TelcoTV Exhibitors Debut Solutions for Enhancing the Consumer Experience and Monitoring Quality

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- TelcoTV 2010, the largest video conference and expo focused on the US service provider market, today announced that exhibitors are debuting solutions to entice consumers with enhanced experiences while simultaneously allowing telecom service providers to monitoring the quality of those experiences.

TelcoTV, which will take place November 9 to 11, 2010 in Las Vegas, offers a unique venue for solution providers to showcase their new product or service offerings. This year's theme, "Profiting in a Multi-Screen World," reflects the industry's challenge of making video services work for both consumers and service providers.

Providing an IP service bundle built around video puts telecom service providers at the heart of the new digital home. This new status opens up opportunities but also poses new challenges. Service providers must be able to proactively monitor the Quality of Experience and deliver on promised service quality, while often becoming the first line of defense against a wider range of consumer issues. Additionally, the technology deployed to deliver video, both in the network and on the customer premises, is constantly evolving. TelcoTV exhibitors are addressing these issues and invite attendees to visit their booths to learn more.

The newest list of exhibitors making announcements and debuting solutions at TelcoTV 2010 includes the following:

Dascom Systems Group, the leading IPTV integrator with 120 telecommunications customers, will demonstrate its new Network Monitoring Service (NMS). The service provides proactive support, alerts and notifications on mission-critical applications from its 24/7/365 Network Operations Center (NOC). The NOC NMS is managed by Dascom technical personnel and is built for automated notifications of equipment warnings and failures, and allows correction of most of these issues before they impact the subscriber's quality of experience. Visit www.dascom-systems.com or booth #345.

Ericsson will showcase its latest solutions for operators to enhance their subscriber's experiences, launch new services and grow revenues. The demonstrations will feature the US debut of its latest video processor enhanced for IPTV. From content acquisition through management, to network efficiency and multi-screen video delivery, Ericsson is demonstrating the end-to-endless reality of creating, managing and delivering next-generation IPTV experiences. Visit www.ericsson.com/television or booth #425.

EXFO will demonstrate its new BrixView IP Video Reports solution which brings the power of Business Intelligence (BI) to IP video test and measurement. BrixView Reports are designed to provide the flexible and personalized analysis information that decision makers need, without any extraneous data. By providing specific data to individual groups (executive, engineering, sales, marketing, billing, etc.), providers can improve network and business efficiency, reduce subscriber churn and rapidly assess usage trends in order to maximize their OPEX and CAPEX. Visit www.exfo.com or booth #444.

InSite Support Services, Inc. will introduce and highlight IPTV support to providers using Microsoft Media Software Platform. TelcoTV visitors can learn about the company's 24/7 services, which encompass much more than just IPTV. Flexible pricing structures, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Technicians, with all calls recorded, and a real time online reporting site are offered. Visit www.insitesupport.com or booth #121.  

Mariner's award winning IPTV Service Monitoring solution, xVu, with Release 4.0, has been tuned to interoperate with Mediaroom 2.0. The benefits of lower operating costs, rapid trouble isolation and improved customer satisfaction can now be realized by service providers moving to Mediaroom 2.0. Visit www.marinerpartners.com or booth #140.

Megahertz will demonstrate Miranda's multi-channel monitoring systems that allow operators to quickly identify audio and video faults and respond to alarm conditions, thereby reducing the mean time to repair. The iControl Edge system offers highly cost-effective Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring including advanced audio/video probing plus content identification, macro-block and lip sync detection. Miranda's range of QoE monitoring systems offer automated 'eyes and ears' to correlate, verify and visualize channel delivery and performance across networks, with detailed performance reporting and trend analysis. Visit www.go2mhz.com or booth #627.

MoCA®, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance, will show a full hand deck by demonstrating live functioning multi-room DVR set ups featuring MoCA member products:

• DirecTV will demonstrate its DECA (DirecTV Ethernet Coaxial Adapter) multi-room DVR system.
• Broadcom Communications will demonstrate its latest IP set-top box (STB) SoC featuring integrated MoCA that allows service providers to securely distribute commercial broadcast content over existing in-home coaxial cable. Broadcom's BCM68xx GPON gateway processors add gigabit switch and Ethernet with MoCA allows for commercial content distribution through in-home networks. Broadcom will also show its BCM74xx STB SoC family that adds one or two H.264 decoders and HDMI for a cost-effective way to enable MoCA connectivity. All of these are connected with Broadcom's advanced software application including DLNA.
• Actiontec and D-Link MoCA-certified Ethernet Coax Bridges and Actiontec's Broadband Home Router which incorporate Entropic Communications MoCA chipsets are part of the demonstration.
• Other MoCA member products on display include Cisco, ADB, Pace and Motorola MoCA-certified set top boxes and DVRs as well as MoCA-approved PoE filters and amplifiers from members CommScope, Perfect Path and Soontai.

