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Managed Broadband TV – A Decade Old Overnight Success
Editor’s Note: The above video and the following notes represent what was presented as opening comments at the NTCA Southeast Regional meeting in Savannah, GA. The purpose was to set the baseline for a discussion regarding the latest developments in delivery of video services. Non-technical directors of telecom cooperatives were the target audience for this…
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How Cable Began – The Rest of the Story #Summit 21
Most people in the telecom industry are probably aware that the cable industry sprung to life in rural areas that were too isolated to receive off-the-air broadcast signals. No doubt, many have heard about the guy with an appliance shop that was attempting to sell TVs and had to figure out a way to bring the…
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The Name Says It All #Summit21
CBO (Community Broadband Operator) might be a better term to describe operators traditionally described as CATV (Community Antenna TeleVision). The vision of Steve Weed, CEO of Wave Broadband, and his team has become reality as they now have more broadband customers than video subscribers. With that context, he looks forward to the day, in the not-too-distance…
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Fiber Network Powering Broadband & Now Video
The juxtaposition of a fiber optic cable on a dirt road paints the picture of many parts of rural America and glimpses of the stark contrast in infrastructures can be seen in the above video. With 1,300 miles of recently deployed fiber and an average of 2.5 customers per mile, United Electric Cooperative is providing broadband…
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Beyond the DVR
Enabling a TV Cloud strategy, particularly when it comes to the User Interface for the TV and multiple screens, is what TiVo provides service providers. TiVo’s Evan Young briefly talks about the importance and challenges of presenting content in the right way to the right customer at the right time in this video interview. Young’s…
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A Word from Our Sponsor – An Introduction to TVS
I had the chance to catch up with Norman Gillaspie, founder of Transparent Video Systems (TVS). TVS has a digital cable solution for the small operator. In this brief video, Norman talks about TVS and how its product and company philosophy aligns with the smaller operator. To see other videos we produced for TVS, please…
