Incognito Insights

Device Management

Already, we’re seeing more broadband service providers move towards policies focused on managing bandwidth increases by offering add-ons, tiered packages, and data caps. However, bandwidth...

DOCSIS

Like any expansion, you need to consider what’s involved before you take the plunge. Business customers have more complex demands than residential subscribers and require strong,...

General

HOT DOCSIS 3.1 We’ve already heard a lot about what to expect from this next-generation cable technology, with promises of data speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. The introduction of...

General

To a degree, yes — but several other issues also deserve honourable mentions. Let’s start with TR-069. This protocol is instrumental for providers exploring connected home services. The...

Automation

The customer is a progressive, smaller provider that had been experiencing rapid growth. Despite this, they felt that greater regional growth was out of reach due to their reliance on...

Best Practices DDI

More organizations are moving towards cloud and private-cloud hosted services because IT departments are under pressure to decrease operational costs. The cost-effectiveness of cloud...

Service Orchestration

Given the complexity of most networks and service arrangements, the simple answer is visibility.

General

This is a handy feature for gamers who want to be on top of their profiles. But for service providers, this piggybacking could open up another front in the war for the HDMI 1, which is the...

Why do we focus on users? It’s simple really. We want to know more about how you interact with our company and products. How do you utilize software to complete your business objectives and...

General

While it’s clear that increased video streaming is already affecting service providers, in the future, the connected home will create further issues. It won’t be long until it’s normal for...

Events

Of course, you can’t have a training session without instructors. They’re responsible for driving the learning agenda as well as providing the necessary support for participants. As usual,...

DOCSIS

So, what were my highlights? There’s been a lot of buzz about DOCSIS 3.1 and the pending initial release of the spec this month. Last year, the announcements about DOCSIS 3.1 allowed us all...

Events

This year, BBWF became the place to meet the entire broadband industry, with many cable operators joining their telco colleagues at the show, including the CTOs of leading MSOs such as...

DDI

That’s why I’m excited to announce the two latest speakers to join the lineup of our upcoming Incognito Community Exchange (ICE) 2013 event in Cancun, Mexico. These speakers will present...

Network Analytics Service Orchestration

Large tech companies like Amazon and Google are already starting to use SDN, but it’s clear that this new way of routing also offers a world of networking possibilities for service...

General

Today, flat screens come with two or more HDMI inputs — the industry’s response to the growing number of HDMI-enabled devices and HD content proliferating the market. This is certainly a...

DDI

1. IPv6 is Not Yet Seen as Necessary Only a small percentage of Internet traffic currently runs on IPv6 and many operators feel that they have enough IP addresses to meet their needs....

General

Now that the roles have been established, we can assign tasks. For the Backend, the tasks are relatively simple to summarize and are (nearly) universally accepted: Databases store...

General

Before I begin, here is a bit of background for those unfamiliar with web applications. Web applications consist of three basic components:

Events General DDI

Smaller providers are also less likely to have implemented a strategy to combat the growth of OTT services. A quarter (25%) of respondents with fewer than 100,000 subscribers did not yet...