Visit http://mocalliance.org/ or booth SP-150.

The MPEG Industry Forum and the 3D@Home Consortium have released their new glossary of terms for describing stereoscopic video. More than 235 terms made it into the final glossary, aimed at 3D videographers, crews, post, and test facilities. The terms were identified and defined by a team of the 3D@Home's Content Committee, ST1, and MPEGIF's 3D Working Group, both lead by Sean McCarthy, Ph.D., from Motorola Mobility. The glossary can be found at: http://www.mpegif.org/m4if/bod/Working%20Groups/3DTV%20Working%20Group%20Index.php. Visit http://www.mpegif.org/ or booth #SP-152.

MS Communications will announce the release of the new Minerva Instructional video based on the Minerva iTVManager 4.1 release. The video can play over the local or community channel, or a modular version can be viewed on-demand. The video demonstrates the functions of the electronic program guide and can be customized with an operator's name, logo and contact information. Service providers can reduce CSR and installer help time, improve customer satisfaction and provide the company with a professional image and a competitive sales tool. Visit www.m2s2.com or booth #356.

Nagra Kudelski (Nagravision and OpenTV) will showcase solutions that transform the consumer's media experience. The company's comprehensive security, integrated service platforms and personalized multi-device consumer experiences enable service providers to monetize media with innovative business models. A selection of advanced solutions will be on display and will demonstrate how operators can quickly deploy next generation IPTV solutions and enhance the consumer's viewing experience. Visit www.nagravision.com or booth #225.

Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, will demonstrate its recently announced resource monitoring capabilities and JPEG 2000 video access module, answering industry demand for a cost-effective, integrated solution for low latency compression and high quality video transport. The company invites attendees to join Per Lindgren, VP of business development as he shares insights on managing QoE during TelcoTV panel session, "Delivering IPTV with Predictable Quality of Experience" on November 11. Visit www.netinsight.se/en/ or booth #135.

Nokia Siemens Networks will showcase its new "Ubiquity Multiscreen TV" that combines Internet with TV on any device. The new software client for 'any device with a screen' allows people to watch TV via any network. The Multiscreen TV client integrates "Over the Top" (Internet) TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access. It provides a user interface for services delivered via Nokia Siemens Networks Ubiquity Multiscreen TV Platform, irrespective of location or device. Visit http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com or booth #411.

Skitter, Inc. will showcase two significant developments in the Skitter.TV hybrid IPTV/OTT entertainment services platform. On display will be the Skitter Acclaim™ live video encoders, which offer low bitrate MPEG-4 video encoding and patent-pending prioritized VBR™ streaming. Skitter.TV will also debut the new Skitter Box™ hybrid OTT/IPTV set-top box. The $99 Skitter Box delivers live television, over-the-top (OTT) Web video, digital audio and apps in both high definition and standard definition from a single device. Visit www.Skitter.TV or booth #563.

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, will speak at TelcoTV on the topic of developing certification programs for growth opportunities in the video services market. In addition, the UNH-IOL will announce its collaboration with BroadLight. Consumer and enterprise network capacity demands spurred this joint effort to develop the first Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) Optical Line Terminal (OLT) emulator, capable of testing OMCI (ITU-T G.984.4) interoperability and compliance for the cable and telecommunications industry. Visit www.iol.unh.edu/ or booth #SP-154.

Weather Central will debut four new products at the show. WxPoint:LIVE Premium 4.1 is a fully customizable, SD/HD quality local turn-key solution, featuring world-class weather, customizable design, value-added advertising. Personal MicroCast® 3.0 is a unique, personalized forecast for online and mobile audience that provides the only hyper-local, true point forecast in the industry. Interactive Radar™ offers accurate, local, high-resolution online weather, maximizes your live radar's local data, and provides local sponsorship opportunities. MOBILE 3™ is a total and unique mobile solution designed for all mobile phones. Visit www.wxc.com or Booth #CS5.

Witbe, the worldwide leader of video Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring solutions, believes that subscribers who spend more money to view premium content will demand a higher quality of service. Witbe anticipates this need and offers TV service providers and broadcasters an innovative solution for quality assurance. They will present their 3D stereoscopic TV monitoring solution, the first of its kind. The solution uses active robots that interact with any kind of 3D services: on-demand or live content, including the set-top box (STB). Visit www.witbe.net or booth #126.

Over 130 exhibitors will participate in the main hall of the expo, which is open on the second and third day of the event. The agenda has been designed to provide ample time for attendees to visit both the conference sessions and the show floor. Visit http://www.TelcoTVonline.com for a complete conference and expo agenda.

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