Incognito Insights

General

At the end of the day, it’s about developing and forming a team that is able to come up with the next big idea. Peter Drucker said it the best: “Your greatest resource is your employees,”...

Best Practices DDI

1. Understand What You Already Have IPv6 is more than just a bigger and better version of IPv4. A successful IPv6 deployment will actually give you the chance to right some of the wrongs of...

Network Analytics

My colleague, Francisco, has written on this blog before about thebenefits of prepaid services, but how can you implement this on your network? To be successful, a prepaid platform should...

Events

But why should MSOs care about a “consumer” electronics show? The answer is simple –– cable and wireline operators serve consumers and therefore need to follow consumers’ behavioral trends,...

Device Management

The first factor to look for is scalability. A TR-069 system is really based on two components: the ACS and the CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP). The CWMP interacts with the devices while...

DOCSIS

Then comes the time it takes to build the configuration files. The more complex the file, the longer it will take us to build. Other variations can occur on the network itself and the CMTS....

General

2013 will also be the year where bandwidth monitoring tools will prove to be indispensable. These tools can leverage information provided by protocols like IPDR, SNMP, and sFLOW in order to...

General

At Incognito, we do what we can to be socially responsible. I’m writing this not to be boastful, but to hopefully encourage others to chip in, at any level they can, in any way they see...

General DDI Device Management

1. OTT At top of the list is everything over-the-top (OTT) related, and specifically, how service providers can manage bandwidth with the growing abundance of OTT providers such as Netflix....

Network Analytics

This connectivity phenomenon has lead to a scenario where demand for bandwidth is at an all time high. Compounding this problem are on-demand media services such as Netflix, which allow for...

General

The same goes for provisioning. You should buy your provisioning software the same way you would your apple pastries. There are hardware vendors out there that throw in “free” provisioning...

General

This information between the customer device and your system can sometimes appear to be a big mess. One of the pillars on which I have built this company is the value of a strong API. At...

General

Agility is another way of saying that you can react quickly to change and offer effective solutions to the challenges that your customers face. You need to be able to put yourself in your...

DDI

As a result, we are stuck with SIP devices that have similar capabilities but are not configured in any similar way. This difference in configuration between SIP devices has caused some of...

Device Management

The difference is that instead of champagne and hot towels, TR-069 offers you the ability to see beyond the subscriber’s gateway and remotely manage customer-premises equipment. Why is this...

Service Orchestration

Prepaid billing offers a number of advantages. It allows you to launch new products that reach new market segments or offer add-on services to existing customers. To start with, prepaid...

Events

As usual, this year’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo was packed with new product showcases, seminars, and workshops. I was keen to find the overarching theme of this year’s expo to determine the top...

DDI

It’s important to note that these deployments were made with very little intervention from our team at Incognito. This customer took up the task on their own and used the latest features...

General

1. The community working on the software How many people are working on the project? This is so important yet often overlooked. If the community is large, with hundreds of developers, then...

Events

1. Bandwidth, Bandwidth, Bandwidth With Internet traffic expected to quadruple by 2015 from 2010 levels, it is no surprise that bandwidth was a topic of interest this year. CMTS vendors at...