CISCO AT IBC 2009

IBC Video Blogs

September 30, 2009

Cisco Video Assurance Management Solution Wins CSI “Best Monitoring or Network Management Solution”

The Cisco Video Assurance Management Solution (VAMS) provides a modular, extensible fault management architecture helping transform service providers into experience providers. This standards-based solution enables real-time, centralized monitoring and management of multi-vendor, multi-technology, headend, backbone, regional, and aggregation networks for video services. One of the unique features of VAMS is that it provides a direct correlation between the video and IP network identifiers for each program/channel.

Our video reporter, Zoya Fallah, met with Asha Kalyur, Video Solutions Marketing Manager for Cisco Systems, to learn about the CSI Award presented at IBC 2009.

September 11, 2009

Cisco at IBC 2009
How Medianets Are Transforming the Video Experience
New Cisco IPTV and Hybrid set-top series offer more processing power and home networking features than previous models.

In the video interview below, Cisco’s Bob McIntyre and Murali Nemani discuss key examples of how medianet technology is helping service provider customers manage the complexity and scale of video delivery to ensure quality of service for the end user.

September 16, 2009
Cisco at IBC: From the Show Floor
Hybrid Solutions Generate Buzz
Ken Morse, CTO of Cisco Service Provider Video Technology Group, reports from IBC 2009 that glass-to-glass hybrid video solutions (IP with terrestrial, cable or satellite) are generating significant interest at the show. Cisco glass-to-glass solutions include content acquisition to consumer delivery via set-top boxes.

Medianet Technologies - The Future of Video
Murali Nemani, Director of Cisco Video Solutions Marketing, discusses how Virgin Media and Mediaset are embracing medianet technologies to poise themselves for the future of video - blending online, broadcast and service provider experiences.

September 18, 2009
Cisco at IBC: Cisco Enriches Digital Video Experience for Serbia Broadband Consumers
Medianet Technology Brings High-Definition Video and Personalized On-Demand Services to Southeast Europe
Cisco announces that it is developing an end-to-end digital video solution for Serbia Broadband (SBB) and Telemach in Slovenia to provide rich, interactive and personalized media experiences to their subscribers.

Starting November 2009, consumers will be able to access high-definition (HD) video, to be followed by a variety of interactive services such as real-time video on demand (VoD), digital video recording (DVR), gaming, and information retrieval for live news and weather updates.

Dragan Solak, Serbia Broadband and Telemach Board Chairman, shares why they chose Cisco to evolve its video network to a medianet.