Incognito Insights

DDI

Great things can also be said about IPv6. One of the main Brazilian operators is planning to activate IPv6 as early as Q3 of this year. Dual stack is going to be implemented everywhere and...

DDI

Not many providers have spent the time to look into managing address space. Most have an action plan for CMTS, routing, CPEs, and in some rare cases, even consumer messages, but that’s...

General

Standards are supposed to hold companies accountable! But the truth will always reveal itself.

DDI

The point to be made here is that the origins of the Internet so many years ago held a belief that interconnectivity ought to be pervasive. NAT architectures in the network core speak...

Network Analytics

Metering gives a clear picture of your network and pinpoints future hotspots, bottlenecks, etc. It can also be a valuable tool in capacity planning and gauging your network’s ability to...

DDI

IPv6 is a stronghold solution with all the required features built-in instead of stuck-on as an afterthought. When IPv6 becomes ubiquitous, software engineers can rejoice in the fact that...

DDI

For anyone who’s been to Hong Kong, you know that every inch of earth is covered by a high rise. Even so, the city is continually creating more living space by reclaiming land from the sea;...

General

Fiber has been embraced in recent years and as any new trend, is quickly being deployed amongst the 2.2 million households in the city. The competition for subscribers is between the...

DDI

The first month of 2012 is ending as I write. Do you remember what you resolved a month ago? With experts telling us that New Year’s resolutions have an 80 percent failure rate, I’m...

Events DDI

On the other hand, I could easily find every type of iPhone case ever created.

Network Analytics

Determined to achieve some measure of satisfaction, I then tried to activate my set-top box, but could find only a list of new devices and payment plans. After painstakingly searching for...

Events

Besides being rich in history, this year’s event in Xi’an was its first time hosting China’s premiere Broadcast Show. The ICTC is famous for its conference tracks and attracts the “Who’s...

Events

So what did we see at BBWF this year? A number of cable operators, for one. That’s a change from previous years, and more evidence that convergence really is happening. We also heard a lot...

DDI

What did I do personally on the Day? I looked I at new drafts for work coming out from the IETF around extensions to DHCPv6 related to mobile technology and mobile EAP authentication...

DDI DOCSIS

Cable operators of DOCSIS networks have come to rely on the Cable Modem MAC address as the unique key to associate with a subscriber record in their back office systems. For wireline...

Device Management DOCSIS

Home gateways based on these standards further enable operators to move past the modem, into the home, supporting IP Set Top boxes, IP Phones, IP network-attached storage (whole home DVR),...

Best Practices DDI

I am bringing this up as I think about IPv6. Should you take the leap? Should you be the first? Do you want to see everyone else in it before you? Unlike skydiving, you won’t have a choice...

General Device Management

Whichever market you exist in as an operator, video as a monetized service has always been a manageable entity in the service delivery model to consumers. New Hybrid and IP gateways...