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Despite offerings from traditional CDN vendors and stand-alone start-ups, mobile CDN is still minimal in North America. But some say that’s about to change.

Traditional “free” broadcast video and cable models are colliding with online distribution, clouding the picture of video monetization. David Allred, senior vice president of marketing and product management for Sezmi, offers his company’s take on the future of video services. Listen to this podcast HERE.

Microsoft looks to revive Windows through a distribution agreement with Bsquare, telcos for Windows 7 netbooks.

On day 1 of the Open Mobile Summit, carriers and vendors opined on how the open mobile Internet will evolve beyond the app store.

At least in part to counteract some of the Droid excitement of this week, Apple made a point of publicizing that its iPhone app store passed the 100,000 app mark. Might this be the least interesting news in the history of technology? It could be. How many apps do you use on your desktop? How many [...]

If and when mobile operators start charging by the byte, smartphone vendors will feel the crunch, too, as devices able to deliver fewer bits per feature — such as simple and highly-compressed Blackberry e-mail messages

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks are underway today in Seoul, South Korea, with proposals on the table that would force Internet service providers to watch and ultimately punish for illegal downloaders of copyrighted content. For now, reports on the substance of the talks is limited to a few press reports (see this IDG story as well [...]

Even Cisco’s “small acquisitions” are driven by big ambitions. In a deal announced today, Cisco said it will buy the set-top box business of China’s DVN for a total of about $44.5 million to expand its cable TV/video reach in that growing market. Cisco estimates there are just 160 million cable TV subscribers in China, expected to [...]

Advanced mobile services such as WiMax, high-speed packet access, long-term evolution and UMTS are forcing mobile operators to re-evaluate macro-focused network architecture

If it can’t win customers’ loyalty through great devices and service, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VOD, NYSE:VZ) may do so through exorbitant early termination fees (ETF). The carrier reportedly is doubling its ETFs, penalties consumers must pay if they back out of their contract early, from $175 to $350.

With net neutrality looming, content owners and service providers are challenged more than ever to deal with customers improperly downloading copyrighted content. Connected Planet talks with Richard Cotton, executive vice president and general counsel for NBC Universal, on how he sees this important issue playing out. Listen this podcast HERE.