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The 4K / HEVC Video Roadmap: Follow Cisco’s at CES 2014
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By Ken Morse, CTO, Connected Devices Business Unit, Cisco One of the trending topics here at CES in Las Vegas this week, without question, is 4K video/ 4K television, and its consumer-facing brand, “UltraHD.” Like HD did, 4K redefines TV and this is what CES is all about – compelling new technologies that ultimately draw […]
IPv6 Video Rollout via RDK Hits Europe, You Heard it Here First!
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By Bill Ver Steeg, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco Systems We are proud to put down in writing what we believe to be the first Reference Design Kit (RDK)-based deployment of IP video. Oh, and it is the first IPTV system running on IPv6. And one of the first based on a combination of premises based products […]
How Black Arrow, Cisco and Innovid Are Partnering to Advance Advertising at CES 2014
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By: Conrad Clemson, VP of business development, Cisco Service Provider Video Let’s start this blog with this simple observation: TV didn’t kill radio, but it did disrupt how advertising flows. Same for the impact of online media, on print. And by our reckoning, it’s about to happen again — the diverted flow of advertising resources […]
Cloud DVR: Reaching back in time for the shows you’ve missed
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Some of us still remember, in the pre-DVR days, when missing an episode of your favorite show meant it was lost forever – unless you chanced upon it in reruns. Even when technology allowed us to book content for recording, whether by VCR or DVR, you had to plan beforehand what you intended to record. […]
Cleaner, Greener Set-top Boxes Under a Landmark Voluntary Agreement
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By Joe Chow, VP & GM, Cisco Connected Devices BU The Set-top box sits at the heart of our home entertainment centers, providing hours of enjoyment for the best of what’s on television. Over the past few years, it has become clear that we can do better when it comes to reducing set-top-box energy consumption. […]
Videoscape Helps Customers in India, Mexico, Brazil and Germany Deliver New Connected Video Experiences
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In Sao Paulo, GVT TV needed a way to protect its satellite-delivered video content. In New Delhi, direct broadcast satellite provider Tata Sky needed a way to outfit its customers to stream video to IP-connected screens. In Mexico, Megacable — the first in the country to launch broadband Internet over cable, needed to build the […]
Cisco@SCTE Expo 2013: Seven Papers and a Breakfast
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It wouldn’t be an SCTE Cable-Tec Expo without a stellar lineup of technical papers and workshops – even better because each one happens twice, to alleviate trade show schedules. This year’s program features seven papers and presentations by my engineering colleagues, and a breakfast. Food first: Please join us at 6:30A on Tuesday for a […]
A Practical Path to Gigabit Services Over Cable
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By John Mattson, Senior Director of Marketing, Cisco Cable Access Business Unit By now you’ve heard from AT&T, Google Fiber, Verizon, and the mainstream media, about their plans to offer Gigabit services in over14 states that’ll get wired for 1 Gig next year. Will Gigabit become a “New Norm”? And if you’re a broadband service […]
Cisco’s TV Technology Footprint Spans Nearly 300 Million Homes
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By Joe Chow, VP & GM, Connected Devices Business Unit, Cisco Headsup: Worldwide, Cisco’s TV technologies are present in nearly 300 million homes. Three. Hundred. Million. Homes! As my kids would say: Get. Out! That means that nearly a quarter of the homes on planet Earth are watching TV powered by Cisco – pretty amazing, […]
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