TELCO TV: Networks challenged by growth of video

By Alan Breznick

NEW ORLEANS – Arguing that video lies at the centre of all of today's most significant network and cultural trends, Calix Networks CEO Carl Russo believes that service providers are now in a challenging, but possibly rewarding, position. Speaking at the TelcoTV conference here last week, Russo observed that most of the information being captured today is now digital, while our culture is becoming increasingly virtual. And video sits at the centre of it all. "Video is the common denominator of all these trends,” he said. “Video will be the way people interact, not only with content, but also with...