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Broadcom offering D3 chip with 5G Wi-Fi
September 10, 2012 2:26 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsBroadcom has introduced a chip for DOCSIS 3.0 gateways that offer 1 Gbps Wi-Fi. Broadcom’s new chip integrates a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem with the emerging IEEE 802.11ac version of Wi-Fi, which is designed to provide throughputs up to 1 Gbps.
Sigma Designs’ chips pull in HPNA
September 10, 2012 2:24 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsSigma Designs has introduced a pair of media processors that integrate HPNA connectivity for IPTV and hybrid STBs. Both media processors feature 3-D video, integrated graphics processing, video scaling, DDR3 memory support, a customizable UI and a power-efficient CPU that can deliver OTT content.
EarthLink to sell Clearwire 4G service
September 10, 2012 2:21 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsClearwire announced a wholesale agreement that will enable EarthLink to offer its customers high-speed fixed and mobile broadband service using Clearwire’s WiMAX network. EarthLink’s wireless service will initially target consumers for in-home use and is expected to launch in early 2013.
C Spire lights up LTE in Mississippi
September 10, 2012 2:19 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsRegional provider C Spire Wireless has switched on its LTE network in Mississippi after problems getting equipment compatible with its 700 MHz A-block spectrum caused a nine-month delay in the service's launch. The network went live in Greenville, Miss.
Cablevision’s Optimum Lightpath puts $100K in grants toward N.J. schools
September 10, 2012 2:14 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsOptimum Lightpath has pledged up to $100,000 to schools in its New Jersey footprint as part of its 2012 Transforming Education with Technology grant program. The grant funds are available to K-12 schools and were designed to continue to expand the use of technology for teaching and learning.
Cable doubles down on Wi-Fi
September 7, 2012 3:10 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsThe U.S. cable industry appears to have decided what its wireless strategy is: It is going to create a vast public Wi-Fi network that requisitions bandwidth from all the home routers it has installed and allocate it to public access. Broadcom is ready with software to enable the approach.
Liberty Global out of the starting blocks with Horizon TV service
September 7, 2012 3:07 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIt has taken a village of vendors, but Liberty Global’s Horizon TV platform, which enables home networking, TV Everywhere services, personal recommendations and Internet applications to TVs, is now available to subscribers in the Netherlands.
Harmonic, Nagra join forces on MPEG-DASH multi-screen service
September 7, 2012 3:05 pm | by Mike Robuck | Product Releases | CommentsThe service is being jointly offered by Spanish infrastructure telecom operator Abertis Telecom and Nagra. The multi-screen hosting service is already in use by Spanish broadcasters for their HbbTV-based services and will be enhanced to become what is expected to be the world’s first commercial deployment of MPEG-DASH.
Rovi updates DivX for streaming
September 7, 2012 3:03 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsRovi has been very, very busy. It has revised its DivX codec, which was written for file-based transfer, to support streaming, and it has arranged for Broadcom to support the upgraded DivX Plus Streaming in one of its major set-top box chips, the BCM7241.
EchoStar to use Entropic chip in another set-top
September 7, 2012 3:00 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsEchoStar is now shipping three set-top models that incorporate Entropic Communications’ set-top silicon and demodulator technology. The boxes are currently being deployed at Bell Canada, Dish Mexico and Telus, one model per company: the EchoStar 6400FG (Bell Canada), the EchoStar M211HDR (Dish Mexico) and the EchoStar 6400T (Telus).
Huawei, ZTE face House hearing on security threats
September 7, 2012 2:58 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe House Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity threats from Chinese telecommunications vendors Huawei and ZTE, companies long scrutinized for alleged ties to the Chinese government. ZTE confirmed that it intends to participate.
SeaWell adds support for MPEG-DASH
September 7, 2012 2:56 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsWith new support for DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), along with previous support for Smooth Streaming, HLS and HDS, network operators are now able to use SeaWell’s Spectrum software to convert all major streaming formats dynamically and deliver IP video content to any connected device.
HBO Europe picks RGB for TV Everywhere service
September 7, 2012 2:55 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsHBO Europe is using RGB’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) and TransAct Packager for transcoding and packaging video for its HBO Go live streaming service. The transcoded and packaged video content is delivered via Microsoft Smooth Streaming.
SCTE picks Comcast Business Services for scalable Ethernet bandwidth
September 6, 2012 3:32 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSCTE makes its headquarters in Exton, Pa., which is part of Comcast’s Freedom Region. The SCTE is using Comcast Business Class Ethernet and Business Class Trunks to provision advanced data and voice capabilities across multiple offices in its headquarters.
AT&T boasts 7 new LTE markets
September 6, 2012 3:28 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe carrier lit up LTE in Anchorage, Ala.; Bakersfield, Calif.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Modesto, Calif.; Omaha, Neb.; and Syracuse, N.Y. The company expanded markets in northern New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas.
