Dyyno today introduced a cloud-based system designed to help service providers start offering TV Everywhere in a few short weeks. There are a growing number of companies with a cloud-based approach to TV Everywhere services, but Dyyno appears to have a rare, if not unique, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) approach. The system uses common off-the-shelf quad-core […]
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FCC chief defends spectrum auctions at NAB
The head of the FCC tried to convince broadcasters to sell off their spectrum in voluntary auctions during a speech yesterday at the National Association of Broadcaster’s annual conference in Las Vegas. Chairman Julius Genachowski told attendees that selling off their spectrum through the auctions “presents an unprecedented opportunity … to improve their financial position.” […]
Report: AT&T, T-Mobile take fastest network honors
T-Mobile USA and AT&T finished top in their classes for 3G and 4G network performance, respectively, according to this year’s PCWorld report that measures wireless network performance. The study involved snapshot measurements of wireless service in 13 cities – Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San […]
Oracle skewers Google as Android trial opens
Oracle began Monday trying to convince a jury that Google’s top executives have long known that they stole a key piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers. The unflattering portrait of Google was drawn by Oracle lawyer Michael Jacobs in the opening phase […]
Streaming service for rocket launches lifts off with CMC
The Comcast Media Center (CMC) has inked a deal with United Launch Alliance to provide live and on-demand coverage of rocket launches across various media platforms. United Launch Alliances (ULA) designs, builds and launches rockets for a variety of clients, including NASA, the Department of Defense and commercial customers. Live and archived webcasts of ULA […]
CTIA survey highlights growing data demand
CTIA on Friday released a survey that confirms U.S. consumers’ growing demand for data. According to CTIA, the annual U.S. wireless data traffic grew 123 percent – from 388 billion megabytes in 2010 to 866.7 billion megabytes in 2011. The survey also found a 43 percent increase in the number of active smartphones and wireless-enabled […]
Chyron and ConnecTV combo on multi-screen
Chyron and ConnecTV are partnering on a system that would enable broadcasters to provide their viewers with a multi-screen experience similar to what cable and IPTV providers have been offering over the last couple of years. The two intend to integrate Chyron’s broadcast graphics platform, called Engage, with the ConnecTV’s second screen app; the combination […]
Kiosks go mainstream for companies selling DVDs, iPads
A growing number of retailers are installing automated kiosks in the corners of their stores, hoping to drive product sales for DVD rentals, or even iPads, in a space once reserved for dust bunnies and trash bins. It’s a trend that’s gaining momentum in Canada after several years of success in the United States, where […]
Windstream opens doors on Little Rock data center
Windstream opened its newest data center in Little Rock, Ark., in order to help provision its business customers’ needs via cloud-based and dedicated managed services. Windstream Hosted Solutions said the 30,000-square-foot data center was built to meet the constantly evolving, stringent requirements of 24/7, “always on” companies. The data center was designed with 2N power distribution […]
Study: China boosts mobile backhaul equipment market
Thanks in part to a surge in router purchases in China, the global mobile equipment market grew by 8 percent to $7.4 billion last year, which followed on the heels of a 10 percent increase the previous year, according to a recent report by Infonetics Research. “The nice bump up in the mobile backhaul market […]