 Report of 2010, VimpleCom, 393 merger with WIND Telecom, 420 FIOS (fiber-optic service), 134 virtualization, 4, 35-38 network neutrality modifications, 294 as green, efficient strategy, 37 Verizon Wireless, 134, 135, 311, 346 centralization of applications and storage, 54 cable TV providers' sale of spectrum to, 317 desktop virtualization, 65 spectrum holdings and wide area of coverage, host operating software, 35 impact of virtualized hardware failure, 62 Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite major enabler of cloud computing, 36 services, 412 managing, 65-69 Viacom, 284 networking routers together, 270 video scalability and energy savings from, 36 CDNs as key enablers of quality on Internet, server and storage, 58 and storage, 38 compression, 14-17, 46 storage and server, 52 Digital Signal Processor (DSP), 72 support by data centers, 53 driving increased Internet traffic, 266 virtual call centers, 94 over MPLS networks, 81 virtual machines, 35 prioritizing on VLANs, 77 applications on, communication with SANs requirements for greater capacity in routers, and end-user computers, 59 unchecked proliferation on physical host serv- residential desktop video services, 91 ers, 66 sites, generators of e-commerce revenue, 286 virtual ports, 235 streamed from Internet to consumers, Virtual Private Cloud, 36 280-286 virtual private line service (VPLS), 268 cultural, economic, and technological virtual private networks. See VPNs factors, 281 virtual servers, 22 over-the-top companies VS. cable provid- virtual switches on physical servers, 60 ers, 282-285 viruses, 276 technical challenges, many video formats, Vivo Participacoes, 404 VLANs (virtual local-area networks), 71, 104 supporting more video by converting to digi- prioritizing voice and video on, 77 tal cable TV, 192 VLR (visitor location register), 209 video conferencing, 53, 89 VMware, Inc., 35 group or room-type, 91 collaborative coalition, 55 growing interest in, 91 Hypervisor software, 66 reasons for low usage, 91 Vodacom, 407 telepresence, high definiti