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1. Pick Pockets
I was a Victim at Milan Centrale Metro Station. I was just coming to the end of the escalator down to the platform for the train to the Duomo but 2 men ran down behind me, one dropped his phone and...more
2. Central Station
My family and I were ending a European holiday and took a train from Florence to Milan, intending to leave from Malpensa airport the next morning. While my wife and daughter went to get a taxi, to...more
3. Traffic
as others have said, traffic is crazy. they do NOT stop at crossings, they ignore red lights. they drive around other cars that are waiting and don't get me started on the motor bikes I've only been...more
5. Learn the Italian for "Tap Water Please"!!
After a morning's wandering around the central touristy bit I fancied putting my feet up for a bit and just watching the world go by. This little cafe, whose...more
6. A Rip-off Restaurant!!
This tip also appears under "Restaurants" but 'll repeat it here just in case someone is checking out just the "Warning or Danger" tips - After a long day's...more
7. Bracelet Street Vendors
Though Milan has a lovely atmosphere, the pushy street "vendors" can ruin a bit. They are around the main hotspots, especially il Duomo and the street just...more
8. Problem Areas
I was a little wary of Milan, but after a day or two about the city I quickly became very relaxed, as if I'd lived there all my life. There are a few areas you...more
9. Touts, hawkers and others... Not really dangerous!
First of all, I need to say that this is a warning, but not really a danger. I never really felt threatened in Milan, and I think that the touts and other...more
10. Beware of the hot climate during summer
We visited Milan in August 2012 during a heatwave, and the heat was absolutely terrible. I don't know the temperatures and I think they were not even that high...more
11. Cover your shoulders when visiting a church!
As far as I know this is a custom throughout the whole country of Italy, and I am sure most VTers know about this, but I still wanted to write a tip here...more
12. Central Station, Milan
I've been through Milan Central Station four times over the past two summers and have spent a night in a hotel only a few hundred metres away. I have felt safe...more
13. Rip off prices
This bar/restaurant across from the central station was a major rip off. 30 euros for a small pizza for two and two small beers!! They done us and were rubbing...more
14. Validate that Ticket!
Before you board a train in Italy, you must validate your ticket by feeding it into a machine on the wall, which stamps a date/time code on it. This prevents...more
15. Lack of bathrooms at the Galleria
If you are shopping at the Galleria and needed a bathroom, you are doomed! There are no public restrooms anywhere except to go to the ground floor. When I was...more
16. Punch your ticket.
I am not sure whether this tip applies merely to certain regions in Italy or is nationwide, but I think it is worth passing on. Having arrived in Milan,...more
17. Watch out for your bags in Salernitano on Vitruvio
I am 95% sure that the personnel of Ristorante Salernitano took my bag with all my documents while me and my friends were dining there. The employees were...more
18. Beware of the bird seed sellers
In the piazzas of Italy there are a lot of pigeons, and along with those come also the bird seed sellers. These guys are standing in the piazzas and waiting...more
19. Gangs of Thieves in NICE SUITS
Beware riding the metro that thieves may look very presentable. Yesterday a man on a crowded metro car was surrounded by about 6 other men in nice suits and...more
There are few canals (Navigli) in Milan that you can fall into. So be careful. I've seen it's not that easy to get out. And once you fall in, you can not only...more
21. Mandatory validation of the train tickets
The train tickets in Italy have a usual validity of 6 months (or 3 months depending on the type of the train) from the issuing date and need to be validated...more
22. Railway workers strike
This is definitely something that became very common in Italy lately and obviously the nightmare of almost all my business trips there.I think soon I will be...more
23. Closed subway stations
When you woke up at 6am to catch a 7am train a closed train station can change your whole day. My hotel was located between two stops of two different subway...more
24. The worst moment to visit the Duomo
If you are considering to visit Milan, because you are willing to admire the Cathedral... please, ask for information in advance. The photograph show how the...more
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|February 14, 2014 12:50 PM EST
Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its latest Multiscreen TV Service Strategies and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which provides insights into pay-TV operators' plans for multiscreen video services and delivering live and file-based video content to subscribers with multiple devices.
