February, 2010

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Telco Insights

Interview with Knut Aasrud, GM Communications Sector EMEA at Microsoft

Posted over 3 years ago

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Q: Tell us a little about yourself. I started my role as General Manager for Microsoft's Communications Sector EMEA in July 2009. It's our role to lead Microsoft's charge across the telecoms and media and entertainment markets. That is my priority and since July. I've been working to get a closer understanding of those markets and the opportunity for our customers, and where Microsoft can be a catalyst for their success. I love the richness of our business in the Communications Sector and of the EMEA region. It's a vibrant sector, touching consumers and businesses of all sizes. It's equally...
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Mediaroom 2.0 Unites Software and Cloud Services to Power New TV Experiences Across Many Screens

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Microsoft today unveiled the next version of its Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV software platform - Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 - which enables subscription TV providers to deliver more digital entertainment to more screens, using a single cloud-based infrastructure. Mediaroom 2.0 will be available for operators to start testing beginning next month. Mediaroom 2.0 can be deployed by TV operators as their ‘entertainment cloud' to power the delivery of a complete television service including cloud DVR, on-demand features, interactive applications, and access to both operator-hosted content and externally...