http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/iptv The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/chris-chapman/chapmans-take-telecom/powering-modern-communications-no-margin-error <p class="Body"><span>We live in an age where everything we do is based on instant communications - starting with the simple hello over email and phone to watching videos or finding our way around town on a GPS system. People expect information at their fingertips and have little tolerance when there is any interruption. This expectation has been set by companies today and their networks have to <a href="http://www.spirent.com/go/hypermetrics">deliver performance</a> at the touch of a button.</p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/chris-chapman/chapmans-take-telecom/powering-modern-communications-no-margin-error">read more</a></p> ROI telecom NGN VOIP QoE IPTV Next Generation Networks Innovation Technology Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:55:59 -0500 Chris Chapman 1161988 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/hitachi-reinvents-tv-remote-trackball <!--paging_filter--><p>I'm totally left befuddled by the current trend of having full-function TV/AV remotes with two hundred tiny buttons and a screen for Windows connectivity. Instead, I'm all about simplicity, which is why Hitachi's trackball-style reinvention pleases me.</p><p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3176848474_72cc9926ea.jpg?v=0" width="400" height="400" class="float-right"></p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/hitachi-reinvents-tv-remote-trackball">read more</a></p> simplicity hitachi trackball remote Hitachi Design media center remote control IPTV trackball Innovation Technology Design Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:46:42 -0500 Kit Eaton 1128855 at http://www.fastcompany.com