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The Elements of TV Everywhere
Transcoding of video streams to serve multiple devices via multiple networks is becoming a core element of a video solution, regardless of the type of delivery method. As explained in this video interview with Elemental Technologies’ CEO Sam Blackman, the use of Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) is the secret sauce behind their encoding and transcoding…
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Battle of the Airwaves
Broadcasting is yet another industry that is in transition and adjusting to a world where broadband and mobility are king. A new way for broadcasters to go over the top is described in this video that features an interview with Jack Perry, founder of Syncbak, as well as a demonstration of the nascent Syncbak service. Available…
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A Different Way of Thinking
One of the comments made by independent operators at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit is that it was refreshing to hear different points of view. This point is touched upon in this interview with Hilda Legg, who was Co-Chair of the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. Legg also talks about the formation of various entities to…
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Igniting Broadband
A partnership to drive broadband adoption is how Sue Spradley described the purpose of U.S. Ignite. With the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, and the GENI Program Office as its catalyst, US Ignite is forming public and private partnerships to fulfill its mission. For instance, one of their…
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Building to Future Proof
Fiber to the Home is the ultimate way to future proof a network. In this interview, Ron Ellis of Rural Telephone and Vince Tyson of Plateau, describe the FTTH architectures they chose for their rural service areas. With wide service areas and the need to provide a plethora of services from residential to cell site…
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Broadband Perseverance Part 1
Joey Durel, Lafayette, LA City/Parish President, provides an update on their Fiber to the Home project in this video interview filmed at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit. He sheds light on some of the applications that have grown out of having 1 Gigabit connections to schools and businesses, as we well as the 100 Mb/s…