"In a growing number of markets, pay-TV providers find themselves at a crossroads," notes Jeff Heynen, principal analyst for broadband access and pay TV at Infonetics Research. "Their traditional business models are under attack as telco IPTV providers, over-the-top (OTT) providers, and consumer electronics companies — Netflix, LOVEFiLM, Amazon, Hulu, Apple, Samsung, and others — continue to divert revenue away from them."
"Pay-TV operators are simultaneously grappling with how to address the desire among subscribers to take their content with them wherever they go, whenever they go," adds Heynen. "The net result is a major change in what equipment pay TV operators invest in to ingest, encode, transcode, and play out video content, as well as how they negotiate with content owners for the right to distribute content across multiple formats."
- Value-added services like second screen apps and enhanced DVR capabilities have gained in popularity due to the convergence happening in the living room between smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs
- For most pay-TV providers, the tablet has become the de facto second screen: 47% of respondent operators support tablets as part of their multiscreen service now, growing to 89% by 2015
- Apple's HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) currently leads video streaming protocols in use by respondents; however, Microsoft's Smooth Streaming closes in by 2015
- Among operator respondents, Cisco is the most familiar vendor of multiscreen video equipment and receives the highest rankings for a variety of criteria
- Multiscreen is still a relatively new service offering for many pay-TV operators, making it necessary for multiscreen equipment vendors to demonstrate the reliability of their products and provide support to customers
For its 35-page multiscreen TV study, Infonetics interviewed purchase-decision makers at incumbent, competitive, and independent wireless operators from North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific about their plans for delivering multiscreen video. The study provides insights into business drivers and challenges, technological challenges, types of devices and mobile operating systems supported, transcoding and delivery methods, number of live streaming channels and VOD titles offered, value-added services, and familiarity with and ratings of multiscreen vendors. Survey respondents represent 30% of worldwide telecom capex and 24% of revenue. To buy the survey, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.
- Latest Infonetics Pay TV and Video research brief: http://bit.ly/MLiTUV
- Emerging markets driving growth in pay-TV market
- Cable STB shipments nose-dive in Asia in 3Q13; Arris takes first
- Pay-TV providers sweat legacy assets while gearing up for ultra-high-definition TV
- Cable's share of pay-TV market continues to shrink as telco IPTV and satellite surge
- Focus of home networking industry squarely on multiscreen video
Download Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.
- Research Note: Infonetics Research's Top 2014 Trends (Jan. 7)
- Research Note: Improving the Multiscreen Experience Tops 2014's Video Priority List; Bet on HEVC and MPEG-DASH, Not 4K (Jan. 23)
- Research Note: With Roamio, TiVo Aims Squarely for Service Provider Contracts (Jan. 29)
- Research Note: OnCue Purchase Rounds Out Verizon's Multiscreen Capabilities (Jan. 29)
- Broadband Scale Drives Comcast's Bid for Time Warner Cable (Feb. 13)
- Set-Top Boxes and Pay TV Subscribers Market Share and Forecasts (Mar. 11)
- Pay TV Services and Subscribers Market Share and Forecasts (May 1)
- Pay TV Subscriber Database by Provider (May 6)
- IP Set-Top Box Features and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey (May 15)
- Broadcast and Streaming Video Equipment Market Share and Forecasts (May 29)
Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.
- Using Video Gateways to Improve the Multiscreen Experience (View on-demand)
- Adding Value to the Network with Integrated Policy and Charging (Feb. 18: Attend)
- 100G in the Metro: When and Where It Will Be Economical (Feb. 19: Attend)
- The Copper Path, From Vectoring to G.Fast (Mar. 11: Attend)
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Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV.
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