News@Cisco: Broadband & Network Access NewsNews@Cisco: Broadband & Network Access News (the 20 most recent stories)Switching Channels: The Big Opportunity from the Big Change- April 23, 2008 April 23, 2008 By Erik Sherman The big clock is ticking away, and at zero hour on February 17, 2009, U.S. broadcasters will turn off their analog video signals, leaving only digital. It is an unprecedented market inflection for any company providing video services, and the change is already motivating consumers across America to reexamine how they watch TV.http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/ts_042308.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Broadb... How Television Programmers and Service Providers Can Deliver On The Promise of HD TV- April 15, 2008 April 15, 2008 By Erik Sherman The Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel know that attention to detail is the prerequisite in its business, but these days a different kind of detail is the focus. The added detail of high-definition (HD) television provides a huge opportunity for the cable channels. HD is one more reason that the Hallmark Channels need MPEG-4 video compression to enable the company to easily and cost effectively deliver "all family, all movies, all ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/ts_041508.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Broadb... Xanadoo Delivers Mobile WiMAX Service with Cisco IP NGN Infrastructure- April 1, 2008 LAS VEGAS, (CTIA WIRELESS 2008&174;), - April 1, 2008 - Cisco today announced that Xanadoo Company has utilized Cisco&174; Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) infrastructure to launch one of the first commercial North American mobile WiMAX broadband wireless networks. Mobile WiMAX, based on the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (IEEE 802.16e) specification, is a mobile wireless technology that will enable high-speed Internet Protocol (IP)-based services for both ...http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_040108b.html?CMP=AF17154&vs_f=News@Cisco:+Bro... |