News@Cisco: Video Networking Customer News

Ontario Hospital Organization Benefits from Simplified Operations

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST

July 3, 2007 BUSINESS CHALLENGE The Niagara Health System (NHS) is Ontario's largest multi-site hospital amalgamation, consisting of six hospital sites and an ambulatory care centre serving 434,000 residents across 12 municipalities. The NHS has approximately 4200 employees, including 1,800 nurses, and is supported by about 650 physicians. Care provided is wide-ranging, and includes approximately 186,000 patient visits annually at the NHS Emergency Departments and Prompt ...

Bredbaand Nord Launches Video Service over Cisco IP Next- Generation Network

Tue, 22 May 2007 11:15:00 PST

ANGA Cable, COLOGNE, May 22, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that Danish utility company Bredbaand Nord has launched video services over a Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) platform comprising a headend from Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company and a Cisco Ethernet fiber-to-the-home (E-FTTH) network. The initial service to customers is designed to provide up to 46 channels of video over a connection specified at 100 megabit per second (Mbps)* direct to the home with ...

HP Helps Broadband Provider MVB Offer "Triple Play" Services Over High-speed Network

Mon, 21 May 2007 23:15:00 PST

NICE, France, May 22, 2007 - HP today announced that it has teamed with Cisco and MidtVest Bredbaand (MVB), a Denmark-based broadband provider, to build a high-speed, fiber-to-the-home network for the delivery of advanced services such as video on demand and interactive TV to homes and businesses. Using the new network, MVB's Content Denmark subsidiary will deliver to more than 200,000 customers the so-called "triple play" of Internet protocol (IP)-based services: Internet, ...

IBM to Offer Complete Infrastructure Solution for IPTV in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 23, 2007 - IBM (NYSE: IBM), the global leader in information technology services, today announced a new internet protocol television (IPTV) infrastructure solution for service providers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa who want to offer next-generation IPTV entertainment services along with their data and voice services. The new IPTV infrastructure solution from IBM will assist clients in optimizing network usage, establishing competitive ...

Unified Communications Brings Immediacy to Collaboration

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

March 5, 2007 By David Barry, News@Cisco If physicians were equipped with mobile devices on their belts that were hooked into a Unified Communications (UC) system, what might they be able to accomplish that they can't today? "They'll be able to reach other physicians and specialists immediately and eliminate the phone tag that costs hours of time and impacts patient care," says Joe Brickweg, infrastructure director for the information systems department ...

Major Spanish Broadcaster Selects Scientific Atlanta for Network Expansion

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PST

KORTRIJK, Belgium - March 1, 2007 - Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, today announced Abertis Telecom has expanded the regional program delivery capability of Spain's regional television association, Federation of Autonomic Radio and Television Entities (FORTA), by nearly 40 percent with an extensive Scientific Atlanta® video contribution network platform. The new Abertis contribution network extends the reach of FORTA into three new regions, Aragon, Asturias and Murcia. ...

Cisco and SES Americom to Launch Complete IPTV Solution for North American RLECs

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. and PRINCETON, NJ - February 7, 2007 - Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) and SES AMERICOM, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges : SESG), today announced an agreement to enable rural local exchange carriers (RLECs) in North America to easily, quickly and cost-effectively offer IPTV to their subscribers using an innovative solution that combines the Cisco IP Next-Generation Networks (IP NGNs) with SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIMETM IPTV ...

Internode Expands Regional and Business and Services and Prepares for IPTV with Cisco

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:00:00 PST

ITU TELECOM WORLD - Hong Kong, China - Dec. 5, 2006 - Leading Australian broadband provider Internode has purchased additional Cisco core and edge Internet equipment to drive its international network, expand its dedicated business offerings, and act as a foundation for delivering asymmetric digital subscriber line 2-plus (ADSL2+) services such as IPTV throughout metropolitan and regional Australia. Headquartered in Adelaide, Internode operates a national end-to-end Cisco network. ...

