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Discovering Insights With the Data That’s Already There #Summit21
“The biggest savings are operational,” says R.J. Juneau of Maxxian. In the above interview, filmed at the 2014 ACA Summit, Juneau talks about the operational and revenue improvements they have seen with the implementation of their system in operators’ headends. For instance, one operator found a 15% drop in customer-support, truck rolls by implementing the Maxxian solution. What Juneau describes is a…
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Lights, Set-Top, Action
What happens when you mix a home lighting system with a set-top box? Clark Stevens of CableLabs demonstrates this unlikely convergence of the so-called Internet of Things and how CableLabs envisions being able to help cable operators create applications that marry these two disparate “things” into a better experience for the consumer (e.g. viewer hits…
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Set-Top on a Stick
TVF explains their approach for eliminating the set-top box in their International CES debut. Their set-top is similar in size to a USB stick and connects to an IPTV system via integrated WiFi and to the TV via HDMI. It uses the USB power from the television set, eliminating the need for an AC input.…
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Roku – The MSO Set-Top
Jim Funk discusses one of Roku’s newest set-tops – which is really a set-stick – that uses MHL as the interface between the TV and the set-top. In this scenario, power is provided via the connector, eliminating the need for an AC power brick. Signal is sent to the stick via WiFi. Funk also explains…
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Video and TV over the Net – part 3 in a series
Voice narration isn’t necessary to make the point of this two minute video as it notes the progression of IP in telecom and the progression of Video and TV over the Net. IP displaced ATM in an industry that would have said "no way" ten years ago. And now, Video and Television over the Net…
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The Sony PS2 – an Inexpensive Set-Top Box?
With 140+ million units in the field, the Sony PS2 has been a workhorse in the gaming world. Could a sub-$50 piece of software turn this consumer-owned device into a mechanism for pulling content off the Internet, as well as USB-enabled storage devices? The above video, filmed at Digital Hollywood in August ’08, demonstrates an…
