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Netgear completes TR-069 interoperability testing with SupportSoft
BANGALORE: Netgear a provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products and SupportSoft a of Real-Time Service Management (RTSM) software, announced in Santa Clara, California that they have successfully conducted interoperability testing of the DSL Forum CPE WAN Management protocol, known as TR-069, in the SupportSoft Digital 360° Interoperability Lab.
The independent compatibility testing of DSL Forum’s TR-069 specification ensures that a service provider’s operational support center can easily configure, activate, and manage equipment such as Netgear’s DSL CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) using software solutions such as SupportSoft’s ServiceGateway.
This enables service providers to effectively control the costs of deployment and support of their CPE device, as well as tightly manage triple play service delivery. TR-069 compatibility provides Netgear DSL CPE channel partners and end-users with the assurance that they are well-positioned to easily and confidently handle the increasingly essential convergence of data, voice, and entertainment services.
“Our service provider customers now have the remote CPE management capabilities they need, thereby giving us the competitive advantage offered by demonstrating interoperability with SupportSoft’s solutions and the TR-069 specification,” a release quotes Netgear director of broadband services products David James. “We have also benefited from SupportSoft’s vast service provider experience in helping to develop and validate our TR-069 compatibility and implementation strategy.”
“CPE equipment interoperability with industry standards and software can give digital service providers a competitive advantage by allowing the remote management of CPE equipment that is essential for the delivery of future services,” a release also quotes SupportSoft director of product management Richard Caballero. “NETGEAR understands that interoperability is another step forward in providing their digital service provider customers with the tools they need to successfully deploy services now and in the future.”
TR-069 provides the necessary framework for efficient and scalable deployment of new services on the DSL broadband infrastructure, including combined delivery of voice, video, and high-speed data services.
SupportSoft lab testing has validated that Netgear’s DSL CPE devices and SupportSoft ServiceGateway software interoperate in accordance with the DSL Forum TR-069 specification.
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CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
