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RGB upgrades video processor
April 3, 2013 1:37 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe company’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) Gen 2 incorporates a new scalable plug-in module the company says offers more than double the transcoding capacity of its VMG predecessor. The system is particularly suited for delivering TV Everywhere services.
Survey: FTTH leads to huge opex savings
April 3, 2013 1:27 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCompanies deploying fiber to the home are reporting saving an average of 20 percent on opex costs. The survey from the FTTH Council also reveals to 20 percent yearly increase in North American homes connected to all-fiber networks.
Epix now live on the PlayStation3
April 2, 2013 1:42 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsLaunched in 2009, Epix has deals with Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Dish Network, Mediacom Communications, the NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon. The company plans to launch on the PlayStation Vita in a few weeks.
MegaPath using Edgewater gear
April 2, 2013 1:36 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company is deploying equipment from Edgewater to deliver its business VoIP and data services. Megapath provides managed data, voice, security and hosted IT services in North America, using T1 and Ethernet connections. It is now installing its T1 and Ethernet circuits using Edgewater’s EdgeMarc 4552 Series ESBC as a WAN access router.
Cogeco Cable launches guide apps
April 2, 2013 1:27 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCogeco Cable has launched two new apps, one subscribers can use for content search and discovery and then also to set home equipment to record programs, the other enables remote scheduling of PVRs. Both apps were developed with Rovi Corp.
Comcast has IPv6 running on all Arris-based systems
April 2, 2013 1:23 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsComcast has enabled IPv6 functionality on its entire Arris C4 CMTS footprint, completing a process begun the middle of last year. The transition to IPv6 is necessitated because the fund of IPv4 addresses is approaching exhaustion. At the same time, NIST has just issued IPv6 transition guidelines.
Report: VZW, AT&T crafting bid to buy Vodafone
April 2, 2013 1:11 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsVerizon Communications and AT&T are said to be mulling a breakup bid for Vodafone that would value Vodafone at approximately $245 billion. Verizon entered into a joint venture with Vodafone back in 2000, creating what is now Verizon Wireless. Verizon currently owns 55 percent of the company, while Veodafone holds the remaining 45 percent.
Appeals court: Aereo is legal
April 2, 2013 1:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAereo, which offers inexpensive live broadcast television feeds to computers, tablets and smartphones, doesn't violate U.S. copyright law, a divided federal appeals court said Monday. The decision was based in part on Cablevision's landmark court case that established the legality of the networked PVR system.
MetroPCS responds to ISS merger concerns
April 1, 2013 12:17 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsIn a letter to investors, MetroPCS today reiterated its call for shareholders to approve the proposed combination with T-Mobile USA. The letter comes after Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a proxy adviser firm, last week advised MetroPCS shareholders to vote against the proposed merger, citing the negative market response to the merge
Apple patents iPhone with wraparound display
April 1, 2013 12:10 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsApple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The patent application reveals that Apple has put some thought into a device that takes advantage of a new generation of displays, which don't have to be flat and rigid like today's liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs.
MaxLinear tunes up OTT in STBs
April 1, 2013 12:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsMaxLinear announced today that leading OEMs were using its MxL603 silicon tuner in their set-top boxes to deliver over-the-top (OTT) services in the United States market. The company didn’t say what set-top box vendors were using its chip, but did say they were currently shipping.
Media: Aereo talks to Dish, AT&T
April 1, 2013 11:54 am | News | CommentsBarry Diller-backed Aereo has conducted partnership talks with major pay-TV distributors and ISPs, with AT&T and Dish Network among the list of potential suitors. According to a story by The Wall Street Journal, Aereo is looking to lock up partnerships with cable, satellite or telco companies as one way of moving its Web-based streaming service in front of more potential customers.
MetroPCS shares up as T-Mobile deal is criticized
March 29, 2013 12:39 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsInvestors bet Thursday that T-Mobile USA will have to sweeten its proposal to merge with smaller cellphone carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. after an influential shareholder advisory firm came out against the deal. Shares of Dallas-based MetroPCS, the fifth-largest U.S. cellphone company, rose 42 cents, or 4 percent, to $10.95 in midday trading.
Cisco Systems raises dividend 21 percent
March 29, 2013 12:33 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsCisco Systems Inc. is increasing its dividend 21 percent, its second boost in less than a year. The San Jose, California-based technology giant will pay a 17-cent quarterly dividend on April 24 to shareholders of record April 8. That's up 3 cents from the last quarter.
Media: Sprint, Softbank near U.S. deal to restrict Huawei
March 29, 2013 12:28 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsSprint and Softbank, the Japanese cellular company that intends to buy 70 percent of the U.S.’s third largest carrier, are expected to allow the U.S. government oversight in its choice of network suppliers. The New York Times reports the deal would enable the government to monitor changes to the combined company’s network and possibly prevent it from using equipment manufactured by Chinese companies, particularly Huawei.
