Streaming toward television’s future: A detailed look at 4K video and how Akamai is making it a reality

Among the first order of business for 4K video is bandwidth, particularly the last-mile kind. Although there’s quibbling about exactly how much oomph is needed to faithfully render ultra-high definition images on screens, the early consensus is that 4K will demand downstream throughput of 15-20 megabits per second, minimally – and as always, more is better. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, for instance, said he thinks a steady rate of 15Mbps is sufficient to do the job. “It’s around 15 megabits per second,” Hastings said in an interview from the 2013 Copenhagen Future of TV Conference. “It’s not too bad.”

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Chugg Entertainment

Chugg Entertainment is an internationally recognised live entertainment business operating within the Australian and South East Asian markets for the last decade. The business continues to grow significantly in both size and strength. The volume, stature and diversity of the tours and projects Chugg Entertainment promotes are unrivalled in the Australasian market. Chugg Entertainment’s experience and expertise has seen it deliver shows and festivals to new markets previously not open to Australian promoters. As a result, the business has become the most diverse of its kind, now promoting music of all genres as well as theatre and family events through Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

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Scanity HDR- high dynamic range film scanner

whitePaper | May 20, 2021

Scanning normal colour negative images for post-production and visual effects using modern high-end technology allows users to capture the dynamic range of the colour negative. Film archives, however, typically manage large volumes of historic images, and require specialist equipment which enables the capture of an even greater dynamic range. This is particularly important when managing black and white (B&W) recorded images on either print or negative stocks which have a high dynamic range (HDR). Traditionally, HDR scanning.

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The Fastest Way From Web 2.0 To Web3 Gaming

whitePaper | August 5, 2022

Arena Games is a Web 3.0 multiplayer mobile games platform connecting developers and players in a simple and safe mode We create a convenient way to turn games into web3 for developers, and easy access to GameFi for players

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A complete guide to thriving in the Free Ad-supported Streaming TV world

whitePaper | September 23, 2022

No content owner can stay oblivious to the existence and impact of FAST in today’s age. The rising popularity of connected TVs is indirectly paving the way for FAST into millions of living rooms. Talking about Australia specifically, 8 in every 10 consumers have access to a connected TV and prefer to use it to consume content as opposed to other devices such as mobile phones. The penetration of streaming TV in the APAC region is quite impressive as well. Here’s a quick glance based on data from Globa lWeb Index 2020 report.

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PlayFuel: Fueling the Gaming Industry

whitePaper | December 17, 2019

PlayFuel brings the power of blockchain technology to the gaming world. We are doing this by creating a platform that allows developers to earn funding by integrating PlayFuel into their games and allowing players to mine PLF — crypto-tokens just by playing. Players can use these tokens to buy games, redeem exclusive goodies or even exchange the tokens into real money. Developers can gain funding through gamers who purchase PLF and invest in the development of their games. Investors get access to beta testing, exclusive in-game items, and will be one of the first users to be given access to the actual game.

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Open Radio Access Network Architecture on AWS

whitePaper | December 2, 2022

The Open Radio Access Network, or O-RAN, is an approach to transform the radio access network to a disaggregated, open, virtualized, and fully inter-operable mobile network. The O-RAN uses cloud technologies as its foundation to achieve the architecture goals and provide low-cost and fully automated 5G networks. AWS is an ideal cloud platform for the O-RAN network innovation, with more than 200 featured services and globally adopted infrastructure for telecom customers. This whitepaper explores the concept of the O-RAN, offers a reference architecture for the O-RAN on AWS, and presents best practices on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for key features of the O-RAN.

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Smart Link Solution

whitePaper | November 25, 2022

Smart Link Solution is a futuristic technological company that aims to leverage the opportunities presented by blockchain technology to build applications that solve realworld solutions while ensuring the privacy of all users. To achieve its objectives, we have developed the blockchain architecture, called the Smart Link Connect, which allows for cross-communication and interoperability of different web3 platforms and systems.

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Spotlight

Chugg Entertainment

Chugg Entertainment is an internationally recognised live entertainment business operating within the Australian and South East Asian markets for the last decade. The business continues to grow significantly in both size and strength. The volume, stature and diversity of the tours and projects Chugg Entertainment promotes are unrivalled in the Australasian market. Chugg Entertainment’s experience and expertise has seen it deliver shows and festivals to new markets previously not open to Australian promoters. As a result, the business has become the most diverse of its kind, now promoting music of all genres as well as theatre and family events through Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

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