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The Cable Story, Part 4: Automating the Network
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Automation stands to be the most important thing that cable providers can do today to streamline their businesses.
The Cable Story, Part 3: How to Monetize the Pipe
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It is time again to make more out of the cable network. The real gains are to be found in the cable access network innovations.
The Cable Story, Part 2: Thoughts on How to Reinvent the Cable Network
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New cloud, virtualization and SaaS technologies have evolved in the last few years that can create a more flexible and efficient network for cable providers.
The Cable Story, Part 1: Is that light at the end of the tunnel a train, or sunlight?
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Cable providers have a window of opportunity to truly take advantage of their biggest asset – the cable network and to shape their future trajectory.
When Satellite Video Providers Met OTT
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The pay TV landscape is changing. The pace of the change, how it’s shaping the industry and understanding how TV operators are reacting to it are making things really interesting.
Is the glass half empty or half full?
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Can cloud-video service providers see the future as a glass half empty or half full? With Cisco’s cloud-video solution, your business will not just survive, it will thrive.
Pay TV in Asia – Where is the puck going?
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Fifty countries, 4.5 billion people, a multitude of cultures and economies. And that variation includes the way people watch TV. Learn more about the new era of Pay TV.
Prepare Yourself for the Future of Video
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Part 3: What does it take to win in an OTT world? In my previous post of this trilogy, I explained why I think that OTT video on the unmanaged network (aka. the Internet) is here to stay. Moreover, I suggested that by combining the advantages of Video-Over-IP with those of Video-Over–Broadcast, service providers can […]
Is OTT Here to Stay?
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Part 2: What does it take to win in an OTT world? In the first blog of this trilogy, I wrote that pay TV providers do not seem to perceive OTT video as a threat to their business. Well one thing’s for sure; there is plenty that we can learn from OTT video providers. They certainly […]
Is OTT Friend or Foe?
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Part 1: What does it take to win in an OTT world? In this blog trilogy, I will try to shed some light on one of the more intriguing topics in the video industry– OTT video. I will discuss the reality of OTT video, the service provider’s perception of it, the future of the paid […]
TV – The Future Starts Now, In Jerusalem
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Written by Gidi Gilboa, Director of Marketing, SPVSS, Cisco When it comes to technology innovation, some may think that Israel punches above its weight. And they would be right. Known globally as the Startup Nation, Israel produces more early stage investment opportunities than Silicon Valley. Enter Cisco. With one thousand employees located in Jerusalem alone, […]
Heads Up, One-Way Network Operators: Yes, You Too Can Thrive in the Cloud Video Era!
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The concept of Cloud Video no longer needs much of explanation. Nor does the benefits service providers can reap from a video cloud – benefits like greater service agility, reach to any screen in and out-of-home, personalization, and controlling costs with its “As a Service” framework. I mean, really. Name any flavor of professionally delivered […]