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Suddenlink signs up Sigma Systems to provision business services
June 17, 2013 12:09 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications has deployed the Sigma Systems fulfillment platform to automate the activation of voice and data services for its business customers. By using Sigma’s fulfillment offering, Suddenlink was able to achieve full integration from billing, order entry to delivery.
Time Warner Cable Business expands Teleworker availability
June 14, 2013 11:01 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable Business Class has expanded the availability of its Teleworker Solutions, which includes four bundled packages to pick from, across its Texas, Mid-West and Pacific West markets. The bundles combine high-speed Internet with business class phone and managed security to meet the needs of remote office workers.
Report: Customer premise equipment market choogling along
June 14, 2013 10:58 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsLed by gains in the cable and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) sectors, the broadband customer premise equipment market continued to post solid gains in the first quarter of this year. Thanks to the continued strong growth of FTTH and cable CPE, the global broadband CPE market hit $2.2 billion in the first quarter.
Atlantic Broadband goes exclusive with TiVo
June 14, 2013 10:54 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAtlantic Broadband will rely exclusively on TiVo for customer premise equipment, and will become the first U.S. MSO to leverage TiVo's complete product suite, according to the vendor, which also said the deal is exclusive. Atlantic Broadband will begin the rollout later this year.
Cisco announces newest core router: the CRS-X
June 13, 2013 1:54 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCisco today announced a new member of its Carrier Routing System (CRS) family of core routers, this one providing about 10 times the capacity of the founding product in the line, the CRS-1, which debuted in 2004. The new CRS-X, which will be available later this year, is a 400 Gbps per slot system that can be expanded to nearly 1 Pbps (petabit per second) in a multi-chassis deployment.
Ateme hires VP for strategic accounts in the Americas
June 13, 2013 1:51 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsVideo compression specialist Ateme has appointed Paul Kosac vice president of strategic accounts and channel partners for the Americas. Kosac has previously been employed in leadership positions at Scientific-Atlanta, Philips, PanAmSat, Cisco and Harmonic.
Foxtel debuts TV Everywhere app, OTT access
June 13, 2013 1:46 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsFoxtel is providing on demand and catch-up television services, using video processing systems from Elemental Technologies. The Australian service provider is now delivering over-the-top (OTT) content, in addition to roaming access to more than 50 channels through its Foxtel Go app.
Cable Show: creative operational efficiencies
June 13, 2013 1:38 pm | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | News | CommentsImproving the operational efficiencies of today’s increasingly sophisticated and complex networks requires not only a whole new tool set, but also a different mindset. Operational support has to go beyond simply unifying billing, and workforce management is key, including installation and repair teams.
NJ Transit approves Cablevision’s Wi-Fi service on trains
June 13, 2013 12:42 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsYesterday New Jersey Transit’s board put its stamp of approval on Cablevision’s plan to make its Wi-Fi services available to commuters on its trains. The Wi-Fi access will be provided to NJ Transit customers via a dedicated, trackside Wi-Fi network, which NJ Transit said was the first of its kind in the nation.
NetCracker lands BSS deal with Cox Business
June 13, 2013 12:28 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCox Business has signed on to use NetCracker Technology’s managed services business support system (BSS.) The multi-year deal enables Cox Business to use NetCracker’s new TOMS (Telecom Operations & Management Solutions) version 9.0.
Titanium Unified Rights Management (URM)
June 12, 2013 11:11 am | by Pace | White Papers | CommentsTitanium Unified Rights Management (URM) - No more separate silos. Securely control the rights of all content to any device from one single unified solution.
Live from the Show: Cable Show 2013 Day III
June 12, 2013 10:42 am | by Brian Santo | Videos | CommentsAs we roll into the third day of the NCTA Cable Show 2013, we ponder on what we have learned about X2 and the race to put stuff in the cloud, about high school football in Florida, about CCAP technology, and about life in general. Actually, not so much about life in general.
Time Warner Cable to connect with Samsung Smart TVs
June 12, 2013 9:24 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable will start sending video to some Samsung Smart TVs later this summer. Using the cable operator’s TWC TV app, Time Warner Cable subscribers will have access to 5,000 on demand titles from nearly 100 networks without the need for a set-top box.
Cable Show: Tech forums get smart about devices, consumers, Wi-FI
June 12, 2013 9:17 am | by Craig Kuhl | News | CommentsMore devices, more choices and more broadband translate to more intelligence in our home networks, and intelligent gateways will lead the way. That was the key takeaway from the first of Tuesday’s Spring Technical Forums: “Human Touch: The Intersection of Intelligent Devices and Intelligent Consumers.”
Cable Show: Gigabit DOCSIS? Yeah, we can do that
June 11, 2013 5:18 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsIn a 3.0 demo, CableLabs was bonding 128 channels to crank out in excess of 4 Gbps in a total of 768 MHz. In the 3.1 demo, which included OFDM modulation and LDPC error correction, CableLabs was pushing data at a clip in excess of 6 Gbps, but in only 650 MHz, the better to show the spectral efficiency inherent in the move to OFDM.
