TWiRT 212 - Get the Internet You Deserve

Do you know your D-SLAM from your DOCSIS? ISP and Network Engineer, Bob Holowenko, explains some little-known but common-sense ways to get the best Internet and WAN service from your ISP choices.  Plus Telephony Guru, Joe Talbot, joins us discussing how to get reliable VoIP service across your Internet connection. And IP Solutionist, Chris Tobin, tells how he got a big Internet mess solved - sort of - in his New York office building.  It’s practical Internet connection help and guidance on this week’s TWiRT.

Guest:
Bob Holowenko, Network and Telecom Engineer, VE7WNK

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist, Content Creator Solutions
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 212 - Get the Internet You Deserve

TWiRT 211 - Studio Builds with Robert Combs

From old-school studio wiring and transmitter installation, to new IP-Audio routing and backhaul, Robert Combs has seen and heard it all.  As a Regional Director of Engineering for Cumulus, Combs is one of a few “go-to” guys when a world-class studio is going together, or a new technology is being tested in the field.  We’re talking with Robert about engineering management of a region of radio stations, and how newer IP-Audio technology streamlines today’s radio studio demands.

Guest:
Robert Combs, Regional Director of Engineering, Cumulus Media, Savannah, Georgia

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist, Content Creator Solutions
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 211 - Studio Builds with Robert Combs

TWiRT 210 - SNMP with Charlie Toner

Since 1992 SNMP has been used to manage IT devices over IP networks, now engineers can manage networked broadcast equipment, too.  Charlie Toner is an SNMP expert. He explains how good use of SNMP affords control of your broadcast devices, codecs, transmitters, and automation systems.  Plus, we get clues on how to create a robust network environment of managed broadcast devices with SNMP

Guest:
Charlie Toner, Director of Engineering, Pineridge Broadcasting

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist

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TWiRT 209 - Joe Talbot - SIP Tech Update

Quadcopters? We just can’t stop talking about them! So, there’s that.  And Joe Talbot joins us from the high desert in Nevada.  With more and more broadcasters moving away from POTS and ISDN tech, SIP/VoIP is bringing better-sounding phone calls into hundreds of radio and TV stations. How do you get SIP into your facility? Joe Talbot explains.

Websites mentioned during the show:

Flyable airspace inforamtion for drones from Gigaom
Fluke LinkSprinter IP tester: www.linksprinter.com
Vitelity (SIP provider) www.vitelity.com
Visualware - Internet connection testing for VoIP: myspeed.visualware.com
IP-Audio Connection Tests

Guest:
Joe Talbot, Product Manager - Telos Systems

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, VP & Exec Dir - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 209 - Joe Talbot - SIP Tech Update

TWiRT 208 - Live at NAB 2014

Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack bring some of the best of NAB 2014 live from the NAB Central Exhibit Hall.  One after another, engineers and company execs answer questions and share with us what’s hot at this year’s NAB.  

Special thanks to Broadcast Electronics for hosting TWiRT in their terrific stand at NAB, and providing Internet connectivity for our video feed.

Guests include:
Don Backus, BE AudioVault
Frank Foti, Telos Alliance
Mike Erickson, Wheatstone
Greg Shay, Telos Alliance
Chuck Kelly, Nautel
Leif Claesson, Omnia Audio
Tom King, Kintronic Labs
Vincent Defretin, Sound4
Shane Toven, Wyoming Public Media
Andrea Toven, Smiling Dog Systems
Jason Wisnieski, Telos Alliance
Barry Mishkind, The Broadcasters' Desktop Reference

and many more!

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, VP & Exec Dir - Telos Systems
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TWiRT is brought to you by the 5 brands of the Telos Alliance - supporting radio, TV, and Internet broadcasters with high-performance equipment for compelling audio quality and consistency.  On the web at TelosAlliance.com

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TWiRT 208 - Live at NAB 2014