IPTV Growth Drives FASTWEB's National Network Upgrade with Cisco

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:00:00 PST

MILAN & ITU Telecom World, Dec. 5, 2006 -- Cisco® announced today that FASTWEB, Italy's second-largest fixed telecommunications services provider, has chosen to deliver significant enhancements to its national network with the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture. This significant upgrade, implemented by Italtel, a Cisco strategic alliance partner, will expand FASTWEB's national network capacity and enhance quality-of-service (QoS) capabilities in order ...

Cisco IP NGN Enables End-to-End Digital Video and IPTV Service Delivery for 'Video 2.0'

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:00:00 PST

ITU TELECOM WORLD - HONG KONG, China - December 4, 2006 - Cisco ® today announced a series of new and enhanced solutions that enable carriers of all types and sizes to deliver a "Connected Life" for businesses and consumers over the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture. The Cisco IP NGN enables the development and delivery of application- and subscriber-aware services to help providers increase revenue and enhance efficiencies for improved profitability ...

Cisco Content Delivery System Enables Delivery of Personalized Digital Video and IPTV Services

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:00:00 PST

ITU TELECOM WORLD - HONG KONG, China - December 4, 2006 - Cisco® today expanded the video and IPTV delivery capabilities of its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture with the introduction of the Cisco Content Delivery System (CDS). This solution offers both cable and wireline providers a highly-extensible platform for the delivery of video-on-demand and time-shifted video services. The Cisco CDS enables carriers to accelerate the creation and distribution of ...

Cisco Announces Industry's First Network-Based, Standards- Based Rapid Channel-Change and Video Error Repair Technology to Enhance IPTV Viewing Experience over IP NGNs

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:00:00 PST

ITU TELECOM WORLD - HONG KONG, China - December 4, 2006 - Cisco® today extended the video delivery capabilities of its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture with the introduction of Visual Quality Experience (VQE) technology, designed to improve the quality of wireline IPTV services and subscribers' viewing experiences. VQE enables network-based rapid channel-change and video error repair, two significant challenges in the development and delivery of wireline ...

Santa's Using Video Phone Technology from Cisco to Deliver Old-Fashioned Christmas Cheer at Hospitals in Canada, Germany and the United States

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:00:00 PST

WHAT: "The Cisco Santa Claus Connection" This holiday season, hospitalized children who otherwise would not have the chance to meet Santa Claus will be able to see and speak with jolly old St. Nick through the magic of an Internet video telephone from Cisco®. Children in Canada, Germany and the United States will be given a special opportunity to see and talk live with Santa during a special video telephone call that connects kids with ...

Cisco Technology Places Santiago Bernabéu Stadium at the Forefront of Next-Generation Sports Arenas

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:00:00 PST

Madrid, Nov. 20, 2006 - Cisco® announced today that Real Madrid Football Club is using Cisco networking, security and Unified Communications technologies to deliver video, voice, data and wireless services over a single network to its fans, corporate customers, employees and the press. The operations for the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium are now completely managed from the main control centre using Internet Protocol (IP) technology, making it possible to prepare the venue and control ...

TBS, Inc. Will Deliver Programming in Internet Protocol Format Using Scientific Atlanta's MPEG-4 Encoders

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:00:00 PST

ATLANTA, GA, November 9, 2006 - Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, today announced that Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) has chosen Scientific Atlanta's MPEG-4 D9034 Encoder to provide MPEG-4 signals for telecom companies. Turner Broadcasting will be the first U.S. linear programmer to provide its own MPEG-4 signal for Internet Protocol delivery of video content, enabling telecom operators to offer quality video as a part of their services to customers. Scientific ...

Cisco Announces the Cisco TelePresence Meeting Solution -- A Breakthrough "In-Person" Experience for Real-Time, Remote, Business Communication and Collaboration

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:00:00 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 23, 2006 - Cisco today announced the Cisco TelePresence Meeting solution, a revolutionary new category of products that create live, "face-to-face" meeting experiences over an Internet Protocol (IP) network empowering users to interact and collaborate in ways they could not before. The Cisco TelePresence Meeting solution combines the reach, intelligence and reliability of the network with the simplicity of a telephone interface to deliver an entirely new ...