SP360: Service Provider
Cloud first + RDK + Application framework = Service velocity
By Paul Claussen, Director, Product Management, Cloud Applications, Cisco Service Provider Video Software and Solutions If there’s one constant, in the need to compete more effectively against the growing roster of over-the-top (OTT) video providers, it is the need to move services and products to t…
It’s a Brave New Virtualized World With InterCloud, 4K, Analytics, Advertising, and So Much More
Written By Christelle Gental The IBC (International Broadcasting Conference) opens again in Amsterdam this autumn with Cisco demonstrating advanced solutions that push the envelope of new technologies offering Service Providers new and innovative services to their customers whilst reducing the costs…
What Did the Olympics, World Cup and CommonWealth Games Have in Common?
We interrupt the 2014 IBC convention with this 10-point bonus question: What do the Olympics, World Cup, and the Commonwealth Games have in common? Hints: It’s a two-part answer. Both big topics at IBC, and everywhere else; one of them is a word simultaneously associated with both weather and softwa…
At IBC 2014, Cisco and Partners Will Demonstrate All IP Live Production for Broadcasters
After the already well-established distribution, contribution and file-based IP workflows, the next step towards an IP based infrastructure is live production. Broadcast facilities are now at the beginning of this long-term transition journey for the live production market. Many of those involved in…
Endpoint Management: The system that allows you to speak everyone’s language
Imagine standing in front of a crowd constituting a random cross-sample of the world population. You want to convey a single message that everyone can understand – but will your audience understand your language? Some might, but certainly not all. Some would pick up your message right away, others w…
Policy and Resource Management – The Traffic Police of Video Services
Operators like to provide their subscribers plenty of services. It’s how they win loyalty and differentiate themselves from the competition. They want to offer HD channels and Video on Demand (VOD), they want to optimize delivery by means of Switched Digital Video (SDV) and Adaptive Bitrate (ABR), a…
Multi-Device Data Plans: A Distinction without a Difference?
In this continuing series about Mobile Services Monetization, let’s look at so-called Multi-Device Data Plans. Spurred by the adoption of the Apple iPad and Android tablets, many operators have introduced mobile data plans that encourage users to connect these devices to 3G and LTE networks, rather…
The Agile (r)Evolution – Mobile Heads to the Cloud
Co-Authored by Ian Hood, Senior Manager, Service Provider Architecture & Dan Kurschner, Senior Manager, Service Provider Mobility Business Challenge: Everything Goes Mobile The dynamic state of the business of service providers is quite apparent these days, and perhaps this is most evident for…
Cisco SPotlight Series – Connected Devices in the Connected Home
By Joe Chow, VP & GM, Connected Devices Business Unit, Cisco Our home entertainment centers are rapidly changing. For decades, the television has been the center of American living room, but with the advent of cable, video games, streaming services and the cloud, our definitions of TV and set-to…