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2013: Year in Review
By Incognito on December 17, 2013

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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Fighting for HDMI 1
By Incognito on November 22, 2013

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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The Future of the Connected Home
By Incognito on November 6, 2013

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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Beyond the Set-top Box
By Incognito on October 8, 2013

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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Web Applications – Part 2: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?
By Incognito on September 26, 2013

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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Web Applications – Part 1: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?
By Incognito on September 24, 2013

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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Are Smaller Providers Ready for OTT?
By Incognito on September 17, 2013

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 Carrot and Stick Approach to OTT Content
By Incognito on August 27, 2013

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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Top Issues for MSOs: Increased Bandwidth Consumption
By Incognito on August 13, 2013

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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Top 8 Industry Trends from 2013 — So Far
By Incognito on July 2, 2013

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

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