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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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The industry is in a dynamic period and the results of our recent survey, OTT Challenges and Opportunities, are largely positive. More than 95% of respondents recognize the strain that...

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The growing popularity of over-the-top (OTT) subscriber services such as streaming video, cloud-based applications, and video conferencing results in additional bandwidth demand. This...

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1. The Cable Industry is Growing, Consolidating, and Diversifying

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Understand Your Resources In the 90s we had to keep our webpages slim to accommodate dial-up modem speeds. Today as the quality of content increases we must keep our bandwidth and...

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In software design, there is a field called user experience (UX) that’s dedicated to improving the overall experience a person has with a particular interactive system. At Incognito, we...

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Theoretically, China’s unique CATV industry is organized in a four-layer hierarchical structure. First, there’s the nationwide network. Secondly, each of the country’s thirty-odd provinces...

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However, the cable industry is growing, fueled by the analog to digital transition, consolidation of players, use of service bundles, and increased “triple-play” penetration. These issues...

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Well, for larger MSOs, it means building data centers and selling internet-based services to commercial customers and residential subscribers. With the advent of the flexible office and a...

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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,”...

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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...

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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...

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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....