infinite video platform

Developing the Agile Video Services of the Future

Using cloud-based software, it’s simple to launch and refine agile video services The world of online video is changing fast. People watch an increasing amount of content over the internet. And the success of over the top services like Netflix means that they also expect to be able to access it chea…

Pay TV in Asia – Where is the puck going?

By Aunindo Ghosh Fifty countries, 4.5 billion people, and a multitude of cultures and economies. Asia Pacific is indeed as varied as it is vast. And that variation includes the way people watch TV. But if there is one thread that binds everyone in this region, it has to be the explosive growth of Mo…

Seamless viewing in a world of multiple screens

The Cisco Infinite Video Platform can enable service providers and OTT video businesses to cater for the complex multi-screen habits of today’s viewers The way we watch video is changing. Yes, people still sit down in front of the TV to watch live programmes – but increasingly, this is only one part…

Four reasons why it’s easier than ever to launch new video services

Service providers want to offer flexible video services in a simple way. Here are four reasons why they no longer have any excuses not to I magine that one of your customers was watching a film on TV at home, but then wanted to restart watching it the next day on their tablet on the train, while con…

Meeting the IP video challenge

To succeed in future, service providers will need technology that can meet increasingly sophisticated customer expectations If you’ve ever found yourself becoming addicted to the latest online TV series, it won’t come as a surprise to learn that video is increasingly dominating the internet. In fact…

Cisco @NAB’17: That Cloud Momentum You’re Feeling? It’s For Real

It’s April, and that means it’s time to pack back out to Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters convention, scheduled for the last week of the month. And because we’ve lots to talk about, and you probably have limited time, I’m motivated to keep this one tight. I’ll start with the mo…

February 25, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

How can OTT keep your customers coming back?

If you love them, set them free… …because if they love you, they’ll come back. I’m sure most of us have seen this on a poster, as a meme, as a social media post, but may never have applied it to our businesses. However, the ability to easily leave a service is one of the key decision moments for sub…

January 19, 2017

SP360: SERVICE PROVIDER

Millennials or Unicorns?

Who’s your audience – millennials or unicorns? Of course, the answer is neither, because neither exist. It’s pretty much impossible to define what a millennial is – try it, Google has plenty of results. It’s become a shorthand term for the stage in life somewhere between skateboards and mortga…

Cisco@CES: Video Quality Everywhere as a Competitive Differentiator

What better place than the International Consumer Electronics Show to shine the light on consumer experiences in the device landscape — and not just the sparkly, new, all-IP dandies, mind you — such that all devices are treated as first class citizens? That’s part of what we will be demo…