Five years ago this week… Broadcom pledged allegiance to AirTies, as the two entered a partnership on managed mesh WiFi systems that would offer operators and ISPs the intelligent capabilities required to support mass carrier grade WiFi deployments. This partnership potentially gave Broadcom the upper hand to steal operator deals from Quantenna, which was also serving silicon to AirTies, while also accelerating AirTies’ planned expansion into US-based tier 1s. — Multiscreen software developer 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) is pairing its UX management platform, coined the 3Ready Control Center, with the UX Engine from content personalization specialist ContentWise. The idea is to develop AI and ML tools to create a highly adaptive UX that is closely aligned with viewer interests…