| Analyst Show Flashes from TelcoTV 2008 | ||||||||||
The latest solutions for telecom service providers looking to deploy video over IPTV were on display at TelcoTV 2008 in Anaheim. Now in its seventhyear, the show is a leading event for the entertainment convergence marketplace. Current Analysis was at the show and our coverage includes reports written from analysts in our Telecom Infrastructure modules. In these Show Update reports, the analysts give their view of announcements made at the show providing perspective on the relative merits of the announcements as well as their importance to the vendor and the market as a whole. Analyst Show Flashes are excerpts from these reports, and are available to all visitors at no charge. Clients with subscriptions to the respective modules can read the full Show Update reports on our CurrentCOMPETE™ Intelligence Portal by following the Client Access links.
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TelcoTV 2008 Analyst Show Flashes
| ► | Occam Incorporates Distributed Intelligence Architecture into BLC Portfolio with New, Higher-Capacity 6012i BLC Chassis Broadband Infrastructure - Nov 14, 2008 - Occam has debuted the new high-density BLC 6012i chassis, which leverages the company’s Intelligence Blade Interconnect Architecture and provides higher port density/scalability metrics. Will the new capabilities give Occam a competitive edge? |
| ► | Ericsson and RGB Demo "Meat and Potatoes" Local Ad Insertion Digital Media Infrastructure - Nov 13, 2008 - Ericsson and RGB demonstrate an integrated video encoding and ad splicing solution for linear TV, enabling IPTV operators to address the mature $5 billion local ad market, but do not address industry trends toward unicast/VoD viewing patterns. |
| ► | Motorola Challenges Rivals by Adding Integration and Support Services to Its IPTV Proposition Digital Media Infrastructure - Nov 12, 2008 - Motorola has raised the competitive stakes for winning service provider IPTV contracts by leveraging its extensive video deployment experience and global resources to deliver its IPTV Ecosystem Integration and Support Service. |
| ► | Nokia Siemens Networks Takes Application Openness to New Level Digital Media Infrastructure - Nov 12, 2008 - NSN is throwing down the gauntlet in IPTV application development with the release of Home Entertainment 3.0, which includes no charge for carriers. This can “Googleize” IPTV app development and dramatically alter the competitive landscape. |
| ► | Latens Offers Telcos Secure DVRs with Amino STB Integration Digital Media Infrastructure - Nov 11, 2008 - Latens has extended its software-based conditional access solution to Amino’s AmiNET530 IPTV STB, but the integration announcement alone will not be sufficient to drive traffic and interest to Latens’ booth during the Telco TV 2008 conference. |
| ► | ZyXEL Expends ZyNERGY towards IPTV and Digital Home Comprehensiveness Digital Media Infrastructure - Nov 11, 2008 - ZyXEL unveiled its self-described ZyNERGY package to address burgeoning IPTV and digital home market opportunities, but there are still questions regarding how it can better differentiate itself against a vast array of rivals. |



