Cloud Media Exchange
“Sharing a single standard format, which is what we were doing before, gets kind of clunky,” said Jesse Lerman president and CEO of TelVue at the 2013 NAB Conference. By integrating transcoding into its Content Media Exchange, TelVue is able to allow content owners to share content in one format (e.g. a mezzanine level), while…
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Billing for the Internet of Things
The first wave of Machine to Machine connectivity has been typically been associated with mobile carriers and their ability to make relatively low-cost, low bit-rate wireless connections. Sensing an opportunity, Cycle30 realized that in order for traditional landline carriers to compete in the M2M and commercial space, a new approach to billing would be necessary;…
