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- Yahoo! BB Deploys Cisco CRS-1 40Gbps OC-768 Interface to Deliver IPTV Services Over Cisco IP NGN
- Yahoo! BB, one of Japan's largest broadband service providers, is driving rapid growth of its advanced IP video services, including Video-on-Demand VoD, with the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network IP NGN architecture. Yahoo! BB currently serves more than 5 million ADSL subscribers and provides advanced video services throughout 23 districts...
- Tags: Cisco CRS-1, IP Television, Yahoo! Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Yahoo! BB
- Case studies
- SaskTel Driving IPTV Service Growth With Cisco IP NGN Featuring CRS-1 Core Routing Platform
- As the company continues development and rapid deployment of advanced services to their growing customer base, they look for technologies that will not only facilitate, but actually help them drive that growth. SaskTel, a leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, selected the Cisco CRS-1 after an intensive and successful...
- Tags: Cisco CRS-1, SaskTel, IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies
- HP-Based VOD Solution From Entone Aims to Satisfy the IPTV Cravings of Customers From Urban to Rural Areas
- Pioneer Telephone Cooperaative wanted to retain and expand on its existing customer base by offering exciting new services. Pioneer is deploying a VOD solution consisting of Entone's suite of carrier-class video on demand and content ingest workflow solutions, HP server hardware, video headend equipment from Tut Systems, and middleware from...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., VoD, IP Television, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- Case studies
- MyConnection Server NetworkCenter (exe)
- MyConnection Server MCS broadband testing software enables businesses to test connections for bandwidth speeds and connection quality for time critical applications such as VoIP, Video conferencing and IPTV. MCS helps organizations to assess networks for deployment of new/additional services, and identify and resolve last mile customer connectivity problems with little...
- Tags: IP Television, Last Mile, Visualware, TVs, Broadband Internet, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- Software downloads 2008-06-06
- IPTV Streaming Provides the Solution to the Demise of Analogue TV Distribution Systems1
- IPTV Streaming provides an ideal solution for distribution of television and video channels in the business environment. It provides better quality than conventional analogue distribution and offers the advantages of new services and the ability to reach a wider audience. IPTV is digital - so it is immune from problems...
- Tags: IP Television, PROJECTS UK, IPTV Streaming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Marketing
- White papers 2007-10-18
- How Cisco Designed and Deployed IPTV for Global Communications
- Cisco IP/TV broadcasts are one of several ways that Cisco Systems delivers multimedia content, some of the others being virtual classrooms and Video on Demand VoD. In general, Cisco uses Cisco IP/TV broadcasts for providing high-quality, live, or prerecorded information to large audiences of more than 50 people. In contrast...
- Tags: VoD, IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies 2007-11-19
- Onewave Technologies Embeds Databases to Improve Performance of IPTV Solutions
- Onewave Technologies, Inc. wanted to demand for large content information storage (cache >1 million hours of content, node >10 million hours of content) and cater to frequent queries and synchronization, and support insert, delete, and update operations. The challenge was to ensure very high performance, facilitate many concurrent Web site...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, IP Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Performance Management, Storage, Databases, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-08-01
- The Evolving IPTV Service Architecture
- Service providers are expanding their offerings to include broadband triple-play bundles, unleashing exciting new revenue opportunities with new services such as broadcast and Video on Demand VoD. This paper examines the evolution of IPTV networking standards, including IMS, and explores how the Cisco IP Next-Generation Network IP NGN architecture can...
- Tags: Network, IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Business Services, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Delivering Converged Entertainment and Communication Services With IPTV and VoIP Multimedia for Regional Carriers
- As regional service providers combine interactive video with voice and data services to form triple-play bundles, will their subscribers be watching IP television IPTV or engaging in a new multimedia experience? There is an elegant and cost-effective way to not just deliver a video, voice and data bundle - but...
- Tags: VoIP, IP Television, Nortel Networks Corp., Voice, Video, Entertainment, Carrier, TVs, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing
- White papers 2007-04-02
- Redefining IPTV With the Sun Streaming System: Video-on-Demand (VoD) and Network Personal Video Recording (nPVR) for an Open Systems World
- Offering video services over existing IP networks holds considerable promise in terms of new revenue and business growth opportunities for video service providers. Home video in all of its forms is now a large and growing business, and Video on Demand VoD, networked Personal Video Recorders nPVR, and interactive video...
