As broadband connectivity spreads around the world, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) is beginning to reshape the industry. In 2007, the number of households using telco/IPTV services grew to over 14 million worldwide (Parks Associates, April 2008). That number is expected [See the full post…]

With Internet bandwidth demand doubling each year, broadcast media, IPTV, and new user-generated YouTube-style video are culprits exacerbating the problem. This is where [See the full post…]

Where is the value in web media? Some say it is in the cost effectiveness of production. Cameras have become quite cheap. Others say it is in the efficiencies of the distribution of quality media products. After the lively panel [See the full post…]

PodTech.net sits down with Joe McGarvey, Senior Analyst at Current Analysis, and John Lazar, MetaSwitch CEO, to discuss why service providers are migrating their networks to IMS-based architectures including IP/Ethernet, VoIP, IPTV and converged multimedia services.

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This entertaining and informative series of podcasts, brought to you by MetaSwitch, brings together industry analysts, technology experts, and service providers to discuss how carriers are transforming their networks and their businesses to benefit from the opportunities offered by multi-service, [See the full post…]