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Suddenlink names Graff SVP of sales
September 6, 2012 3:02 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsSuddenlink Communications has hired former Insight Communications executive Gregg Graff as its senior vice president of sales. Graff, who will be based in Suddenlink’s St. Louis headquarters, is in charge of all of Suddenlink’s residential sales-related activities across all channels.
Former Motorola exec joins Procera Networks’ board
September 6, 2012 2:52 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsAlan Lefkof’s telecommunications experience includes a stint as corporate vice president and general manager at Motorola, and then at its spinoff, Motorola Mobility Holdings, where he led the Broadband Solutions Group and then the Software Solutions Group.
Cogeco gets personal with Rovi
September 5, 2012 3:00 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCogeco Cable has expanded its relationship with Rovi by signing on to use Rovi Video, which provides metadata collections for TV shows and movies across set-top boxes, mobile devices and on the Internet. Using Rovi Video, Cogeco customers can access English and French profiles of Canadian and international celebrities.
Google taps Avail-TVN to deliver video
September 5, 2012 2:57 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAvail-TVN said it will provide a range of content, including studio, broadcast and cable content, providing access to live and on-demand content across multiple devices. Avail-TVN will also arrange for digital licensing and enabling technologies.
Verimatrix wins two more multi-screen deals
September 5, 2012 2:54 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTiVo plans to integrate Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) to protect content delivered through hybrid set-top boxes (STBs) that use TiVo’s user interface. That includes content protection for content ultimately consumed on tablets, smartphones and other browser-based devices.
FCC to probe mobile broadband speeds
September 5, 2012 2:51 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe FCC is stepping up its data collection on mobile broadband service, bringing its information on wireless on par with the statistics it holds on fixed Internet access. The Commission has already taken steps to produce accurate measurements of fixed broadband service, but its data on the performance of mobile broadband has been limited.
Huawei calls for cybersecurity cooperation
September 5, 2012 2:49 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has issued a report on cybersecurity that includes a pledge never to cooperate with spying in a fresh effort to allay concerns in the United States and elsewhere that threaten to hamper its expansion.
Pace blends in ThinkAnalytics’ recommendation engine
September 5, 2012 2:47 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsPace is taking a deeper dive into personalization by adding ThinkAnalytics’ recommendation engine into its Cobalt Media Head End and software. Recommendation engines are still somewhat of a novelty to cable operators, but ThinkAnalytics deployed its first multi-platform personalized recommendation engine years ago.
Envivio bulks up encoder density
September 5, 2012 2:42 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsThe Envivio 4Caster G4 encoding appliance for the Envivio Muse software-based encoder family offers six times the density compared to the current platform – up to 72 SD or 12 HD channels per 2RU chassis, with the potential for further future density improvements.
Harmonic upgrades contribution system
September 5, 2012 2:38 pm | by Brian Santo | Product Releases | CommentsBy integrating 4:2:2 decoding for DVB-S/S2, IP and DVB-ASI input interfaces into the ProView 7100, Harmonic said it allows content providers to cost-effectively decode SD and HD content presented as either MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC compressed streams with improved picture fidelity.
Amino gets add-on Wi-Fi from Celeno
September 5, 2012 2:33 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsAmino Communications will be offering a USB Wi-Fi dongle, built around Celeno’s Wi-Fi chipsets and including software for HD multimedia home networking applications, with its A140/A540 set-top boxes. These models are designed for the retail market for IP-based services.
T-Mobile goes live with unlimited data plan
September 5, 2012 2:28 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA has gone live with a new unlimited data plan that could help it compete with rival Sprint, the only other top-tier provider in the country to offer all-you-can-eat plans. The plan differs from T-Mobile's other data plans by not "throttling."
XO picks Ciena for 100G metro, regional network upgrades
September 5, 2012 2:25 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsOnce the upgrade is completed, XO Communications’ enterprise and wholesale service provider customers will be able to offer high-speed, high-capacity, next-generation optical transport and business Ethernet services across XO’s metro and regional networks.
Fast and furious: Building a network in 60 days
September 5, 2012 12:55 pm | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | Articles | CommentsAssembling a network from scratch in 60 days isn’t for the faint of heart. Rarely, if ever, has it been done before on the scale of the Pac-12 Enterprises networks that will begin this month, delivering more than 850 events annually to seven linear channels, and eventually beyond.
FPGAs: The “G” doesn’t stand for “Green” – but it could
September 5, 2012 11:40 am | by Aaron Behman, senior marketing manager, and Joe Palermo, systems architect for the broadcast and consumer segment, of Xilinx | Articles | CommentsIn the last couple of years, service providers have developed a greater awareness of how they can take better control of their energy use and energy costs. For every piece of cable equipment produced, there is an associated, additional cost to cool that equipment.
