Features

January February 2008

Second coming for scalable video coding Philip Hunter reports on the re-emergence of scalable video coding, which thanks to its layered approach is now finding its place in a world of multi-platform content	Talking about a revolution The DVB-S2 standard, together with MPEG-4, offers a seemingly ‘golden combination’ for satellite broadcasters, but there are some pitfalls on the way, says Chris Forrester	TV over WiMAX WiMAX has gained a place in the 3G stable, and while it's a good fit for mobile TV it's not yet ready for IPTV, says Philip Hunter
3G is watching you Vendors expect 2008 to mark the beginning of an extensive adoption of mobile video in the consumer surveillance market, but business models will be a challenge, says Goran Nastic	Phones, homes and televisions Silicon & Software Systems (S3) has long been involved with broadcasting, wireless and consumer electronics. This crossover makes the company well positioned for a wide industry view. CSI caught up with Philip Brennan, VP of consumer systems, to talk mobile TV and why healthcare may be the big app of home networking	Switched digital video for advanced services Bandwidth optimisation is key to personalised advertising deployment in cable networks, say Jeff Tyre and Kerry Washington
Femtocells to the rescue? Indoor coverage is the perennial issue of mobile TV, whether unicast or broadcast. Joe O'Halloran explores the role that the much-hyped femtocells can play	And the future is. fibre-like Arttu Purmonen discusses an upgrade option that exploits existing coax infrastructure, ETTH, with reference to an example installation in South Korea