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The next time you’re at a family party and you want to end an awkward conversation with an annoying relative, start talking about the least sexy thing in the living room: the set-top box (STB). Point to that drab rectangle below or alongside the television with a half-cocked smile and your freedom from small talk is all but guaranteed.... More Info

People all over the world still love to watch TV. The number of households that subscribe to pay-TV, an umbrella term that encompasses cable, satellite and IPTV (internet protocol television) services, currently stands at 804 million, having grown 8 percent last year, and is expected to pass the one-billion mark by 2017, according to a recent report from Multimedia Research Group (MRG).... More Info

It is undeniable that over-the-top (OTT) video streaming has impacted mobile service providers in ways they could never have predicted. The Ericsson Mobility Report for June 2013 revealed that video accounts for more than 30 percent of all mobile-data traffic around the world today, and is on a trajectory to pass 45 percent in the next five years.... More Info

The migration to all-IP networks and the flood of new viewing devices, from smartphones and game consoles to smart TVs, signal that the video delivery market is going through a major revolution. The surprising speed with which tablets have been adopted has led to the normalization of multimedia consumption on the move, leading to a shift in the way services are delivered and video quality is controlled, just as a shift in the way that cable, satellite and telecom operators engage with customers has emerged because of “video application providers”—in other words, pure internet players—that now compete with the industry’s established service providers.... More Info

Most mobile subscribers who sign up for LTE services are lured by a network that’s faster than their current devices are capable of handling, one that allows them to access high-quality content when they want it, where they want it. Enhanced quality of experience (QoE) is another draw, and LTE provides mobile operators with a low-latency, high-bandwidth network that’s significantly superior to 3G; encouraging LTE subscribers to consume more data than the average 3G customer.... More Info