- Tags: Video Service, VoD, Network, IP Television, Sun Microsystems Inc., Video, Video On Demand (VoD), Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications
- White papers 2007-04-01
- IPTV Demands a Real-Time Control System That Assures the Quality of Experience
- The transition to a converged next generation IP network infrastructure opens a world of next generation network service possibilities that unite voice, video, and data. IPTV is set to have a major impact on the telecommunications provider future, enabling them to effectively compete for control of the next-generation broadband home....
- Tags: Network, Network Service, IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco BPM, TVs, Broadband Internet, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2006-06-21
- TEO Chooses Scientific Atlanta Platforms for Rapid Launch of IPTV and DVB-T Services in Lithuania
- TEO LT, AB Group is the largest fixed-line telephony and Internet related services provider in Lithuania. The company had to meet very strict, immediate deadlines under the terms of the DVB-T license, and Scientific Atlanta's experience, knowledge and the response of their in-region support personnel helped to satisfy the demands...
- Tags: IP Television, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., TEO, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2007-02-19
- Cisco and SES Americom to Launch Complete IPTV Solution for North American RLECs
- Cisco and SES AMERICOM understand the challenges rural local exchange carriers RLECs face in transforming themselves from voice and data providers to "Experience Providers" that can offer any-play services anywhere, anytime. Cisco and SES AMERICOM, an SES company, entered into an agreement to enable in North America to easily, quickly...
- Tags: IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc., TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies 2007-02-07
- Photos: Is IPTV software ready for prime time?
- Microsoft is introducing the latest version of its IPTV software, and it's finding some big-name companies willing to bet on its technology.
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Microsoft Corp., IPTV software, IP television, software, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-06-18
- Delivering Converged Quad-Play Services With IPTV and IMS
- As service providers combine interactive video with voice, data and mobility services to form quad-play bundles, will their subscribers be watching IP television IPTV or engaging in a new multimedia experience? There is an elegant and cost-effective way to not just deliver a video, voice, data and mobility bundle -...
- Tags: IP Television, Nortel Networks Corp., Mobility, IBM IMS, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-09-18
- IP Next-Generation Network Requirements for Scalable and Reliable Broadcast IPTV Services
- Broadcast video services and transport are playing an increasingly important role in service provider IP NGNs. Cisco has developed a service optimized IP NGN architecture, for service providers that, together with the Cisco CRS-1: Delivers emerging large-scale IP broadcast video services with the availability and reliability that ensures an entertainment-grade...
- Tags: Video Service, IP Television, IP, Service Provider, Cisco Systems Inc., Network Technology, Networking, Business Services
- White papers 2006-09-01
- Assuring Quality of Experience for IPTV
- As IP TeleVision IPTV evolves from its infancy into a large worldwide market, it's important to understand the factors that are shaping its evolution. This introduction explains the importance of IPTV/Video On Demand VOD services, explores how the nature of these services creates challenges for network architects - and then...
- Tags: Network, IP Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Optimizing Video Transport in Your IP Triple Play Network
- Service providers that compete for market share in next-generation consumer entertainment and communications services must move beyond "Bundling" and offer personalized media and interactive IPTV services that blend entertainment, communications, and the Internet. To accommodate the needs of IPTV services, networks must be able to scale to millions of customers,...
- Tags: Network, IP Television, IP, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Corporate Communications, Networking, Network Technology, Marketing
- White papers 2006-03-01
- IPTV - The Triple Play Is on Its Way
- [b][i][u]The Triple Play Is on Its Way[/u][/i][/b]In the world of technology today, the big news is Vista, Vista, and Vista , Microsoft's newest operating system. And as part of the marketing blitz that is accompanying the new product, Bill Gates and LeBron James have teamed up in an unlikely pairing...
- Tags: IP television, TV, sleepin'dawg, investment opportunities in the future, jobs, gates, off-topic, Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2007-02-02
- Introduction to IPTV
- The last mile (or first mile, depending on your perspective) of the telco network is instrumental in determining what services can be offered. Initially, limitations in this portion of the network restricted service to standard telephony. More recently, technology enhancements enable support of revenue-producing, bandwidth-hungry applications such as digital TV....
- Tags: Network, IP Television, Nortel Networks Corp., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Digital Video, DVR, Broadband Internet, Networking, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- White papers 2006-02-24